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Yep a great shame as 2D was the sort of place Cam Kennedy would be sitting by himself happy to talk war comics with you for an hour. Far more relaxed and open than any other event and always with a minimum of ten 2000AD droids.

Agreed. 2DFest has to be one of the best genuine comic cons in Ireland, along with DICE. I had that great conversation with Cam Kennedy too. What a gentleman.
Its such a pity that they seem to have had the rug pulled from under them by the Arts Council. Hopefully they'll be back next year.

Most embarrassing 2DFest fanboy story:
Me (to pauljholden): "I love your work PJ. You're one of the best Dredd artists"
PJ Holden: "Well you obviously haven't read much Dredd then"
Me (thinks): "F*@k you Holden".

...everything you own will eventually just become a burden for someone else to get rid of...

Radiator's post from a week ago has had a profound effect on me. I've spent the week glancing at the shelves of books and TPBs at home and thinking of the file boxes of old progs in the attic. I then look at my kids for whom I'm ostensibly saving all of this and now understand that they will likely see it as a a load of crap when I'm gone.

The cake is a lie.

Cool, thanks for the clarification - I'll probably end up getting those expansions at some point.
I was in Powell's yesterday (awesome, huge bookshop here in Portland) and saw posters advertising a board game event being held there this Saturday - gonna try and sneak down there at some point, sounds awesome.

It's International Tabletop Day tomorrow (Apr 5th) and gaming stores all over the world are running events. Check out local venues here: http://www.tabletopday.com/
Also to celebrate the event DriveThruRPG are giving away $70 worth of RPG games for free this weekend. Worth a look, especially to get the World of Darkness core book for zero creds.
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=128081&it=1&SRC=Newsletter_FPW_text

As profile pics go that one ticks all the boxes.

We knocked these up for background stuff in Minty.

Those Minty posters are, as the kids say,  amazeballs.

Fantastic project. Looking forward to progress updates.
Might be easier to build Walter the Wobot though: some tinfoil, some cardboard boxes and an old telly should do it.

Moving slightly tangentially from boardgames to role playing games I reckon its about 23 years since I last played this. It was one of my favourite RPGs in college. Must dust it off and see if the lads in my gaming group are interested in giving it a spin.

Freaking awesome game! Work your way up the sail barge knocking Gamorrean Guards into the gaping maw below!  Me and the kids had fun with it until a chance elbow knocked the barge and caused everyone to be slowly digested over a thousand years.

Vintage! Looks brilliant.

This has to be the most epic project ever.

[Love Letter]

I've just ordered some games for an event we're putting on at work.
One that came highly recommended was Love Letter. It's a card game for 2 or more players and is apparently brilliant, strategic and easy to learn. Only takes 20-30 minutes to play too.

I also ordered an X-Wing core set for some quick dog fights, Carcassonne, Munchkin and a few other bits that I can't remember.

JamesC just beat me to it! I was going to add Love Letter and some other card and dice games as cheap and portable 2 player games, Zombie Dice, Gloom and Tessen being three that are great craic.

And if you can convince your missus to play, Memoir 44 is made for two players and allows you to play with toy soldiers without going Full Warhammer 40K.

Don't buy Cards Against Humanity if you want to stay in a relationship with your other half though...

[Ticket to Ride]

Why am I only seeing this thread now? I'm a boardgamer & RPGer who was really lucky enough to find a weekly local gaming group with really eclectic tastes and have gotten to play a huge variety of games over the past 5 years.

When I started reading the thread the first recommendation that sprang to mind was Ticket to Ride so I'm delighted to see that you've just ordered it. Its a great all-rounder game that is easy to introduce first timers yet complex enough to make repeat play enjoyable. I'd say that every friend and relative I've introduced that game to has gone on to buy their own copy. Good choice! Ditto Turso.

You've obviously been doing your research too as the "for consideration" list you've posted is a really good selection. Of those my absolute favourite is Pandemic. Its such a brilliant, thrilling game to play with real tension as the stakes increase particularly as you're working together against the game. Dominion is fun too but is essentially a solo game you play with other people. King of Tokyo as someone mentioned is a great trash game; fast and fun without a massive amount of in depth analysis required. I'd highly recommend it.

Any of the above games you've highlighted are suitable for two players but just as easily accommodate 4-6 when you have visitors. I'd hold off on 7 Wonders until you have a gang of experienced gamers to play with. It can wreck your head first time out if you're trying to explain it to absolute beginners.

LEGO
LEGS
PEGS
PIGS
PINS
SINS

Obvious really.

[Everything Comes Back to 2000AD Droid Interviews]

Maybe a list like this has been compiled already (I couldn't find it if so) but it would be great to get a definitive list of 2000 AD audio interviews together. The ECBT2000AD interviews are a fantastic resource that I can't get enough of - my favourites are the Legend of Ron Smith interviews.

But I'm sure there are many more out there that I haven't heard yet. I'd particularly love to hear interviews with veterans like John Wagner, Alan Grant, Cam Kennedy, Carlos Ezquerra.

Please set me straight on all the interviews I've missed or mis-attributed.

