December 7, 2024

RIP Godfrey Bailey, New Releases & Pre-Orders ~ #TuesdayNewsday

Get ready for #TuesdayNewsday, where we cover the latest happenings in the wargaming community

 

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Randy Lein of Legion Wargames posted an announcement on BGG about the passing of game designer Godfrey Bailey, who left us on 29 August.  Bailey was the designer of a pair of games from Legion: Hill of Doves and Redvers’ Reverse.

 

image from Randy Lein over on BGG

 

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There is also a GoFundMe to help legendary game designer/White Dwarf writer Paul Sawyer with his last few months of live whilst fighting off stage 4 glioblastoma, being run by his daughter.  Please throw them a quid or two if you can.

There’s also the “Meguey Baker vs Cancer” bundle on DTRPG to help raise money for her chemo.  Meguey was one of the original authors of the Apocalypse World RPG, and many of the games in the bundle are either part of the PbtA family, or creators that were connected to that original design.

 

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This video made the rounds late last week, talking about how hobby games and game designers are being used in defense and security arenas.  This is certainly not a new development to anyone who follows the Dragoons and/or #TuesdayNewsday. What’s a little disconcerting is the way the host of the video (“Quinns”) treats it like some nefarious state secret that isn’t openly discussed among the broader gaming community.
On balance, the video is overall more good than bad, and does ask some interesting ethical questions that aren’t often brought up in the hobby gaming world, even if they are loathe to stake out any territory either way.

 

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  • Both badge and event registration are open and we’ve still got badges available
  • We will be back at The Gamer’s Armory again this year, in Cary, NC (just outside Raleigh)
  • Designers Bruce Maxwell & Keith Tracton are confirmed; waiting to hear on a few others
  • We’ll have a detailed review of the games in our next Fall Assembly preview
  • Event flyers in both PDF and PNG format you can share

Don’t forget that we’ve got both a t-shirt1 and a pint glass for the event available through our Spring store.  Both of them include the Dragoons logo + the 2024 Fall Assembly info

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5News 3 Incoming

Hitting the shelves (and webstores) near you now!

 

 

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Time to get those orders in now and then either (a) complain that it’s 2 years late, and/or (b) be surprised when it gets here sooner than you thought

 

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Looking for a deal? Getting more bang for your buck?

 

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5News 8 Blogs

This week’s best written coverage from the wargaming world

 

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The best videos this week from our wargaming friends

 

 

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Various news & notes from the business end of the gaming world

 

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5News 6 regiment

It’s been a busy week for the regiment; here’s what you might’ve missed!

Reminder than #UnboxingDay is on hiatus until 2025, when we’ll re-evaluate its potential return

 

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Don’t forget to check our consolidated event & convention calendar for more!
You can also submit your own events for our calendar here.

Upcoming Dragoons Events

Other Conventions & Events


If you’re in the DC area, here’s an event to check out, too

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5News 11 Pros

Focusing on the practitioner world ~ don’t forget about our dedicated area in our forums for the wargame professionals!

 

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Something neat from outside the wargaming world we thought was worth sharing

Odd that this one is dubbed into German and translated back to English, but (1) it’s funny, and (2) it’s nice to see someone “translate” something other than the same old tired scene from Downfall4

 

That’s all for this week!
Be sure to drop by our forums and join the fun, and next Tuesday we’ll drop some more news on you.


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Footnotes

  1. in several different colors
  2. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
  3. Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention
  4. h/t to Chris over at Homo Ludens for this one

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