Skeleton King: Magic Realm Ruins Expansion
The Skeleton King and retinue are not as dangerous as some of the other opponents in the Magic Realm. However the Skeleton King casts curses on his opponents, and two of the skeletons still have...
View ArticlePotions For Magic Realm Expansion
Some ideas for potions and one-use items for a Magic Realm expansion.
View ArticleSeven Dwarves In Magic Realm Ruins Expansion
As long as Dwarf HQ and Dwarf 1 are played on their faster T3* attack side, the seven dwarves should have no difficulty finishing off the axe Goblins. Things are a little more dangerous against the...
View ArticleMagic Realm: Hill Tiles
A took a couple of minutes and re-did the Hills tiles for my dream Magic Realm expansion. I hope this set is a little easier to understand than my previous effort. The Crossroad was given an extra...
View ArticleWasteland: A Ruins Expansion Tile For Magic Realm
I'm reasonably satisfied with the way the Wasteland Tile came out. There are no desert tiles in the original Magic Realm game, and this tile would be accompanied by four other tiles, including the...
View ArticleHidden Forest: The Enchanted Forests Of The Magic Realm
In the basic Magic Realm game, the Deep Woods is considered to be one of the Mountain tiles. For My Enchanted Forest expansion for Magic Realm, the Deep Woods becomes the Deep Forest, and four other...
View ArticleEnchanted Hidden Forest
I failed to publish the enchanted side of the Hidden Forest when I posted yesterday. Here is the enchanted side. Gold and Purple magic are available to all clearings except clearing 2 (only Purple...
View ArticleMagic Realm: Crossroads
I've never been terribly happy about the Borderlands tile being the first tile placed when constructing the Magic Realm map.The title, Borderland suggests it should be on the edge of the map, not the...
View ArticleMagic Realm: Dismal Swamp
In addition to Hill, Forest and Ruin tiles, I envision a set of five Swamp tiles for an expansion to the Magic Realm game. The Swamp tiles would be for travel and would also contain some monsters...
View ArticleMagic Realm: Hills
Here's an example of a Hills tile for an expansion to Magic Realm: the Defile.Depending on the direction of travel through the Hill, you may be forced to travel over hilly terrain, rather than...
View ArticleEnchanted Crossroads For Magic Realm
I posted the Crossroads earlier. Here is the Crossroads tile again, this time with both the enchanted side and the regular side. When enchanted, clearing 3 supplies Purple magic, clearings 1 and 6...
View ArticleDivining Rod: Extra Search Treasure For Magic Realm
Magic Realm already has an extra search item among the Treasures available to loot or buy: The Magic Spectacles. With an expansion to the game, it is worth adding a second extra search Treasure.What...
View ArticleMiniatures Painting: Paint Brush Kickstarter
I make no apologies for pledging towards this Painting Brush Kickstarter. It's being run by Games and Gears, who I understand are a reputable brush and hobby accessory company. Having suffered...
View ArticleDemon: Grim Reaper
The Grim Reaper is a new Demon for a Magic Realm expansion. His vulnerability is one step up from Tremendous: that is, he cannot be killed except perhaps by a lucky missile attack, a poisoned or...
View ArticleNash the Slash: Rest In Peace
Saddened to hear of the passing of Nash the Slash. I'm sure he's in American heaven right now, playing his electric violin and partying hard.
View ArticleMicrogame Collection
I finally got around to unpacking my Microgame collection this evening. It has been tucked away in three boxes in the basement since our move back in August, and I'd forgotten about several titles...
View ArticleModern Microgames: Dark City Games
If you like the old Metagaming and other microgames, or The Fantasy Trip, you should check out Dark City Games, which produces pre-programmed adventures for a Melee / Wizard / TFT retroclone called...
View ArticleFixing My Catan Board
I almost backed the Settlers of Catan Board Kickstarter. In the end I decided to wait for the board's retail release. The economics of the kickstarter project seemed too optimistic, considering the...
View ArticleDnD 5th Edition: Starter Set Artwork
There's not much to be said for the contents of the DnD 5th Edition Starter Set, since WOTC has yet to reveal those details, although we know it will contain a 32 page player manual and 64 page referee...
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