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Show Notes – Episode #70 “More Geek Music”

Shannon and Matt — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:45:05 +0000

Women have become part of every aspect of the geek scene and music is no exception. For the third installment of our Women in Geekdom month we talk with three geek musicians working in three different genres. We have interviews with j-pop singer Rai Kamishiro, folk rocker Marian Call and nerdcore hip-hop MC Nursehella and we’ll be playing some samples of their music!

As usual, we also have a roundup of Seattle area geek events, the weekly geek news and Shannon reviews another bad movie.

Our Geek Week

More Cataclysm beta! Look for the week three post this weekend. It will be all about the Warlock class!
Listening to the audiobook of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Read Scott Pilgrim vol. 1 – 5
Read Chew vol. 2
Watched Predators in the theater
Went to the #NotAtComicCon party at Comics Dungeon

Women in Geek Music

Rai Kamishiro

Rai on Bandcamp

Marian Call

Nursehella

Nursehella on PureVolume

Dare Shannon to Watch a Bad Movie

This week’s bad movie was Black Roses (1988) dared by Jeremy.

The trailer is online and is mildly not safe for work/small children/those who are easily offended. You can look it up if you really feel you must.

Shannon is taking next week off from the bad movies but they will return in Episode #72!

If you want to dare Shannon to watch a bad movie, e-mail us at seattlegeekly@gmail.com or call us at (206)201-2352. Check our Dared Movies Page to see what is on the list and what Shannon has already watched.

Contest!

Comic Swag Giveaway!

We have a pile of comic swag to give away. Some single issues, a couple compilations and even a couple Hellboy figures! Check our Contest Page for details and to find out how to enter!

News

‘The Clockwork Girl’ Animated Feature From Arcana Comic. You can watch the trailer the premiered at SDCC here. We had a chance to visit the Clockwork Girl creators from Frogchildren Studios in Episode #17.
Star Trek Online Season Two begins, price lowered to $20
The Guild’s Game On video

Events

Conventions

July 30 – August 1, 2010 – SpoCon 2010 – Spokane, WA Guests include: Michael Whelan, Tanya Huff, Seanan Mc Guire, and many more

Events

TweetMTG this weekend

Puppet This presents – Puppets Gone Glee
When: Sat, July 31, 11am – 1pm
Where: The Market Theater 1428 Post Alley Seattle, WA 98101
PUPPETS GONE GLEE bounces into The Market Theater for one performance only, Saturday, July 31st at 11:00am. Bursting with a cast of colorful puppet characters, this outrageous musical show is fun for the whole family. Co-produced by Andrew Agee Productions, Puppet This, and Unexpected Productions, PUPPETS GONE GLEE features music inspired by the hit TV show, plenty of puppet mayhem and a magical black light finale.

Outdoor Trek: “The Naked Time”
When: Sat, July 31, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Lavizzo Park S Jackson St and E Yesler Way, Seattle
Hello Earth presents Outdoor Trek: “The Naked Time”. Hello Earth is a new, non-profit theater company devoted to bringing free, outdoor theater to Seattle and they are proud to bing a live stage adaptation of the classic original series Star Trek episode The Naked Time to audiences in Seattle for FREE! The production runs on Saturdays and Sundays through August 8.

Labyrinth Launch Signing
Come enjoy the launch of the 5th Greywalker novel by local Seattle author Kat Richardson.
When: Tue Aug 3 7pm – 8:30pm Pacific Time
Where: University Book Store, Seattle (map)
AND
When: Wed, August 4, 12pm – 1pm
Where: Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry Street in Pioneer Square
Harper Blaine became a Greywalker when she was shot and was briefly dead. Now the man who shot her has been murdered, and Harper has to track down his ghost while avoiding the rap for his death. She is, after all, the perfect prime suspect.

