A Facebook Friend shared this scary Halloween pranking video with me. and revel in it's completeness.   There is a nifty new Kickstarter project for "Dice Rings" with a funny video introduction.   Just a note of thanks today to everyone who has been getting use from the CMG Blog Triad.  This last week, the combined page views for the three blogs jumped over the 100K milestone.  While I am in Thank You mode, much appreciation to everyone for the wonderful birthday greetings around last Wednesday as well! Do you have a game in your brain just dying to be designed and unleashed upon the world?  You can find out more about how to participate National Game Design Month, NaGa DeMon, as it is known, by reading more here! that Arnold will once again play the role of Conan the Barbarian.   If you haven't been aware, you can check out the d-Infinity Live! broadcasts on Robert Gruver's YouTube channel which includes the lively art of conversation regarding all sorts of gaming subjects.  

They go live each Thursday evening  between 8 pm and 9 pm CST and you can not only watch it live but also participate with questions.  Check out their first three episodes (#0, #1, and #2) and join broadcast #3 tonight.  backpack otzi I've been clearly off some shelves and closet space recently and have added a great many items to the Creative Mountain Games eBay Store.  north face backpack von maurSome are duplicate items I had, others are additional items I picked up when buying an auction lot for one or two particular things.  swissgear synergy 16 laptop backpackOthers still are some games and whatnot I collected, from which I got some personal use and just find it is time to move them out.  steve urkel backpack

I checked around on what the going rates were for the various pieces, tried to price things just a little lower, and also offer them with free shipping in many cases to engender even better deals.  backpack weed sprayer lowesPlease share this information and spread the word throughout the gaming community.  iballisticsquid backpack I recently came across a list of freebies one can sign up to receive on ones birthday.  And don't forget, tomorrow is but the first day of eight in the holiday of Marktoberfest which lasts through Halloween.   The upcoming Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) movie, starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, and Famke Janssen,  looks like a fun, fresh take on the old story, perhaps akin to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), The Brothers Grimm (2005), or Van Helsing (2004).  

There is a trailer circulating since early September which you can watch on YouTube here.   There a recent article from Ross A. Isaacs on his "Dangerous Games" blog for would-be freelancers and those in the business who'd like some insight into the workings of an editor.   Over on Deviant Art's website, ~dashinvaine shows how a design for a dragon lamp is coming to fruition.  Read and see more here! Looks like Google is going to get competitive with Kindle with their upcoming Chromebook.   Just last month, a video was posted to the PBS Off Book YouTube channel that explores the question, "Can Fandom Change Society?"   Chris Chibnall has an added scene, shared on the BBC YouTube channel, from the departure episode for Amy and Rory that is quite touching.   A few years ago, the Nerd is the Word blog presented a D&D family tree that has a good deal going for it.   There was big news last month shared on the Guardian.co.uk website about how Europe's digital library Europeana is opening up data about all 20 million of the items it holds.  

Bookmark that site for online exploration and read more here! is asking for everyone to write a note to the President to Help Save Planetary Exploration by bolstering NASA's planetary exploration program.  Learn more about this effort here and check out the following video from the planetarysociety YouTube channel.   Recently, on PBS's YouTube Idea Channel, they posted a video regarding how RPGs can foster success.   There is a funny new video on the DnDWizards YouTube channel made by fans that you should find humorous.   Apparently I missed the announcement last January that a film is being made with many of the old Monty Python crew on board.  It seems the title will be Absolutely Anything and appears to be an animated science fiction movie.  Read more here and here! If you aren't doing anything this weekend and happen to be near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, you could find yourself at OshCon, a great little weekend of gaming generally serving upwards of two hundred friendly folk.

Here's a pretty cool accessory to add to your game table, a LITKO Skull Dice Tower.   There are some cool backpacks made, some of which have a spiky appearance, as part of the Mad Pax Backpack Collection.  Check out their PDF brochure here! The Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule will be launched again for a resupply flight of the International Space Station by Space X tonight.  It should be visible from the East Coast of the USA.  More updates can be found here! There is a fan-made Silmarillion trailer worth checking out over on the TubeMastah YouTube channel.   A July 2012 TED Talk by Jane McGonigal shows us how to increase our life through gaming.   Check out the Artist Panels videos on the North Texas RPG Convention's YouTube channel from earlier this year.   Saturday, November 3, 2012 is International Games Day at your local library, a great chance to share the tabletop gaming hobby with some new folks.   Check the list, grab a book, and read it for Banned Books Week.