By TheGrayMan on October 29, 2011
Just wanted to let everyone know that many new games have been added to the events being held at Carnage this year. Be sure to check out the addendum page! Author and game designer Walter Hunt presents his new board game Rails of New England Friday and Saturday evenings. Panic Station, direct from Essen, will be run by Joe Reil on Saturday afternoon. Zeppo Young will be presenting demos of the Hullbreach CCG. If you are looking for a fun prehistoric time, then check out The Lords of Rock in Wonderland. In the miniatures room we have added the latest steampunk offering Dystopian Wars. Also start your engines for Nascar: Martinsville 2003 Sunday morning.
These are just some of the fantastic games not listed in the book! So be sure to see if one of your favorites has been added.
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage, carnage in wonderland, ccgs, conventions, miniatures, Role-Playing Games, web addendum |
By TheGrayMan on October 29, 2011
This year the staff has decided to lend a hand to those affected by Irene in our home state. We will be holding The Uncommon Nonsense Silent Auction. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Vermont Red Cross. Games have been donated by various game companies and individuals. They will be displayed near the registration desk. The auction will begin Friday at 1pm and all bids must be in by Saturday at 6pm. A list of all games with a suggested starting bid will be available near the desk. There will be auction forms available at the desk. Bidders need only write the name of the game on which they are bidding and the bid price. After the Saturday 6pm deadline the highest bidders for each game will listed at the front desk. High bidders should pick up their games by the end of the convention on Sunday.
Here are just some of the great games that will available in the auction:
- Dominant Species
- Manoeuver
- Formula Motor Racing
- Ivanhoe
- Leaping Lemmings
- Conquest of Paradise
- Battle Line
- Breakthrough Cambrai
- Rails of New England (Can be signed by designer Walter Hunt)
- Asteroyds
- Pantheon
- Mouquetiers du Roi
- Axis and Allies: D-Day
- Hull Breach CCG
- Karma RPG
- Dream Factory RPG
- Amun-Re
- Dragon Parade
- Terra Prime
- Many others!!
So come bid on some great game and help the Vermont Red Cross help our neighbors hit by the floods!
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Field Marshal Reports, Role-Playing Games, Uncategorized | Tagged auction, carnage, carnage in wonderland, charity, conventions, flood relief, hurricane irene |
By TheGrayMan on October 14, 2011
Hullbreach! At Carnage! Zeppo Young of NSB games will be at Carnage to demo Hullbreach!, a
unique CCG. It combines collectible card gaming mechanics with wargaming to create a unique game. Players will be able to take on the role of commanders in space. They will have marines, ships and space stations at their command. The goal is simple. Commanders must protect their space station at all costs, while breaching and ultimately destroying their enemies space station.
Zeppo will be presenting demos of Hullbreach! Saturday 1pm-5pm in the Edgewater (CCG) room, Saturday 7pm-11pm and Sunday 1pm-5pm in the Terrace Ballroom. Zeppo and NSB Games will also be in the dealers room thru out the weekend. Be sure to check out Hullbreach! at this year’s Carnage.
Posted in CCGs | Tagged carnage, carnage in wonderland, ccgs, conventions, hullbreach |
By Tyler on October 14, 2011
The rapidly approaching traditional Carnage math trade has launched on Boardgamegeek.com. Again helmed by Matt Golec, the Curiouser and Curiouser Carnage Math Trade provides an opportunity for Carnage-goers to offer up unwanted games in hopes of getting something they’d prefer in return.
Matt’s introductory post goes into the whys and hows of a math trade, but in short it’s a computer-coordinated arrangement that maximizes the number of exchanges among participants based on their stated desires.
Start hoeing out your libraries to find some trade fodder!
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage, carnage in wonderland, ccgs, conventions, math trade, miniatures, Role-Playing Games |
By Tyler on September 30, 2011
Stealing across the highways and byways of New England like an army of white bond ninja, the Carnage convention book has by now found its way to your mailbox, rookery or other communiqué receptacle. And thus we unleash its electronic doppelganger into the ether as well! Below you will links to not only the convention book, detailing the many pleasant ways to pass the hours of November 4th through 6th in the confines of the Lake Morey Resort, a registration form with which to communicate your heart’s desires, but also a schedule grid, allowing the forward-thinking convention-goer to most efficiently pack their weekend with tabletop gaming goodness.