Mark Henry and Nicole Peeler: Book Signing/General Mahemmery
When Wed, August 4, 7pm – 9pm
Where Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA (map)
Description It will be inevitably be vulgar, my friends. Please invite all your Seattle, WA, and OR peeps! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134842456549862

Author Signing: Kelley Armstrong
When: Wed, August 4, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Barnes & Noble – University Village (2675 NE University Village, Seattle, WA)
Kelly Armstrong signs her book Waking the Witch. The orphaned daughter of a sorcerer and a half-demon, Savannah is a terrifyingly powerful young witch who has never been able to resist the chance to throw her magical weight around. But at 21 she knows she needs to grow up and prove to her guardians, Paige and Lucas, that she can be a responsible member of their supernatural detective agency. So she jumps at the chance to fly solo, investigating the mysterious deaths of three young women in a nearby factory town as a favour to one of the agency’s associates. At first glance, the murders look garden-variety human, but on closer inspection signs point to otherworldly stakes.

Late Nights at the EMP/SFM
When: Thu, August 5, 5pm – 9pm
Where: EMP|SFM, 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
Late Nights is a new program that offers guests extended visiting hours during the busy summer months, live music by local bands and drink specials in Sky Church. August’s Late Nights: Performances by Seattle’s one and only Herb Alpert inspired Rat City Brass. Ticket Info: Admission to Late Nights is included in daily admission to EMP|SFM. Cost is: Free for members; $15 for adults; $12 for children (ages 5-17), students, military and seniors. Children under 5 are free.During Late Nights, all exhibits (including featured or special exhibitions) are open and included in the cost of admission.

Music

In addition to the music from our featured artists this week, music was Game On by The Guild.

Next week: Episode #71 – We’ll be talking to Daryl Frazetti a cultural anthropologist about bringing pop culture into the classroom, and Roger Nygard director of Trekkies & Trekkies 2 about his new project The Nature of Existence

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Comic Swag Giveaway!

Shannon and Matt — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:57:48 +0000

We have a pile of swag to give away, some from Dark Horse’s #NotAtComicCon party, some from Free Comic Book Day and even some by a Seattle Geekly Listener!

Swag includes: a Hellboy Qee, the Hellboy Seed of Destruction book and figure boxed set, some miscellaneous comics from Dark Horse, Oni and Wildstorm, a small graphic novel of 100 Girls (The First Girl, Volume 2) and a special addition from one of the listeners of the podcast: the first 2 issues of Gary Brantner’s Peter Pan the Vampire!

This contest will run from now until August 12 and we’ll pick the winner while we’re recording the podcast that day!

“How do I enter?”
Please register / log in to our website, and leave a comment on THIS POST. You can just say “hi” or whatever! One entry per person please, we’ll delete any multiple or offensive posts. Make sure you use a valid e-mail address when you register so we can contact you if you win!

“How will you randomly pick someone?”
We have D&D dice of all shapes and sizes, even a 100 sider! We’ll roll and see who wins!

The Guild Rocks!

Shannon and Matt — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:12:03 +0000

Chances are good that everyone who cares has already run across this in their travels across the internet but it is too good to not post. The cast of The Guild has come out with another amazing music video. They set the bar pretty high with Do You Wanna Date My Avatar and they have bumped it up a notch with Game On.

The only problem with the song? Who the heck raids on a Tuesday?

Monday News Roundup – 07/25

Matt — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:21:59 +0000

Most of the news this week has been coming out of San Diego, unfortunately though not all of it has been good. Twitter lit up Saturday night with then news that a fight that broke out after the Resident Evil: Afterlife panel had resulted in one person being stabbed in the face with a pen. The alleged perpetrator was quickly arrested and the victim was transported to UCSD Medical Center. Violence at Comic Con is very unusual. Director of Marketing and Public Relations David Glanzer told Comic Book Resources that he couldn’t remember “anything near to this” happening in the 26 years he has been with the convention.

