Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

It seems like we've been waiting forever for this moment! The new D&D movie opens today, and although it won't have Tom Baker playing the king of the elves, I feel quite confident that it will be a super fun D&D romp. The boys and I will be there at our local theater to laugh and cheer all the way through!

Opening Day (The Real One)

Ah, there's something satisfying about watching baseball on Opening Day while also playing my Strat-O-Matic baseball league. Huzzah for the return of (real-life) baseball! 

Let's go Yankees!

Middle of the Fifth!

I've been playing through ball games fast and furious lately, and already I'm at the halfway point of Season 9. The Resolutes, Haymakers, and defending champion Blue Legs are all treading water, but the Canaries have shaken out of their years-long slumber to lead the pack at 8-4 with a solid +15 run differential. After finishing below .500 for the past four seasons, they're vying to make playoffs for first time since they won their only championship back in Season 4. One of the key contributors to their success is pitcher Pud Galvin; although he's a former Playoff MVP, he's typically been more of a #2 starter than a true ace. This year, he's sporting a 1.76 ERA and a perfect 5-0 record through five starts. He's got the inside track for Pitcher MVP, but he'll need to watch out for Blue Legs hurler Al Spalding, building on last year's career renaissance with a matching 1.76 ERA (albeit with a middling 3-3 record due to lack of run support). Both men will try to best the single-season ERA mark of 1.61, set by Mickey Welch of the Haymakers in Season 4.

Shazam!

Superhero fans, don't miss Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which premieres today!

The Walking Dead RPG

The official RPG for The Walking Dead funded on Kickstarter in just eight minutes this morning, and I'm pleased to say that I was one of the backers who jumped in right when the project launched. I'll be using this system (the same ruleset as the Alien RPG) for my upcoming post-apocalyptic campaign. (Even Amy is going to play in that one!) With a delivery date of November, I now have plenty of time to finish painting all those 3D buildings I've printed. Oh, wait, now it sounds like the preliminary digital rulebook will be available next month...

Opening Day

From Blitz Bowl straight to baseball! Now I'm on to Season 9 of my nineteenth-century Strat-O-Matic baseball league. Last season, the Blue Legs ended their title drought with a dominant series win over their chief rivals, the Resolutes. Tonight, the Legs hosted the Haymakers on Opening Day, with a marquee pitching matchup featuring reigning Pitcher MVP Cy Young against Tim Keefe, who just won the Playoff MVP award for leading the Legs to victory in his first campaign with that team after many years as the Canaries' ace. Young got the better of Keefe in this contest, as the Haymakers eked out a 3-2 victory over the defending champions. Can't wait to see how this season plays out!

Hey Look, a Dungeons & Dragons Toy...

About the only thing keeping me from sinking hundreds of dollars into this line is that the figures are six-inch scale and I have nothing else that big.