Everything Comes Back to 2000AD Droid Interviews

Pat Mills 2014 Pt 1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/ECBT2000AD_Ep155_Pat_Mills_pt01.mp3

Pat Mills 2014 Pt 2
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/ECBT2000AD_Ep156_Pat_Mills_pt02.mp3

Pat Mills 2014 Pt 3
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/ECBT2000AD_Ep157_Pat_Mills_pt03.mp3

Arthur Wyatt 2013
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/ECBT2000AD_Ep136_ArthurWyatt.mp3

PJ Holden 2013
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep134-ECBT2000AD.mp3

Keith Richardson 2013
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/EP128-Keith_Richardson.mp3

Henry Flint 2013
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep127-ECBT2000AD.mp3

Richard Starkings 2013
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep120-ECBT2000AD.mp3

Ron Smith 2013 Pt 1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep113-ECBT2000AD.mp3

Ron Smith 2013 Pt 2
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep114-ECBT2000AD.mp3

Pat Mills 2013 Pt 1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep109-Pat_Mills_pt1_-_ECBT2000AD.mp3

Pat Mills 2013 Pt 2
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep110-Pat_Mills_pt2_-_ECBT2000AD.mp3

Simon Fraser 2012
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep98-SimonFraserInterview.mp3

Michael Molcher 2012
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/MOLCH-R.mp3

Pat Mills 2012
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep78-ECBT2000ad-PatMills2.mp3

Mike Carroll 2011
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/ecbt2000ad-mikecarroll.mp3

Arthur Wyatt 2011
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep45-ECBT2000AD.mp3

Colin MacNeill 2011
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/MACNEIL.mp3

PJ Holden 2011
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/PJH.mp3

Pat Mills 2010 Pt 1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/ECBT2000ADep41.mp3

Pat Mills 2010 Pt 2
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ecbt2000ad/Ep43_-_Pat_Mills_part_2.mp3

Leigh Gallagher, Jon Davis Hunt, PJ Holden
http://traffic.libsyn.com/geeksyndicate/ECBT2000AD-ep35.mp3

Alec Worley & Jon Davis Hunt
http://traffic.libsyn.com/geeksyndicate/ECBT2000AD-AOTW.mp3

Al Ewing
http://media.libsyn.com/media/geeksyndicate/ECBT2000ADep25.mp3

Keith Richardson
http://media.libsyn.com/media/geeksyndicate/ECBT2000AD-21.mp3

Leigh Gallagher
http://media.libsyn.com/media/geeksyndicate/EBCT2000ADep10.mp3

PJ Holden
http://media.libsyn.com/media/geeksyndicate/ECBT2000AD_Ep8.mp3

Other Interviews with Droids

Kevin O'Neill 2014 (South London Hardcore)
http://southlondonhardcore.podbean.com/mf/web/s25j8q/Episode103_KevinONeill.mp3

Brendan McCarthy, Jim McCarthy, Brett Ewins, Peter Milligan 2013 (Panel Borders)
https://archive.org/download/PanelBordersAfter2000ad/panelborders_after_2000ad.mp3

Kev Hopgood & Henry Flint 2012 (Reality Check)
http://archive.org/download/RealityCheck35YearsOf2000ad-PencilsAndPaint/realitycheck_35_years_of_2000ad.mp3

Matt Smith, David Baillie & Annie Parkhouse 2012 (Panel Borders)
https://archive.org/download/PanelBorders35YearsOf2000ad-WordsAndLetters/panelborders_35_years_of_2000ad.mp3

Cam Kennedy - con panel 2012 (2DCast)
http://www.irishcomicnews.com/podpress_trac/web/16747/0/2DCAST28.mp3

Brendan McCarthy 2009 (Panel Borders)
http://www.archive.org/download/PanelBordersTheArtOfBrendanMccarthy/panelborders_brendan_mccarthy.mp3

Garth Ennis Pt 1 2008 (Panel Borders)
https://archive.org/download/PanelBordersTheWorkOfGarthEnnisPart1/panelborders_garth_ennis_pt1.mp3

Garth Ennis Pt 2 2008 (Panel Borders)
http://www.archive.org/download/PanelBordersTheWorkOfGarthEnnisPart2/panelborders_garth_ennis_pt2.mp3

Pat Mills 2007 (Resonance FM)
https://archive.org/download/im_ready_for_my_closeup_2000AD_Then.../imready_2000ad1.mp3

Matt Smith 2007 (Resonance FM)
https://archive.org/download/im_ready_for_my_closeup_2000AD_...and_now/imready_2000ad2.mp3

Si Spurrier 2007 (Panel Borders)
https://archive.org/download/PanelBordersTheWorkOfSimonSpurrier/panelborders_spurrier.mp3

Steve Yeowell 2007 (Panel Borders)
https://archive.org/download/PanelBordersTheArtOfSteveYeowell/panelborders_yeowell.mp3

Alan Moore Pt 1 2007 (Resonance FM)
http://www.resonancearchive1.org.uk/audio/ReadyForMyCloseup/imready_alanmoore1.mp3

Alan Moore Pt 2 2007 (Resonance FM)
http://www.resonancearchive1.org.uk/audio/ReadyForMyCloseup/imready_alanmoore2.mp3

Alan Moore Pt 3 2007 (Resonance FM)
http://www.resonancearchive1.org.uk/audio/ReadyForMyCloseup/imready_alanmoore3.mp3

Alan Moore 2006 (Fanboy Radio)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/fanboyradio/fbr_349.mp3

Droids interviewing Humans

PJ Holden's podcast
http://www.sunnysidecomics.com/

My son is mad into Formula One and has just started learning to play chess. So I made this for him yesterday. He nearly sh** himself when I read the last few lines to him.

He must have read prog 1 quickly then.

Ha! Fair point!