Non-stabbing related news is under the fold

San Diego has been generating more news than you can shake a long box at. Robot 6 has been posting very good summaries of all the news broken down by day. You can read Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

A few highlights that caught my eye –

Comics

The 2010 Eisner Award winners have been announced. Winners included:
The full list of winners is up at the official CCI Eisners page. We had the opportunity to talk with John Layman at Spokane Comic Con and you can listen to our interview with him in Epsisode #63

MMO

Sean Dahlberg, Community Manager for SW:TOR confirmed on the official forums that there will be space combat in The Old Republic. This has been suspected since it was announced at E3 that players would be getting their own ships. Space combat will be “an alternative gameplay experience to the primary game” in which you will ” fly your personal ship to various ‘hot spots’ on your galaxy map. From there, you will blast your way through asteroid fields, enemy fighters, frigates, destroyers, and a variety of other obstacles”. TOR is expected to be out sometime next year.

DC Universe Online now has an official release date of November 2 thanks to an announcement by DC writer Jim Lee. Also revealed at the DCUO panel at Comic Con was a lengthy trailer that starts setting up the story players will find in DC Universe Online. Enjoy!

Movies

The full cast of the Avengers movie is now official, as well as who will be directing. The cast will include Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Samuel L Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/The Hulk), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and the film will be directed by Joss Whedon. Sandwichjfilms on twitter posted video of all the introductions from the Avengers panel.

Show Notes – Episode #69 “Webcomics 3”

Shannon and Matt — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:50:55 +0000

Overcoming all barriers that flaky web hosting could throw in our way, we bring you a slightly delayed Seattle Geekly podcast! Continuing with our focus on women in geekdom, this week we talk with three women creators of webcomics. We had the opportunity to interview Adrastus creator Liz Staley, Toilet Genie creator Cari Corene, and we are pleased to welcome Caryn A. Tate back to the show to catch up on her ongoing webcomic Red Plains and to talk about a new project she has in the works.

Plus we have our usual round-up of geek news, Seattle area geek events and Shannon watches another bad movie.

Our Geek Week

Played more of the World of Warcraft Cataclysm beta. See Shannon’s week 2 report
Shannon got more ink! Colors will be added at the Seattle Tattoo Expo in August
Listened audio book of The Steel Remains by Richard K Morgan
Read Tsunami Blue by Gayle Ann Williams
Went to Can’t Stop the Serenity. Check our YouTube page for some video of the great music by Vixy & Tony, Marian Call, SJ Tucker, Betsy Tinney, and Sunnie Larsen
Hosted the first of what we hope will be many Seattle Geekly Game Days at Wayward Coffeehouse

Women in Webcomics

Adrastus by Liz Staley

Toilet Genie by Cari Corene

Red Plains by Caryn A. Tate

Geekly Spotlight

Kat and her Barbie Dream Hearse

There are plenty more pictures on the BDH website and you should check them out.

Dare Shannon to Watch a Bad Movie

This week’s Bad Movie was Lightspeed (2006) dared by Matt

Next week’s Bad Movie will be Black Roses (1988) dared by Jeremy

Contest!

Horror Swag Giveaway!

We have a multimedia pile of horror swag with a little something for everyone that we are going to give away to one lucky listener.

For details on what the swag bag contains, and to enter to win see our Contest Page!

ADDED SWAG!

The Grudge 2 (2006) on DVD

In Tokyo, a young woman (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Gellar). The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) on DVD

On one last road trip before they’re sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends get into an accident that calls their local sheriff to the scene. Thus begins a terrifying experience where the teens are taken to a secluded house of horrors, where a young, would-be killer is being nurtured.

News

Events

#NotAtComicCon
On July 24th fifty-five comic book shops across the country will host unique parties in conjunction with ChinaShop Magazine and Dark Horse Comics to celebrate the highly dedicated culture of sequential art during the weekend of San Diego Comic-Con.

Branded #NotAtComicCon, based on the Twitter hash-tag those unable to attend San Diego Comic-Con have been using, fifty-five participating stores will create a fun and creative atmosph…ere where free drinks and over $200 worth of Dark Horse prizes will be available. In addition, Dark Horse Comics will make an exclusive announcement, between 3:00pm and 5:00pm EST, to fans at participating stores before releasing the special information to crowds in San Diego.

