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Welcome to Polyhedral Underground!

For those of you new to our little group of geeks we are a hobby board game group located in Winnebago county in east central Wisconsin, with many interests. If you're here that means that some of them are your interests too. Board games, computer games, rpg, miniatures, sci-fi, fantasy, and probably other such things. Even with all our interests board gaming remains primary for us.

We always like in having new players around so introduce yourself on the forums and get comfortable. And if you find that we're your type of gamers, well, invite yourself to a game night or day that we frequently have.

So take a look around and let us know what you think.

And welcome again to: Polyhedral Underground!

Recent Event Postings

June Gameathon at SuperHawk's game garage

Poster:

Superhawk2300
Forum: Gameapaloozas / All Day Events

Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:08 pm

Harbinger wrote:

I just noticed Fortress America x2!! Oh man, who played?

Sadly, not I. :-({|=

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July 11th - Twilight Imperium

Poster:

Guardtroll
Forum: Game Nights / Meet Ups

Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:16 am

Ummmm, looks like I can make it.

Nope, sorry. I can't make it either. Trip to Chi-town that weekend.

What about any other weekend?

Comments: 4 • Post a reply • Views: 27

July 2nd- Patriots and Space traders Game Night

Poster:

Superhawk2300
Forum: Game Nights / Meet Ups

Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:40 am

Harbinger wrote:

We used to make dirt clump forts in the field in back of our house and launch rockets at each other. Good times. You two should play paintball with us.

I'm in. Too bad my tanks are no more.....

Comments: 23 • Post a reply • Views: 147

June 25th?

Poster:

Captain Yid
Forum: Game Nights / Meet Ups

Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:45 am

Oh, sure, I knew that.Er, I'll take that as a compliment!

Comments: 7 • Post a reply • Views: 63

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Left 4 Dead 2 Hands-On Preview [PC]

This platformer from the developer of The Maw features a twisted sense of humor and lots of dead scientists.

'Splosion Man Updated Hands-On [Xbox 360]

We break down some of the key differences among the three races in Starcraft II and offer a few examples of how less-hardcore players can brush up their skills.

Starcraft II Updated Hands-On [Macintosh]

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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Updated Hands-On [Xbox 360]

Producer Masami Yamamoto gives us the background info on this wacky PlayStation Portable game.

Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This? Q&A [PSP]

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Interstellar Marines Hands-On [Xbox 360]

We got an updated look at Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and played through part of Momiji's blood-splattering campaign.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Hands-On: Momiji Campaign [PlayStation 3]

BoardGameNews

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Kris Hall: My Origins 2009

Warfrog Games Charity Sale

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Convention Preview News: Spiel 09 Preview Update

Jay Bloodworth: Complexity in Games

From the Editor: Spiel 09 Preview, and Membership Drive Results

The Gamer Dome

Your Source for Games and Gaming Online

<![CDATA[Here I begin a “chapter by chapter” breakdown of the rule changes in 3.old. First up, ability scores.
As I’ve mentioned before, I think the linear bonus curve of the d20 System is problematic. It contributes to the culture of pluses, making differences in ability scores more (not less) acute. Thus, many (if not most) players [...]]]>

3.old: Ability Scores

<![CDATA[Blimey, it looks like I covered both the culture of pluses and the universal mechanic in the previous post, so it’s time to get onto something more controversial.
3.old aims to get players into their imaginations and out of their character sheets. There are two main things that distract players from the game: character optimization obsession [...]]]>

3.old: Weapon Damage

<![CDATA[As I stated in my previous post, one of the main design goals of 3.old was to get rid of the unified mechanic, the d20+modifiers vs. DC mechanic that insidiously diminished the playability of 3.x. Let me review why I believe that the unified mechanic is a fundamental flaw in 3.x design:
1. It provides only [...]]]>

3.old: Getting rid of the unified mechanic

<![CDATA[Delta has a great post about Games Within Games in which he talks about the advantages of using subsystems instead of a universal mechanic in roleplaying games. I have a lot of thoughts about this subject, I’m not sure how many will come out in this post. This post is mostly about one of the [...]]]>

