Reprint of 1st Edition Dungeons & Dragons

Wizards of the Coast has announced that they will be reprinting the original three core books from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Part of the profits from these books will go towards the Gygax Memorial Fund.

From the publisher:

To help honor his work and his memory, we created limited-edition reprints of the original 1st Edition core rulebooks: the Monster Manual, Player’s Handbook, andDungeon Master’s Guide. These premium versions of the original AD&D rulebooks have been lovingly reprinted with the original art and content, but feature an attractive new cover design commemorating this re-release. Available in limited quantities as a hobby channel exclusive in North America.

We’re currently accepting preorders, as we do not yet know how limited this print run will be.

Facebook Loses Our Page

Sometime last night, Facebook decided to completely loose the Haunted Game Cafe company page. Completely gone, as if it had never existed. People that Liked us had it removed from their list, there was no admin page for us to log into, etc. Just Gone.

Well, we tried contacting Facebook, but they don’t do customer support. So, we’re out of luck.

We’ve made a new page and we hope our fans will join us there:

http://www.facebook.com/thehauntedgamecafe

 

 

Dark Ascension PreRelease Registration Open

Here’s our schedule for the upcoming Dark Ascension PreRelease events. Make sure to claim your seat by making a reservation at the shop:

Friday, January 27 at 6pm – $20/team Two Headed Giant Standard – Winner gets a box of Dark Ascension

Friday, January 27 at Midnight – $25 Sealed

Saturday, January 28 at Noon – $25 Sealed

Saturday, January 28 at 6pm – $25 Sealed

Sunday, January 29 at 1pm – $25 Sealed

 

New Edition of Dungeons & Dragons Announced

Wizards of the Coast has just announced a new edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

The New York Times broke the story early Monday morning, followed by a press release from Wizards.

The Times article does a good job of explaining the history of the game, but also their present difficulties:

“Edition wars have also wounded the game. Various rules systems have been released over Dungeons & Dragons’ 38-year history: Basic, Advanced, Advanced 2nd edition, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0. Devotion to particular rules can be fanatical. Hostilities about how to best play the game — for example, how a sorcerer casts spells — flare up among the core fan base.

A result, said David M. Ewalt, a senior editor at Forbes and the author of a forthcoming history of Dungeons & Dragons, has been a fractured fan base. The game is a group activity, he said, and playing together is tricky when players use different rules. “Imagine trying to organize a basketball team, if the point guard adheres to modern league rules, but the center only knows how to play ancient Mayan handball.”

The biggest part of the story is Wizard’s emphasis on open playtesting of the new rules. Again, from the Times article:

Greg Tito, games editor for The Escapist, an online games culture magazine, will be one of them. “The long open testing period for the next edition, if handled correctly, could be exactly what’s needed to make players feel invested in D&D again,” he said.

Read the Times story here.

Read Wizard’s press release here.

HeroClix Infinity Gauntlet – First Month

Every Monday evening at 6pm, The Haunted Game Cafe will be running the Infinity Gauntlet HeroClix event.

These events will be a 300 point sealed event in which players purchase two Hulk Booster packs to form their teams from.

BOOSTERS FOR THESE EVENTS ARE SOLD AT 20% OFF THE RETAIL PRICE.

Adam Warlock with Infinity Gauntlet LE Figures to be awarded to First, Second and Fellowship players.

Charles Addams’ 100th Birthday

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