Comics Dungeon will be helping to promote this event and Dark Horse by having a sale on all Dark Horse material in the store. Here’s the breakdown:
-25% off all Dark Horse trades and graphic novels
-50% off Dark Horse back issues
-25% off all current Dark Horse back issues (books on the West wall of the store)
All subscription customers get an additional 5% off

For more info, check out

http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/34/notatcomiccon

LBS presents “All You Can Eat” w/ Type, Death*Star and more!
When: Sun, July 25, 7pm – Mon, July 26, 12am
Where: Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
Live Music, Comedy and an All You Can Eat Buffet? We’ve got more than that to keep you entertained. With LBS , Type, Death*Star, Lil’ Dwayne, D-Dove and Destructo Bunny as well as DJ Nanino on the wheels… it’s going to be a fun (and funny) night. The door is $10, but after that it’ll be non-stop music/comedy, all the summer food you can stomach and every person gets a raffle ticket to win hilarious prizes including a Food Tattoo courtesy of Anvil Tattoos.

Clarion West presents: Ian McDonald: The Dervish House Reading & Book Signing
When: Tue, July 27, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: University Bookstore, Seattle
Ian McDonald uses fiction with a cyberpunk edge to look at the contradictions of colonialism. In The Dervish House, he explores the way EU membership might affect the ancient culture of Turkey. In a carbon conscious 2027, Turkey is a flashpoint for global intrigue and pandemic terrorism.

Board game night
When: Wed, July 28, 6pm – Thu, July 29, 12am
Where: Green Lake Games 7509 Aurora Ave N, Seattle
Play a favorite or learn something new!

Carrie Vaughn: Kitty Goes to War & Discord’s Apple Reading & Book Signing
When: Thu, July 29, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: University Bookstore, Seattle (map)
Carrie Vaughn stops by to talk about and read from not just one, but two brand new books. One is the eighth installment in her Kitty Norville, werewolf and radio call-in host, series. In it, three lycanthropic American soldiers from Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and can no longer control their shifts into wolf form. In Discord’s Apple a comic book writer moves to a small town to care for her dying father, and there finds it her duty to guard a magical storeroom as the country becomes increasingly paranoid about terrorist threats.

Twisted Flicks – Bigfoot
When: Thu, July 29, 8pm – 11pm
Where: Historic University Theater – 5510 University Way NE
A classic, cheesy “B” movie is shown on our full-sized, in-house movie screen without its original sound. The Flick team of professional improvisers sits in the front row and creates all new dialog, sound effects and music live – all based on suggestions from that night’s audience. Each night, the picture may be the same, but the movie is completely different. The show is fun, fast-paced, funny and suitable for all ages. Lurking in the woods of the Northwest, the creature known as Bigfoot captures some unsuspecting young women for his mates. Their only hope is a group of bikers who go on a mission to rescue them. John Carradine stars in this 1970 movie. Tickets are $10

Outdoor Trek: “The Naked Time”
When: Sat, July 31, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Lavizzo Park S Jackson St and E Yesler Way, Seattle
DescriptionHello Earth presents Outdoor Trek: “The Naked Time”. Hello Earth is a new, non-profit theater company devoted to bringing free, outdoor theater to Seattle and they are proud to bing a live stage adaptation of the classic original series Star Trek episode The Naked Time to audiences in Seattle for FREE! The production runs on Saturdays and Sundays through August 8.

Music

Music this week was ‘Marvelous Girls’ and ‘Going Home’ by Kirby Krackle. You should buy their albums and if you’re lucky enough to be in San Diego you can see them there or you can catch them here in Seattle at the High Dive on August 18.

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World of Warcraft – Cataclysm Beta Week 2

Shannon — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:05:39 +0000

Hi everyone! This week has been very busy, but I still managed to play some of the beta. Continue below the fold to read about what I did. Warning: There will be spoilers!

This week, there was a patch for the beta which was great news! My Troll Druid “Tikigirl” had been stuck in a hole in Orgrimmar, and was unplayable until she became unstuck. Even logging into that toon, automatically disconnected me from the server. Weird.

