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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: JongWK on January 19, 2012, 10:18:12 AM

Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: JongWK on January 19, 2012, 10:18:12 AM
Watch the video (http://www.epawn.fr/), and discuss.

Oh, what gamers do when they own a tech company... :D
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: Rincewind1 on January 19, 2012, 10:23:11 AM
QuoteOh, what gamers do when they own a tech company...

Bankrupt ;P

First time I hear of this project, looks interesting - wasn't 4e supposed to have something like this?
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: Imperator on January 19, 2012, 10:28:20 AM
It's cool as hell, certainly.
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: boulet on January 19, 2012, 10:43:41 AM
Quote from: Rincewind1;506916Bankrupt ;P

And doubly so with French companies. Technological innovations and new ideas galore, but it's the marketing department that fucks it up usually.
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: Rincewind1 on January 19, 2012, 10:47:59 AM
Quote from: boulet;506922And doubly so with French companies. Technological innovations and new ideas galore, but it's the marketing department that fucks it up usually.

Don't get me wrong, I wish them best of luck. But there are 2 big problems with this project:

1) Tablet reliance - I understand they are popular right now, but I do not know if they are THAT popular, especially with the tabletop gaming crowd.

2) Tabletop nature - I don't know about you guys, but part of why I buy a board game, is the fact that it's, well, a board game. I like the texture of paper, the miniatures, all those troublesome counters. Trading that all for tablet is...a bit anti - climatic for me. I saw the use of figures, but I reckon tokens and such will be probably handled by tablet.
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: Serious Paul on January 19, 2012, 11:14:06 AM
Blatantly Reposted! (http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=36581)

And here too (http://www.nerdprideradio.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1088)!
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: kregmosier on January 19, 2012, 11:53:30 AM
WotC eagerly chomping at the bit to create "Angry Bards". :rolleyes:
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: J Arcane on January 19, 2012, 12:54:59 PM
Quote from: Rincewind1;506923Don't get me wrong, I wish them best of luck. But there are 2 big problems with this project:

1) Tablet reliance - I understand they are popular right now, but I do not know if they are THAT popular, especially with the tabletop gaming crowd.

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Depends what you mean when you say tablet, but as they keep referencing iPads in the site images, then yes, iPads are doing very well. They own some 97% of the market, and if you factor them as a computer or laptop the numbers show them consistently cannibalizing PC and laptop sales, to the extent that in a mere two years they've outright murdered the netbook.

Tl;dr: yes, lots of people have tablets. Enough that more and more gaming companies are releasing digital versions of their board games for iOS.
Title: Is ePawn the ultimate gaming prop?
Post by: JongWK on January 19, 2012, 03:22:17 PM
Are there any RPG apps for iOS or Android?
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