3.old and the games within the games

<![CDATA[As I mentioned on Twitter yesterday, Mrs. Droid and I have created a new way to play 3.x D&D. The genesis of this particular project was my desire to play a retroclone and her desire not to. I convinced her to let me tweak 3.x rules to make them feel more old school, and thus [...]]]>

3.x Made Simple: New Dungeons & Dragons rules

<![CDATA[Wow, this is really fun to watch.
After you’ve watched it once, make sure to read the comment by Josh…it will make you want to watch it again!
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/61/

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Very old Dungeons & Dragons commercial

<![CDATA[In a reply to my previous post, Chgowiz invited me to clone (ha!) a poll he’s running at his blog and several other websites. I figured I’d take him up on the offer since he did all the work and the answers are of interest to me (obviously, since I started the discussion). So without [...]]]>

Chgowiz’s “What brought you to Old School” Poll

<![CDATA[I was recently pointed to a discussion at Knights & Knaves about one of my posts. (Links are at the end, to avoid HTML’ing the RPG Bloggers feed). Man, the reaction was hilarious, and on par with the most defensive of 4e lovers. One of the problems with the discussion about different editions is that [...]]]>

My Encounter with Old School Tribalism

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BoardGames with Scott

<![CDATA[Crunch is a clever card game about the banking industry and bailouts. (11:42)

The folks at Terrorbull games create political sarcastic games that teach a lesson while having you explore a topic. The games are irreverent and not politically correct, but are fun!
You can download Board Games with Scott 059 - Crunch from the Internet [...]]]>

BGWS 059 - Crunch

<![CDATA[Excape is a clever press-your-luck dice game. (9:04)

The classic press-your-luck German game Exxtra has been recently “rethemed” and made into Excape. It’s a light game where players roll the dice and decide to take the roll or re-roll, hoping for a better score but risking losing their turn. Players can then set how [...]]]>

BGWS 058 - Excape

<![CDATA[Small World is a light battle game where players guide various fantasy races in surviving a land grab in a Small World. (18:00)

Days of Wonder has remade Vinci into a lighter battle game called Small World. In this game, players take on races of fantasy characters on a land that is too small for [...]]]>

BGWS 057 - Small World

<![CDATA[Roll Through the Ages is a dice-rolling light strategy game. (13:40)

In this episode, I briefly talk through the new Gryphon Games lineup and then focus on Roll Through the Ages.
You can download Board Games with Scott 056 - Roll Through the Ages from the Internet Archive. (other formats available).
Or, you can watch it here through [...]]]>

BGWS 056 - Roll Through the Ages

<![CDATA[Formula D is a remake of a classic roll-and-move car racing game. (10:51)

Welcome back!
Over the last few months, I’ve been going through a lot of thinking about Board Games with Scott. I have been burning out on the old format, and I’ve decided to make some changes. I posted a few questions over at Scott’s [...]]]>

BGWS 055 - Formula D

<![CDATA[Greetings!
Between an early-January trip, a late-January trip, and the start of a new semester, I had about one free week. However, I ended up getting a nasty cold for that week. So, there won’t be a new episode this month.
I have continued to do my short videos on Scott’s Stuff. Some of [...]]]>

No BGWS in January / Scott’s Stuff in iTunes

<![CDATA[Cosmic Encounter is a remake of a classic board game about aliens with super powers trying to populate the galaxy. (29:37)

Cosmic Encounter originally came out in the late 1970’s and has been released several times since then. This is the newest release, and Fantasy Flight has done a great job. This is a [...]]]>

BGWS 054 - Cosmic Encounter

<![CDATA[I’m testing this out as a way of letting viewers of BGWS know about interesting Scott’s Stuff episodes. While I do episodes on many topics, I thought that when I do a good board game episode, I would post it here as well.
Because I’m only putting these on YouTube, then the videos themselves [...]]]>

Scott’s Stuff - Brief Review of Cavum

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Six ways to avoid common problems (plus a bonus round).

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How different sorts of horror can terrify.

The Horror: Wanna See Something REALLY Scary?

The Rocky State of Your Campaign: Alchemy for both Reality- and Fantasy-Based Gaming

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