Anyway, she’s out and I levelled her from 7-12, and I’m having a blast! Trolls have never before been able to be Druids, so this will be a fun first for Cataclysm. The biggest change in Druids so far are the levels in which they gain abilities / spells. Trolls as Druids also have a different appearance than Tauren Druids in the past. I think they convey the colorfulness of the Trolls, but can see why some people might be turned off by the colors.

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As for the spells / abilities, having played Druids before, I was taken aback at the revamping of the Druid spells. First off you DO NOT Get MOTW (Mark of the Wild) at low levels. According to my trainer, I won’t see that until level 30. When Tikigirl made level 8, she was given Cat form (previously trained at level 20). I found it kind of nice since I like Cat form and how quickly I can kill things. Before venturing out, I checked in with the Trainer to see what other forms were learned at what levels:

Bear Form: Level 15 (previously level 10)
Aquatic Form: Still at Level 16
Travel Form: Still at Level 16
Didn’t see: “Dire Bear Form”

The talent trees for all the classes have been completely redone and the Druid talents are no different. The trees have really been simplified, you will only have 41 talent points total at level 85 and you will have to spend 31 points in one tree before you can spend points in another. The three druid trees look like this –

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and the 31 point talents for the three trees –

As for other news, I’m currently downloading another patch with some interesting new mechanics:

The Level Cap for the beta is now 83
Ammo has been taken out of the game (Not sure if it’s coming back either)
The Glyph system is being completely revamped and current and existing Glyphs may not work
Death Knights will be getting a dedicated Tanking tree (woo!)
Hunters will be able to have five pets available to them at any time and will be able to use the Call Pet ability to change pets.
Stables will now hold 20 pets, though their talents will be wiped when stabled. ( I think I’ll like this)
Soul Shards have been COMPLETELY wiped from the game. Instead they now exist as a resource system necessary for using or altering the mechanics of certain spells. ( I wonder what will happen to us Warlocks who have Soul Shard bags?)

We are planning on having a restful weekend which means more Beta playing for me! Stay tuned next week for my Worgen Mage “Doggybreath” and new Dwarf Warlock “Rhetta’s” adventures! Don’t worry Alliance fans!

Monday News Roundup – 07/19

Matt — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:12:58 +0000

This week, of course, marks the run up to San Diego Comic Con. Somewhere on the order of 125,000 people are expected to attend the con which has been sold out since March. We mentioned in the podcast last week, and on our Event Calendar, that Dark Horse is hosting #NotAtComicCon events at 55 stores around the country on July 24 for those who can’t make it to the con itself. Comics Dungeon in Seattle is one of the participating stores and we are planning on being there!

In more Comic Con related news, it has been known for some time that Comic Con International’s contract with the San Diego Convention Center expires in 2012 and that the cities of Anaheim and Los Angeles have been vigorously trying to lure the con away from San Diego. A decision by the CCI board of directors regarding possible relocation has been expected since April and they were hoping to be able to make an announcement at the convention. Now it looks like the decision has been delayed yet again and will not be made until sometime after this weekend.

Finally, this video came through our in-box and I think it does a fine job of captruing the spirit of the con. Enjoy!

Your Monday News is under the fold

Boardgames

Steve Jackson Games has announced the latest expansion for thier Illuminati card game, Illuminati: Mutual Assured Distraction. The expansion will introduce the New World Order mechanic from the collectible card game version of Illuminati to the stand alone version with cards like Supermajority, Health Reform, Bank Collapse, Superpatriot Act and Economic Stimulus. NWO cards add effects that influence all players, not just the one who laid the card down. Mutual Assured Distraction will contain 18 NWO cards and 5 “special cards to trigger, add, or remove NWO effects”. The suggested retail price is $6.99 and it will be in stores soon.