In addition to the delights contained within these files, keep a weather eye firmly fixed on the Convention Book Addendum page. Late arriving games and unexpected changes alike will make their beds there.
- Carnage in Wonderland Convention Book [PDF, 1257kb]
- Carnage in Wonderland Pre-reg Form [PDF, 45kb]
- Carnage in Wonderland Schedule Grid [PDF, 60kb]
- Carnage in Wonderland Schedule Grid [ODS, 31kb]
- Carnage in Wonderland Schedule Grid [XLS, 26kb]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Field Marshal Reports, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged carnage, carnage in wonderland, convention book, conventions |
By Tyler on May 31, 2011
As we kick things into gear behind the scenes for Carnage 14, we’d like to invite all our hard-working GMs to let loose the ideas that simmered away all winter, just waiting for the right moment.
The right moment, of course, is that the GM sign-up form is back and ready for action. Pour all your glorious, incandescent thoughts and strokes of genius into its samite fields, from where they progress to take form in the crucible of our mighty event database.
If you’re new to the sign-up form, take a look behind the jump for more information about filling it out the maximum happiness of all parties involved.
Rules of the Game
Let’s run through the sections of the form:
GM Contact Information
This is the easy bit. It’s how the relevant field marshal can contact you prior to the convention in case of scheduling conflicts, clarification of what your game might entail and all that.
Event Information
The nitty-gritty about your game: the name of the game or adventure, which category of gaming — board, card, miniature or role-playing — it falls in and a description. The description is key in that it hooks in prospective players with a glimpse into what they can expect from the game: plowing through Imperial stormtroopers, delving the depths of Moria, or optimizing farm production, for instance. Keep it snappy and engaging; this is your one chance to make your pitch to the widest audience possible.
Game system applies if you’re using a particular rule set, mainly in miniatures and role-playing games. The difference between editions of a game — Dungeons & Dragons third edition versus fourth, for instance — can matter significantly to some people, so be clear. The maximum and minimum number of players control the fate of many, as that maximum is the most players your game can handle. Consider carefully.
Scheduling Information
There are two sets of fields here, one for your first choice of a time slot and one for a backup, in case there are no more tables available in the first slot. There are XX official slots in Carnage’s gaming schedule. There’s plenty of time around these slots for open gaming, but these are the time slots in which everything in the convention book fits:
- Friday afternoon, 1pm to 5pm
- Friday evening, 7pm to 11pm
- Saturday morning, 8am to 12pm
- Saturday afternoon, 1pm to 5pm
- Saturday evening, 7pm to 11pm
- Sunday morning, 8am to 12pm
- Sunday morning, 10am to finish
- Sunday morning, 1pm to 5pm
The two pulldown menus for day and time slot let you mix and match freely, so be certain you’re choosing a time slot that exists. No one’s showing up for a 7pm game on Sunday.
And finally, have you GMed at Carnage before? It lets the Carnage staff know if you have an established history with the convention or not.
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage, carnage in wonderland, ccgs, conventions, GMs, miniatures, Role-Playing Games |
By TheGrayMan on October 12, 2010
Well, the tournament page is up!
Head there for EDH Two Headed Dragon Rules, and information on all the other great CCG tournaments planned for Carnage this year. However, if you are interested in seeing which Generals have been recruited for the EDH Two Headed Dragon Tournament . . . Look no further! Below is the first group of Generals to commit their armies to the fray. Keep checking back for more as we get closer to the convention!
EDH GENERALS
Justin Scher Sliver Queen
John Lahr Nath of the Gilt Leaf
Stephen Raffael Arcum Dagsson
Lucas Moyer Experiment Kraj
Karen Miller Tolsimir Wolfblood
Jeremy Devoid Wort the Raidmother
Christine Williamson Sakashima the Imposter
Please stay tuned as more Generals are announced!
Posted in CCGs | Tagged carnage, carnage the 13th, ccgs, conventions, tournaments |
By Tyler on September 29, 2010
The schedule grid for Carnage the 13th is now free for the downloading. Linked below, you’ll find it in three tasty flavors: PDF, Excel spreadsheet and Open Document spreadsheet. With it, you have a visual guide to pinpointing the intractable conflicts in your weekend at Carnage. Good luck making that decision!
