The good folks at Hal-Con have released their gaming schedule. Looks like there’s lots of rpg and boardgame goodness! If you’re reading this post chances are you are into gaming and going to attend Hal-Con so you should check it out! http://www.gelatinousdudes.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5572

Geeksploitation in association with Hal-Con are proud to present Geeks Versus Nerds: Episode 8: Short and Pointy

In round one we have…

Smurfs vs Fraggles
…Who is the mini master race?

and in round two it’s..

Buffy vs Blade
…Who is the most feared vampire slayer?

The show starts at 8pm Doors are open at 7pm.

Come out and meet your tribe!

Time/Date: September 13 · 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Joker’s Comedy Club @ 5680 Spring Garden Rd

As I get ready to retire the 24-hour game forum for another year (this was our forth!), I just wanted to make sure everyone in the community knew that this year’s game was the most successful 24-hour event yet. Our donation total was $1,100 to Adsum House!

As always, Adsum House was very appreciative of the donation. Ellen Helmke, Director of Development said, “The Gelatinous Dudes have done it again! They have been outstanding supporters of Adsum for Women & Children for many years. Their efforts help to reduce the effects of poverty and homelessness in Halifax. Thanks guys!”

I didn’t play in this year’s game but it looked as fun as ever. We like to try a different RPG every year. This year’s game was the brain child of orcdoubleax. Set in our very own fair Halifax, the players found themselves in a zombie-apocalypse locked in a desperate battle between the gods of classic heavy metal. Hopefully we can get some pictures of the game room and set up sometime.

It sounds like the horror-theme will be continued next year as the gamers play a crack commando squad of werewolves infiltrating WWII Germany.

So, a big thanks to the players who put in the grueling hours and for the community for your support. Let us also take the opportunity again to remember Ron Zinck who left us way too early. The 2010 game was held in Ron’s memory.

The 24-hr game starts tomorrow! Are U ready for the Zombie attack!? Here’s wishing good rolls to the 24-hr game players. Oh yeah and custom hoodies are here!! http://www.gelatinousdudes.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5359 These hoodies provide +2 AC vs. undead*.

*Okay, well not really but they still look pretty cool.

Just a reminder that the fine HalCon folks are holding a board game Funfest on June 19. $5 gets you all-day fun with access to over 50 games to play. We’re really hoping to see lots of Gelatinous Dudes there! HalCon is co-hosting this event with Let it Roll for the benefit of Feed NS.

You can get more info here or on the facebook event page here

What the heck is FCBD? Why Free Comic Book Day of Course! Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE to anyone who comes into their stores. Check this forum for the locations of a store near you!

Check your ammo and stock up on supplies as zombies will soon walk the earth. On June 26 the Gelatinous Dudes (GD) embark on their annual twenty-four hour gaming marathon for charity. This year, the GD battle undead armies using Eden Studios Inc.’s All Flesh Must Be Eaten (AFMBE) rules.

The GD like to try a different game system every year. The brains behind this year’s game is Zombie Master (ZM) Scott Carter. Carter praises the AFMBE rules as simple yet elegant. “They are true role playing rules,” says Carter. “AFMBE is not weighed down with unneeded complications or details. This allows the story to be the center of the game.”

Up to six players will take part in the game which will be held from the morning June 26 until sun up on June 27, 2010 in Halifax, NS. Funds are raised for the GD’s charity of choice, Adsum House for Women and Children. Players raise funds from pledges, and the GD online community, which are donated to Adsum after the game.

Check http://www.gelatinousdudes.com/phpBB2/ for more details.

The Gelatinous Dudes were saddened and surprised to learn that longtime board member Ron Zinck aka Nephelim passed away on March 22. Many of us have experienced Ron’s passion for original D&D. He also was a husband, worked in the health profession, loved the outdoors and was active in the community through causes like Phoenix House. Board member Ash a friend and player in Ron’s Mystara campaign posted this about Ron:

To know Ron’s passion for D&D required only to step into his D&D room in the basement of his house. It was there that all of his books, models, terrain, miniatures (thousands), and modules were kept. He loved talking about the game, and was proud to still own the very first books, and every edition ever produced subsequently. The room was ringed with paraphernalia that Ron had collected, including a knight’s helm, weapons, skulls, potions he had made, scrolls, crystal balls. Ron was also devoted to Halloween, and happy to say that neighbours would come from all around to see his impressive outdoor installation. Many Halloween items hence were stored in the gaming room, lending more ambiance to the surroundings. He prepared meticulously for each of his gaming sessions, and took great pleasure from crafting unusual and challenging encounters.

He will be missed.

Indeed, he will…

March Madness extends to Munchkin (and Steve Jackson games)! A new, recently released SJ game will be featured a at this event.

Revolution!
Secretly bid against your opponents to gain the support of the people, win territory . . . and gather more Gold, Blackmail, and Force for the next round of bidding! Will you try to control the tavern or the fortress? It’s a game of bluff, counter-bluff, and surprise.

http://www.sjgames.com/revolution/

The whole Munchkin collection will be on hand, FRAG and Ninja Burger will be available to try as well.

Free stuff for all who attend!

Where: Quantum Frontier (3087A Robie St)
When: March, 27 12-5 pm

On Sunday, January 17 come to Quantum Frontier and play test a brand new Steve Jackson game. Halifax is the ONLY city in Canada to have a copy, and is one of very, very few cities in all of North America to have a copy! 

cdnmoon our local Steve Jackson MIB rep sums up Nanuk as follows:

“Nanuk is a game of hunting! In this game, we are Inuit up North, boasting about how many fish/deer/seal/etc we can capture in X number of days… We take turns uping the ante until somebody calls “DOOM” on our trip. You can choose to join the naysayers or the hunter’s teams. Then the hunters have to prove ourselves and either succeed or fail in their attempt to achieve the boast.”

Drop by from 12-5. Mark your calendar now!