Quicksand by Erik Oosterwal has received the first ever ICE Award for best fan-designed Icehouse pyramid game. The original Icehouse was a turnless abstract strategy game conceived by Andrew Looney and designed by John Cooper that used nested pyramidal pieces. The pieces are still sold by Looney Labs in their Treehouse game and fans continue to design new games using Icehouse pieces. Currently there are more than 300 variants listed on the Icehouse wiki. The ICE award will be given annually for the best variant designed in the previous year.

Books

The nominees for the 2010 Endeavour Award have been announced. The Endeavour is given out “for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year”. The nominees are:
- City Without End by Kay Kenyon
- Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo
- Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
- Mind Over Ship by David Marusek
- Push of the Sky by Camille Alexa
The winner will be announced at this year’s OryCon in November.

Comics

PvP Online creator Scott Kurtz is ending his publishing relationship with Image Comics and will be self-publishing the latest PvP collection. Kurtz explained his decision in an interview with Comic Book Resources

Over the last three years our business has shifted. Sales through brick-and-mortar stores are declining and online sales are increasing. Readers who discovered PvP in comic shops have shifted from monthly readers to online readers, and their buying habits have changed. The monthly floppy is selling less and the trade paperbacks are selling more.

The previous PvP collections will still be available through Image.

TV

The second season of the BBC series Being Human premiers on BBC America this week. the first season of the show, which follows the lives of a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire living as roommates, was something of a surprise hit for th BBC and the show has already been renewed for a third season. The U.S. premiere of season 2 is this Saturday at 10pm on BBC America, right after the season finale of Dr. Who.

Video Games

Plants Vs. Zombies is finally making it over to XBox Live Arcade and the list of achievements you can earn has been leaked. From the list it looks like the XBLA version will have co-op Wall Nut bowling, straight co-op and a versus mode. No official release date or price has been announced.

The long awaited Starcraft II comes out next Tuesday but the system requirements have been released now, just in case you need to upgrade the apparatus before then.
Starcraft II will also require the use of Blizzard’s Battle.net service, the “Real ID” portion of which was the center of controversy when Blizzard announced that it would be requiring Real ID (that is, a user’s real first and last name) to post on official forums, a decision which they have since reversed. Real ID will still display your real name to people on your Battle.net friends list but Blizzard has said that they are working on an “opt out” for those who want to prevent thier names from being displayed to friends-of-friends as well. According to the Real ID FAQ, the friends-of-friends opt out should be available “shortly after release”. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Blizzard spent around $100 million just on development of Star Craft II which sounds like a lot until you hear that they are expecting to make at least $500 million and possibly as much as $1 billion from the game.

Game “Night” 07/18

Shannon and Matt — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:06:28 +0000

Okay, so really it was more of a “game afternoon” but who wants to be out all night on a Sunday? The return of the Seattle Geekly game night was a huge success, mostly thanks to the kindness of the great people at Wizards of the Coast who provided us with some awesome door prizes including a gargantuan Orcus “mini”.

We’re going to be doing these on the third Sunday of the month at Wayward Coffeehouse. The next night will be August 15, again from 1 – 5pm. There won’t be a game night in September because we’re going to be at the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival that weekend but keep an eye on our Event Calendar for dates in October and beyond.

Tonight, the group was large enough that we broke into two. One group played an epic game of Super-Vampire-Pirate Munchkin followed by a round of Tsuro and Kill Doctor Lucky. The other group played a ton of Magic: the Gathering including two rounds using the new Archenemy rules.

Archenemy is a four player, 3 vs 1 game with one player taking the role of the Archenemy. Archenemies start with forty life instead of the usual twenty and have access to a twenty card deck of over sized “scheme” cards in addition to a regular 60 card deck of standard Magic cards. At the beginning of each turn the Archenemy gets to put a new scheme in motion by drawing one of the over sized cards and it is from these cards that they get the extra boost needed to be a challenge for the three opposing players to bring down.

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There were some truly vicious schemes in the two decks we played (Trample Civilization Underfoot and Assemble the Doomsday Machine). The Archenemy won one of the games and the players won the other, but both games were surprisingly close.

