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There were also four Death Dealer novels Frazetta cowrote (heh) with James Silke in the late '80s. They're set in the jungles of the Mediterranean basin before the waters of the Atlantic broke through a land dam. I found the novels' settings and descriptions as lush and textured as a Frazetta painting.

Just got voice mail from Jason Morningstar about Fiasco! Thanks Jason, that was awesome. We'll get it queued up for our next recording session.

I was re-listening today and I hit my forehead, I was using my own personal terminology (perhaps even misremembering from that early version of Fiasco) for the three parts of Fiasco, forgetting that the actual final product used "acts" too.

What I described as Act 2 (when things start to spin out of control) is called "The Tilt" in Fiasco itself.

What I called Act 3 is actually called "Act 2" and "The Aftermath" in Fiasco.

My high school theater training took over, OKAY?!?

I can't wait to hear Jason's comment.

Hi guys,
Another great show. I played Fiasco a couple of weeks ago and it was overflowing with awesome fun. Check out the recap of the game at GamerChris' under RPG-or-Die!con. And Jason Morningstar is a really cool and super nice guy. How about an interview with him?
The game I'm most looking forward to this summer is Forbidden Island by Matt Leacock from Gamewright. Gamewright + the designer of Pandemic + co-op game + kids + less than an hour playing time + cool theme = gaming gold.
More feedback to come.
tomg

I forgot an anticipated game - Ablaze!
My dad was a forest ranger for 35 years and I remember going on fires with him and he tells some great stories of fighting monster fires out west. So Ablaze is second on the list.

Great show, and great question about anticipated games. For some reason, this coming year seems extra good for tabletop gaming. There are three must have games for me: an RPG, a boardgame, and a mini wargame.

RPG - The Laundry. Based on the Charles Stross's work, this is being published by Cubicle 7. If you haven't read Charles Stross, he writes fantastic "Cold War era - Cthulhu" stories about a British bureaucracy charged with protecting England from the Elder Gods while keeping the Reds from getting the upper hand in the Eldritch weapons race. A few links:
RPG notice:
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/for-sale-first-edition-of-the.html
Stories:
http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm
http://www.goldengryphon.com/Stross-Concrete.html

Boardgame - Ravenloft D&D game - I'm excited about this because, from what I've read, it's a completely cooperative game - all players against the board - and my wife likes vampire stories, does not like competitive play, and has played D&D miniatures before, so I might be able to get her play this!

Mini wargame - Dust Tactics starter set - based on Paolo Parente's Dust comics / art / models - this is prepainted Weird War II mini goodness - mecha vs zombies vs nazi gorillas!! How can anyone resist?!
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/17027.html

That's all supposed to come out this summer, though I would be remiss if I didn't mention that there is a rumor Betrayal at House on the Hill is supposed to come out this Fall! Like I said, this year looks extra good!

Another game based on artwork is Dark Age. It is a sci-fi miniatures skirmish game based on the artwork of Brom. You can check out Dark Age at www.dark-age.com and check out Brom at www.bromart.com

Thanks for leaving the audio feedback, Scott!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_and_Ice_(1983_film)

The Deathdealer game reminded me of the 1983 animated film, Fire and Ice which was based on the works of Fazetta. It was an interesting piece and for its time, reasonably well-done. The game reviews were great and I will probably be picking up a few of them during the summer.

Just getting to this episode now. Better late than never, right?

Anyway, there was a D&D 2nd edition module called "A Paladin in Hell," based on a piece of art from the 1st edition Player's Handbook. No idea if it was any good.