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Previously we announced that War at Sea’s 3rd set named Flank Speed has been confirmed and with a release of June 2009. Unfortunately, the release date was changed without this information being given to the lead designer Mr. Richard Baker. In a recent post on his blog he attempted to clear up the confusion and by way of recompense also share some inside information.
The delayed release is a significant blow to War at Sea, which although small has a dedicated group of customers and gamers who have been relegated to secondary citizen status in the world of Wizard of the Coast games. The skeptic may say that Wizards will push anything back if it gets in the way of a Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and/or Star Wars Miniatures release. Clearly, those three games (both the D&D RPG and its collectible miniatures game offshoot) are the most popular products in Wizards’ arsenal and we don’t begrudge their placing the spotlight on the big moneymakers. But, WAS is no slouch either. It regularly sells out at my FLGS and FLGS across the country and beyond, according to gamers I regularly converse with, and deserves more respect than two releases (base set and Task Force) in an 18 month time frame.
We have finally resolved the issue on the BSG Wiki Blog. You can now view this post, and the interview, by going to Grace Park Answers BSG Questions on G4’s Attack of the Show.
You are welcome to continue viewing it in this post but we suggest you go to our actual BSG Wiki Blog.
This is an official Battlestar Galactica Wiki post
We were contacted by a high ranking public relations person from G4 to alert us to a special segment on last night’s episode of Attack of the Show. Grace Park, who plays Sharon on BSG, stopped by the show for a bit to answer fan mail and questions about Battlestar Galactica.
G4 has been kind enough to allow us to show Grace’s segment to all of you using our blogs, wiki, and forum. You can view the segment below. Many thanks to G4 for granting us permission to do this. Hope you enjoy.
Jonathan
Public Relations Coordinator, FrakMedia! Production
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The Flames Of War and Battlefront Miniatures website. New to Flames Of War?  This week we spotlight next week’s releases. It’s a bumper crop of models, three for the Soviets and two for the Germans. The Soviets get the IS-2 obr 1943 individual blister to flesh out their units, the T-34/85 obr 1943 box with five different stowage hull variants and the long awaited Sapper Company. The Germans get the PaK40 auf RSO tank-hunter boxed platoon and the late war Grenadier Mortar Platoon. |
We spend a lot of time discussing games but not enough time discussing how games teach. As a librarian I believe games deserve a prominent place in libraries, and in education overall, because they not only entertain but educate.
Oiligarchy by Molleindustria is one such game that entertains and educates at the same time. Molleindustria has created a slew of games that teach us while we have fun. Some challenge social norms, some promote certain ideological agendas, and all inform us. This particular game is very enjoyable for a number of reasons. First and foremost it is easy to grasp but difficult to master. It puts you in control of an oil company where you explore, drill, lobby government, and interact with other nations. Underneath all of this is some very real science. This science is visually shown with the below prototype for Oiligarchy.