Since the three players opposing the Archenemy play cooperatively, these rules are ideal for teaching new players the game and it is also an excellent variant to throw in on experienced players looking for something a little different.

There are currently four Archenemy decks available. the decks come with a 60 card pre-constructed Magic deck and a 20 card pre-constructed scheme deck. They retail for around $20.

Show Notes – Episode #68 “Another Author Show”

Shannon and Matt — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:22:59 +0000

Welcome back to the Seattle Geekly podcast! We’re kicking of the second half of our 2010 season with a month that is all about women in geekdom. To start us off on that month is another author show! This week we talk with Adrian Phoenix, Mira Grant, Jennifer Brozek, Seanan McGuire, Jessa Slade and Marjorie M. Liu, covering genres from horror to paranormal romance, to urban fantasy to the Marvel Universe.

As always we also have the weekly geek news, Seattle area geek events and another bad movie for Shannon to watch!

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Our Geek Week

Shannon is in the World of Warcraft Cataclysm beta! Check out the first of her (spoilerrific) weekly beta updates!
Matt, on the other hand, is bidding farewell to WoW for the time being
Played Battleship for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
Playing Dragon Age: Origins on the PC
Confirmed that we have our press credentials for PAX 10!
- It should be noted that we were incorrect when we said it was likely that the 3 day passes for PAX would sell out sometime this weekend. They have, as a matter of fact, already sold out.

Holy Smokes! We Talked to More Authors!

Adrian Phoenix
- Adrian Phoenix’s Blog

Mira Grant

Jennifer Brozek
- Dark Quest Books
- The Edge of Propinquity

Seanan McGuire
- Seanan explains the Campbell Award with a handy webcomic
- John Scalzi wearing the Campbell Tiara
  Hey, did you ever notice how much Mira Grant looks like Seanan McGuire?
  
  Seanan McGuire
  
  Mira Grant
  
  Weird…

Jessa Slade

Marjorie M. Liu
- Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box by Passionfruit Games

Dare Shannon to Watch a Bad Movie

This week’s Bad Movie was Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) dared by Eric

Next week’s Bad Movie will be Lightspeed (2006) dared by Matt in spite of antyhing to the contrary that was said in the podcast.

News

DJ Hero 2′s 108 mashed-up artists revealed
Dark Horse reveals details of #NotAtComicCon
- If you are planning to attend the #NotAtComicCon festivities at Comics Dungeon in Seattle, they have asked that you RSVP on Facebook
Entire Star Wars opening scene recreated on NYC subway

Events

Can’t Stop the Serenity
When: Sat, July 17, 4:30pm – 10:30pm
Where: Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) 2700 24th Ave. E Seattle
Seattle Browncoats Charities is proud to present the 5th annual Can’t Stop the Serenity! Enjoy a screening of Serenity along with a full day of other events including live music from Live music by Vixy & Tony and Marian Call. They will be also be joined by SJ Tucker, Betsy Tinney, and Sunnie Larsen. There will also be a screening of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog, concessions, raffles and swag all to benefit Equality Now, Northwest Harvest and MOHAI, More information at http://www.cstsseattle.org/index.html

SEATTLE GEEKLY Game Night!
When: Sun, July 18, 1pm – 5pm
Where: Wayward Coffee 8570 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
Come join Shannon & Matt to play fun games and get prizes! Wayward Coffeehouse is the perfect GEEK clubhouse!

Naomi Novik: Tongues of Serpents Reading & Book Signing
When: Wed, July 21, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: University Book Store, Seattle
Now we come to the sixth novel in Naomi Novik’s high-flying, fantasy adventure series about intelligent dragons harnessed as weapons of war in the Napoleonic era. The dragon Temeraire and his rider, Capt. Will Laurence, have been stripped of rank and standing after a treason conviction. Sent to a prison colony because of their dangerous ideas about liberty for dragons, they carry with them three dragon eggs and a desire to change the nature of the relationship between dragons and men.

