A Lotta Yotta

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8
AUGUST, 2009
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Welcome! You may be exsuperheroes with villainous
pecting to be reading Matt’s
counterparts as he sets up
words right now, but instead
H.A.M.M.E.R. to replace
you are forced to read
S.H.I.E.L.D. I do not know
STORE NEWS
mine. The name is Ryan
where all of this is going, but
Dawes and I am a Gamer, when my soon to be wife allows it, part of me is wishing that Twilight had not sold so well that
and one of the two new employees here at YottaQuest. I the two major Comic Universes had to go so Dark and Black
would say look for me in Eye on You, but Patrick has been on us. (if you don’t get the reference ask your nearest 14 year
suckered…. kind enough to do that task this month. Look for
old girl for an explaname there in the future. (like when my luck runs out)
tion) At least Deadpool is
still funny and graces my
Seattle may be where the gaming mind is located, but the
pull box from time to time.
heart is right here at YottaQuest! This past month, thanks to
all of you, YottaQuest won Goodman
This coming month looks as full as the last! GENCON is this
Games Contest and is officially Amermonth; so expect to hear all about what is coming out next
ica’s Favorite Game Store! Expect to be
with all your favorite
seeing some of those free products in
games. One to be looking
appreciation from YOUR Favorite Game
out for is Arcane Legions
Store. (Matt was speechless; hence, why
from Compound Fun, which
I am writing the article this month ;) )
looks to be a fun miniatures
game that pits ancient RoWe enjoy seeing everyone, and this past month you have
mans v. Egyptians v. Chinese
come to our store in droves. It feels like every day the store is with their mythological creatures in tow. (Demos should be
teeming with activity. Whether it be Role Players, Card Play- available in the near future!)
ers, Miniatures, or Board Games; the store has never felt as
full as this past month. (take a look at all the winners of differ- Our 40K League is coming to an end as Space Marines fight
ent tournaments for proof) This month has been full of new Orcs yet again! The end of the month looks to end with two
expansions coming out for all of our favorite games: Rebel v. big events as we host our second Warmachine / Hordes tourImperium for Race for the Galaxy; Dominion: Intrigue; and nament and see the release of
the WWII planes for Wings of War just to name a few. New the next Dungeons and Dragons
products have not been a slouch either: Hackmaster RPG 4 th Miniatures set – Legendary
Ed.; Tales of the Arabian Nights; and GameScience Dice now Evils bringing yet another reappear in our ever growing dice display. And of course I lease event to the front doors of
would be remiss if I failed to mention our hallowed gaming grounds.
the newest release of Magic: the
Gathering – Magic 2010; as it has I think I wrote enough for now, and you might even see me
dominated our Monday and Friday again if Matt ever allows me to steal his column away from
nights like a Force of Nature. (which, him. HAVE FUN!
sadly, does not appear in the set)
-Ryan
In comic news DC’s Blackest Night has just begun and will be
darkening the footsteps of all of the major DC lines. Dark
Reign is still going strong as Norman Osborn replaces all the
A Lotta Yotta
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IT’S IN THE CARDS
ON A ROLE
COLLECTABLE CARD GAMING
ROLE PLAYING GAMES
The next expansion for Upper Deck’s World of Warcraft TCG, Scourgewar,
introduces a new class, the Death Knight, as well as other content from
Wrath of the Lich King. The tenth booster set for the game takes players into
the frozen realm of Northrend and pits them against the inhuman forces of
the Scourge.
Scourgewar introduces several new elements to the WoW TCG, including
new mounts, new keywords, the Death Knight class, and the Lich King’s
lieutenant himself, Kel’Thuzad. A new set of rules, Strand of the Ancients,
appears on points cards throughout the set, and three Loot cards give players
of the MMO more options for cosmetic equipment for their characters.
Scourgewar releases in November.
