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Dungeon World wins ennies and indie-awards

Started by silva, August 17, 2013, 04:12:02 PM

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silva

August 17, 2013, 04:12:02 PM
Best rules award in the first, and game of the year in the second.

Congratualtions to Sage and co. :hatsoff:

P.S: and congrats to Vincent Baker too. Having Apocalypse World winning the 2010 award, and hacks winning 2 years later (Monsterhearts got a second place, and Monster of the Week was nominated too) is no easy task.

Ladybird

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August 17, 2013, 05:01:18 PM
Quote from: silva;682433Best rules award in the first, and game of the year in the second.

Congratualtions to Sage and co. :hatsoff:

Cool, but on the other hand (And not to take anything away from a great game that I think is a good winner), it hasn't been a particularly interesting year for new games.

Nights Black Agents certainly looks good, it's on my shelf but I haven't had a chance to play yet. But the writing is solid and there's a lot of advice on how to actually use it in play.
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Black Vulmea

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August 17, 2013, 05:04:10 PM
Milli Vanilli won a Grammy.
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#3
August 17, 2013, 05:29:34 PM
Quote from: Ladybird;682447Cool, but on the other hand (And not to take anything away from a great game that I think is a good winner), it hasn't been a particularly interesting year for new games.

Nights Black Agents certainly looks good, it's on my shelf but I haven't had a chance to play yet. But the writing is solid and there's a lot of advice on how to actually use it in play.
This.  It's akin to the year that Halle Berry won her Oscar: shit field, weak competition, and the Academy getting shaken down by outside parties wanting some form of payoff.  In other words, it won because it was the least shit of the lot.

Haffrung

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August 17, 2013, 05:51:03 PM
Dungeon World has some interesting ideas. However, I could never buy it, knowing I'd be putting money in the pocket of the creep who designed Poison'd and used an RPG convention session of the game as the dumping ground for some deeply messed up personal shit that would be better addressed by several years of counselling.
 

Rincewind1

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August 17, 2013, 05:55:27 PM
Quote from: Haffrung;682459Dungeon World has some interesting ideas. However, I could never buy it, knowing I'd be putting money in the pocket of the creep who designed Poison'd and used an RPG convention session of the game as the dumping ground for some deeply messed up personal shit that would be better addressed by several years of counselling.

Barker isn't behind DW, he designed the engine that was later used ("hacked") to create DW.
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

Votan

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August 17, 2013, 06:07:04 PM
Paizo won eight, including best product.  Not to dismiss the win, but it wasn't a terribly great year.  I really liked the NPC CODEX, but best product of the year smells like the competition was weak.  

Part of the problem is that the most creative and interesting stuff is currently fermenting in  thousand small venues and hasn't really built itself into something big yet.

Haffrung

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August 17, 2013, 06:10:33 PM
Quote from: Rincewind1;682461Barker isn't behind DW, he designed the engine that was later used ("hacked") to create DW.

It seems you're right. So I can purchase it with a clean conscience.
 

Rincewind1

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August 17, 2013, 06:28:35 PM
Quote from: haffrung;682466it seems you're right. So i can purchase it with a clean conscience.

what have i dooooooone!

;)
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

jeff37923

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August 17, 2013, 06:39:55 PM
Quote from: Black Vulmea;682448Milli Vanilli won a Grammy.

Brack Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize.
"Meh."

Grey Wanderer

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August 17, 2013, 09:13:41 PM
Quote from: Haffrung;682459Dungeon World has some interesting ideas. However, I could never buy it, knowing I'd be putting money in the pocket of the creep who designed Poison'd and used an RPG convention session of the game as the dumping ground for some deeply messed up personal shit that would be better addressed by several years of counselling.

Wait, what? I've never heard this story about Baker. What'd he do?

Zachary The First

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August 17, 2013, 10:16:49 PM
Quote from: Black Vulmea;682448Milli Vanilli won a Grammy.

Harry and the Hendersons won an Oscar.
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August 18, 2013, 12:58:57 AM
Quote from: Zachary The First;682517Harry and the Hendersons won an Oscar.

Hey, we do NOT talk shit about Harry and the Hendersons!

Seriously though, that monkey suit was some of the best Rich Baker work ever.

Rincewind1

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August 18, 2013, 01:01:55 AM
Quote from: Grey Wanderer;682511Wait, what? I've never heard this story about Baker. What'd he do?

It's a long story, but in short - the example of play Baker provided from a con game was distasteful to say the very least, including the infamous "raping of a cabin boy in a neck stump".
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

Haffrung

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August 18, 2013, 11:26:42 AM
Quote from: Grey Wanderer;682511Wait, what? I've never heard this story about Baker. What'd he do?

GeCon Poison'd, but you don't get the whole story
 
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