Tom Bissell: Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter Reading & Book Signing
When: Thu, July 22, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: University Bookstore, Seattle
We love Tom Bissell’s books. And—we’re just going to go ahead and admit it—we kind of love video games. Put the two of them together, and you have made happy, happy readers of us. Bissell’s funny and sharp critique of a growing-like-mad part of the entertainment industry raises the possibility that games can actually be art, and raises the bar for anyone hoping to produce games worth playing. (A note: it is quite likely we will force Mr. Bissell to demonstrate his Rock Band drummer chops during this event. Come prepared for that.)

Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters
When: Fri, July 23, 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Where: Open Circle Theater 2222 Second Ave, Seattle
Open Circle Theater is pleased to present the stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s cult Discworld novel WYRD SISTERS. Wyrd Sisters takes Macbeth and then turns it up ‘till the knob comes off (with healthy doses of Hamlet, Lear and Richard III implied as well). It’s all there – a wicked duke and duchess, the ghost of the murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, a land in peril. And who stands between the Kingdom and destruction? Three powerful witches and a cartload of puns, jokes and lampooning. It’s “the Scottish play” from the witches perspective.

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Contest!

Horror Swag Giveaway!

We have a multimedia pile of horror swag with a little something for everyone that we are going to give away to one lucky listener.

For details on what the swag bag contains, and to enter to win see our Contest Page!

Music

Music this week was “Good Old Girl” and “It’s Good To Have Jayne On Your Side” by Marian Call who will be here in Seattle at the CSTS Seattle showing at MOHAI and at w00tstock in San Diego!

Next show: Episode #69 – Women in Comics!

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Horror Swag Giveaway!

Shannon and Matt — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:13:16 +0000

We have a multimedia pile of horror swag with a little something for everyone that we are going to give away to one lucky listener. The swag bag contains:

Drive-In HorrorShow on DVD and Soundtrack on glorious old school vinyl!

Drive-In Horrorshow proudly presents Ghoulish Videos. Hot girls, gangs of zombies, cannibals, burning guitar riffs, green-goo, bloody intestines…and that’s just the first video! Fangoria called this “A highly enjoyable sampler from this up-n-coming company. I will be watching out for what’s next!”

Bloodstone by Nate Kenyon (mass market paperback edition)

Bloodstone is at times is a mystery, a horror, a thriller, yet at its heart is a story of love and the search for redemption. With twists that would make Dan Brown envious, and pacing you’d expect from a more seasoned author, Kenyon takes the reader on a coast to coast ride that will keep you guessing until the last page.

Barricade (2007) on DVD

Some friends go into the woods and get attacked by cannibals. It is not an original plot but it is fun in this movie. Germany looks really pretty and the editing is cool. It is definitely better than most direct-to-DVD stuff that gets made any more.

I would recommend this movie to any gore fans out there. Even though the acting is not great, it is better than most z-movies. It is great for some friends to sit down and watch with some beer. You will laugh at the cheesiness and gag at the gore.

Dorm (2006) on DVD

In Thailand, the young Ton Chatree (Charlie Trairattana) is sent to a boarding school by his father to be more disciplined, study harder and have less entertainment with television. Once in the school, Ton feels outcast and misses his family and friends. He becomes scared with the ghost stories his new schoolmates tell about a boy that died in the swimming pool and a young pregnant woman that committed suicide. He becomes a close friend of the also lonely boy Vichien (Sirachuch Chienthaworn), and later Ton realizes that Vichien is the boy that drowned in the swimming pool, and his death repeats every night. Ton tries to find a way to help his friend to rest in piece.

ADDED SWAG!

The Grudge 2 (2006) on DVD

In Tokyo, a young woman (Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Gellar). The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) on DVD

On one last road trip before they’re sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends get into an accident that calls their local sheriff to the scene. Thus begins a terrifying experience where the teens are taken to a secluded house of horrors, where a young, would-be killer is being nurtured.

This contest will run from now until July 29 with the winners picked on the show that evening! We’ll ship the swag to you via USPS

“How will you randomly pick someone?”
We have D&D dice of all shapes and sizes, even a 100 sider! We’ll roll and see who wins!