CAPTION THE ACTION
Hey, everyone! Check out the neat
drawing submitted by Sara Gross. We
would like YOU to send us your
thoughts on an appropriate caption for
this artwork. Suggestions will be
posted on the YottaQuest website and
the winner will be eligible to win a
prize! Send your entries to
matthewm@yottaquest.com
Join The Greater Cincinnati Roleplayers Meetup Group at meetup.com
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Crafty Games LLC will release FantasyCraft, a source book
for running a fantasy RPG using the Spycraft rules engine,
under Mongoose Games’ Flaming Cobra imprint. Previously
announced as a softcover, FantasyCraft will now be a 288page black-and-white hardcover retailing releasing in August
or September.
FantasyCraft includes a wide variety of racial options for
creating characters, from the typical fantasy staples, such as
elves and dwarves, all the way up to ogres, drakes, and
“unborn.” Players can also choose from over 20 classes, dozens of spells, and mountains of adventuring gear, weapons,
and equipment.
The book includes four campaign settings, with two more to
be released via PDF, allowing players to get into the action
immediately. GMs can customize the settings for bleak,
gritty, or high-action campaigns. Also,
rules for scalable battles are included,
for anything from simple skirmishes to
massive combats between clashing armies. Finally, the creatures and concepts
in FantasyCraft can be adapted to any
Crafty setting, providing some unusual
obstacles to a group of unwitting spies.
E y e o n Yo u
job. I’ve had several. I’ve worked as an
engraver, silk screen printer, country
“Please allow me to introduce myself,
music disk jockey, record store clerk,
I’m a man of wealth and taste.” (Okay, tax preparer, emergency response operanot so much of the former, but plenty of tor, warehouse worker, tractor parts
the latter.)
sales clerk, music instrument store sales
clerk, sheet music store purchaser, and
My name is Patrick Hunt, and I’ve been the occasional bout of general grunt
a proud member of the Yottaquest staff work. As for the horn, I get the rare
since mid May. I’m most recently from paying gig here and there, but mostly I
Greenup, KY, and have been in Cincin- play on a volunteer basis. I’m currently
nati for nearly four years now. Prior to a member of The Mount Auburn Brass
working at Yottaquest, I was on the staff Fellowship, The Cincinnati Horn Conat Mannerino’s Sheet Music, just next
nection, and the Mount St Joseph Comdoor.
munity Band (where I’m principle horn).
In my spare time I dabble in some writI graduated with a Bachelor of the Arts ing, mostly poetry.
from Morehead State University way
back in the late 80s, where I studied
As a gamer, I’ve played board games
French horn while picking up a data
since childhood, and spent several years
processing minor in order to find a real playing AD&D 2nd edition and ChampiPatrick Hunt
ons. Right now, I’m getting my hands
dirty in Magic the Gathering, which I
hope to become competent in sometime
in the next decade. I’m really enjoying
my time here at Yottaquest. The people
I work with and for are intelligent and
top-notch, and the customers are
friendly and fun. I look forward to getting to know all of you better!
-Patrick
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AUGUS T 2009
EVENT SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 11am-3pm
Pokemon Tournament
Reg 10 AM/ Starts 11
AM $5
RPG: Fred W. Shadowrun 4E 1pm-7pm
Board Games 6pm12am
2
3
Star Wars Mini 150
pts 1pm
Magic the Gathering Monday Night
Madness @6pm
RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 1 PM-5 PM
4
Board Game Night
6-10
RPG: Chris S.
D&D 4E 6:0010pm
FRAG Tournament @
6 PM
9
Star Wars Mini
Dynamic Duo 1pm
RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 1 PM-5 PM
Warhammer 40k End
of League Tournament
RPG: Matthew M. 1st
Ed. AD&D Classics
Noon-6pm
16
Star Wars Mini 300
pts Capture the Flag
1pm
RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 1 PM-5 PM
RPG: Tony H. D&D
3.75 (Pathfinder
Rules) Ptolus Noon6pm
GenCon Indy
23/30
Star Wars Mini 300 pts
Dream Team 1pm
RPG: RPGA LFR D&D
4E 1 PM-5 PM
RPG: Matthew M. 1st Ed.