This grid is based on the one Frank Perricone whipped up for Carnage 12 last year, which turned out be a big hit beforehand and onsite. Thanks for blazing the trail there, Frank.
Blood-curdling grids of scheduling horror for Carnage the 13th:
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged carnage, carnage the 13th, convention book, conventions |
By Tyler on September 22, 2010
They were warned the book would be ready. And now it has arrived. Click the image to download the PDF.
Carnage the 13th’s convention book, detailing the where, the when and the how of the games to be played at this year’s convention, is now in the mail. Even as we type, this stapled, folded, laser printed missive of gaming-related delight makes its way through the byzantine layers of the United States Postal Service to all the current members of our mailing list.
In addition, for those of you who are staunch proponents of the electronic document, as well as those souls whose mailing information hasn’t yet found its way into the Carnage database, there is a PDF download of the convention book, free for the taking. And if you can’t wait for it to show up in your physical mailbox, feel free to pull down those electronic bytes.
You can also check out the handy schedule grid, linked below in three flavors, the better with which to plan your gaming weekend. The grid is based on Frank Perricone’s work in creating a grid for last year’s convention, so thanks to him for getting the ball rolling.
At the back of the convention book is your preregistration form, with which you can reserve a seat in those games you absolutely gotta play, as well as an official Carnage the 13th T-shirt, if your sartorial inclinations allow.
Finally, keep an eye on the Tournaments and Web Addendum pages. Details for the former are shaping up and the latter is where late arriving events that didn’t make it into the convention book will appear.
Chilling Carnage the 13th Downloads:
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games, Uncategorized | Tagged carnage, carnage the 13th, convention book, conventions |
By TheGrayMan on June 6, 2010
For those not familiar with L5R (Legend of the Five Rings), it is a CCG based on the clans of a fantasy country of Rokugan. The setting is based on feudal Japan and a smattering of other east Asian cultures.
Players pit their clan samurai, ninjas, shugenja and courtiers against the forces of the other clans. All the clans are looking for honor, power and glory. Players can choose to play one of the nine different clans or the evil of the Shadowlands.
Crab Clan: The Defenders – They guard the walls of the south and protect Rokugan from the evil of the Shadowlands.
Crane Clan: The Artisans – They are the providers of culture in Rokugan. They practice many types of art, including the way of the duelist sword.
Mantis Clan: The Seafarers – The newest of the Great Clans of Rokugan. They struggle to find their place and to become accepted by the other Great Clans.
Phoenix Clan: The Shugenja – These are the scholars and magic users of the realm. They look to unlock the secrets of the universe itself.
Spider Clan: The Unknown – They are a mystery, an enigma. They strike fast and fade back into the shadows of Rokugan.
Unicorn Clan: The Explorers – Rokugan is a protective land. Outsiders are not allowed in. The Unicorn are the only connection to the lands outside Rokugan.
Lion Clan: The Warriors – They are Rokugan’s army and its law.
Scorpion Clan: The Underhand – They use deceit, lies and blackmail to crush their enemies and rivals. Rokugan needs them to do the dirty work the other Clans won’t.
Dragon Clan: The Mystics – They are the monks and mystics of Rokugan. They study the power of the universe to better understand.
The Shadowlands: The Evil – These are creatures of nightmare! They are the horde in the night: the undead, the goblins, the trolls and the oni. Beware their evil.
The L5R card game has been around since 1995 and has cultivated a loyal following. Part of its appeal is the storyline of the game. Players can affect what happens in Rokugan through tournaments. Carnage has presented L5R tournaments in the past, but unfortunately the game went through a lull in the mid 2000s. We are pleased to say that Carnage brought back the L5R Swords tournament last year and that this year we are planning on even more L5R events. Rokugan is returning to Carnage!
If you want to check out more about L5R please check out: http://www.l5r.com.
Also check out both Quarterstaff Games in Burlington, VT, and Triple Play in West Lebanon, NH. They have both organized and casual L5R play.
Stay tuned for more updates on the Carnage L5R events. But plan on bringing your sword and your honor if you plan on making your mark in Rokugan!
Posted in CCGs | Tagged ccgs, Legend of the 5 Rings, Magic: the Gathering, Pokemon, Quarterstaff Games, Triple Play |