AD&D Classics 12-6pm
D&D Mini Legendary
Evils Sealed Release
Event @1 PM buy 2
boosters to play.
RPG: Tony H. D&D 3.75
(Pathfinder Rules) Ptolus
Noon-6pm
5
10
Magic the Gathering Monday Night
Madness @6pm
11
Magic the Gathering Monday Night
Madness @6pm
Magic the Gathering Monday Night
Madness @6pm
RPG: Scott H.
Castles & Crusades
6-10pm
RPG: Bryan G.
D&D4E: Scales of
War 6:00 - 10pm
RPG: Dave (Harp's
Fall) D&D 4E Home
Campaign
6-10 PM
RPG: Mike K. Scion
6:00-10pm
RPG: Pathfinder
Society 6-10pm
12
13
8
Friday Night Magic
Standard @6:30 $5 /
Side Event Drafts $15
RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 11am-3pm
Warmachine/Horde
Demo Day 11 to 2
Miniature Gaming in
Timestreams AdBack Room: 10amvanced Launch
Midnight
Event @ 11 AM
Board Games 6pm12am
Warhammer 40k End
of League Tournament
RPG: Fred W. Shadowrun 4E 1pm-7pm
14
15
Hordes / Warmachine
League @6pm
Pokémon League
Play @5pm
Friday Night Magic
Standard @6:30 $5 /
Side Event Drafts $15
RPG: Chris S.
D&D 4E 6:0010pm
RPG: Chris L. Exalted
6:00-10pm
RPG: Dave (Harp's
Fall) D&D 4E Home
Campaign
6-10 PM
Meetup Greater
Cincinnati RolePlayers @ 7pm
Miniature Gaming in
Back Room: 10amMidnight
GenCon Indy
GenCon Indy
18
19
Board Game Night
6-10
RPG: Chris S.
D&D 4E 6:0010pm
RPG: Scott H.
Castles & Crusades
6-10pm
24/31
7
Pokémon League
Play @5pm
Board Game Night
6-10
RPG: Scott H.
Castles & Crusades
6-10pm
17
6
Hordes / Warmachine
League @6pm
25
Hordes / Warmachine
CTA League Week 3
@6pm
RPG: Bryan G.
D&D4E: Scales of
War 6:00 - 10pm
RPG: Dave (Harp's
Fall) D&D 4E Home
Campaign
6-10 PM
RPG: Mike K. Scion
6:00-10pm
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20
Pokémon League
Play @5pm
RPG: Pathfinder
Society 6-10pm
21
Friday Night Magic
Standard @6:30 $5 /
Side Event Drafts $15
Miniature Gaming in
Back Room: 10amMidnight
OWBN Sabbat LARP
7pm
27
Board Game Night
6-10
Hordes / Warmachine
League @6pm
Pokémon League
Play @5pm
RPG: Chris S.
D&D 4E 6:0010pm
RPG: Chris L. Exalted
6:00-10pm
RPG: Dave (Harp's
Fall) D&D 4E Home
Campaign
6-10 PM
RPG: Pathfinder
Society 6-10pm
28
Friday Night Magic
Standard @6:30 $5 /
Side Event Drafts $15
Miniature Gaming in
Back Room: 10amMidnight
MTG Game Day 2010
reg 10 am, start 11 am
RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 11am-3pm
Board Games 6pm12am
OWBN Camarilla
LARP 7pm
GenCon Indy
RPG: Fred W. Shadowrun 4E 1pm-7pm
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RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 11am-3pm
Board Games 6pm12am
RPG: Fred W. Shadowrun 4E 1pm-7pm
RPG: Kurt L. D&D4E
Death's Reach Time
5pm-11pm
29
Warmachine/Hordes
Steamroller 4 Tournament Reg 10 AM /
Start 11 AM 750pt
$10 Fee
RPG: RPGA LFR
D&D 4E 11am-3pm
Board Games 6pm12am
RPG: Fred W. Shadowrun 4E 1pm-7pm
WE’RE ON THE WEB!
YOTTAQUEST.COM
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WELCOME A BOARD!
TABLETOP BOARD GAMING
Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) will release a new strategy tile-placing game,
Infinite City, this October. The game casts
players in the roles of corporate leaders,
maneuvering to place their buildings and
resources in the most advantageous way
possible, with the goal of controlling the
largest, richest, and most influential districts within the city.
Monday - Thursday 10 AM to 10 PM
Friday - Saturday 10 AM to 12 AM
Sunday Noon to 10 PM
Matthew M Fay, Owner
Phone: 513-923-1985
E-mail: matthewm@yottaquest.com
Infinite City includes 120 building tiles and
is designed by Brent Keith, creator of
AEG’s Tomb board game with art by Legend of the Five Rings artist Charles Urbach.
The game is for two to six players ages 10
and up, and takes about 45 minutes to play.
NEWS OF THE REALM
INDUSTRY NEWS
Mayfair Games is bringing the Catan Dice Game Deluxe Edition to North American
shores later this summer. This quick-play version of the award-winning Settlers of
Catan board game comes with everything needed
for up to six players to explore the island of Catan
while on the go and can even be played solo.
Instead of laying out a board of tiles, players keep
track of their roads, cities, and knights on pads of
paper showing a map of the island. Six resource
dice dictate what players have to work with each
turn, and the entire game – dice, rules, and score pad
– fits inside the lidded leather dice cup.
SMALL VICTORIES
MINIATURES GAMING
Wells Expeditions’ Arcane Legions collectible miniatures game kicks off
its organized play program in November with weekly in-store leagues. Set
in 37 B.C., the game pits three factions – Romans, Egyptians, and Chinese –
in a pitched battle for world dominance with the aid of
supernatural warriors and powers.
League play for Arcane Legions will consist of monthly
campaigns to be run over four weeks. Overall winners
for the monthly campaigns receive victory banners,
which can be inserted into faction bases as trophies.
A display of HeroClix Thor’s Mighty Chariot figures at the
NECA booth at Comic-Con was
the visible evidence of the deal
about to be announced: NECA is
acquiring WizKids. The Thor’s
Mighty Chariot box actually has
Topps marking, indicating that
the product was manufactured
before the sale.
Looney Labs, the publisher of
Fluxx, has signed with Publishers
Services Inc. for distribution to
international accounts, and to the
book trade and “other key accounts” in the U.S. While the
company has had some penetration into the book market (Barnes
and Noble), PSI will now offer
the company’s products to a number of other chain accounts, as
well as taking over the Barnes and Noble relationship.
The new distribution relationship began July 1st.
Winners’ Circle
FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC
Dan Gerhardt
Mark Larson
Matt McMackin
Mark Larson
Dan Gerhardt
MAGIC PRE-RELEASE
7/11
Jason Waeber
7/12
Alex Gfroerer
MAGIC LAUNCH DAY
7/18
Craig Wescoe
7/05
7/10
7/17
7/24
7/31
YOTTA NEWS
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8
AUGUST, 2009
WARMACHINE / HORDES LEAGUE
Warlord
Strategist
Eliminator
Relentless
Lou Coduti
Rick Ohl
Quentin Pettigrew
Michael Beck
FLAMES OF WAR LEAGUE
Winner
2nd
Jeff Nicholas
Clint Cottone
STAR WARS JEDI ACADEMY RELEASE
7/05
Brian Re
STAR WARS MINIATURES EVENT
7/12
Brian Re
POKEMON TOURNAMENT 7/9
Junior Division
Cameron Vaske
Senior Division
Adelaide Spicer
Master Division
Ken Robers
EDITOR……………………………………….……..…MIKE ONEY
ASSOCIATE EDITOR……………………………...…JONATHAN FAY
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