Now that the thesis is over, I've started looking at various bits and bobs of gaming stuff again. I've been primarily thinking about Hot War (and, in a connected sense, Cold City). Two things in particular–tools and monsters–have come up that I'd like to get some feedback on/have a discussion about. I'm posting about tools just now and will post about monsters in a while, once I've had a chance to summarise my thoughts.

Tools

Here we go with the Q3 sales. Overall, there was a pleasant increase in sales over Q3, mainly down to the boost that the ENnies nominations and our celebratory sale had. However, it's important to note that (from where I'm sitting), it was the direct sales boost that really affected our numbers. IPR did not experience a sharp increase due to the ENnies.

a|state

a|state continues to tick along, showing a bit of an increase this quarter.

IPR: 9
Direct: 3
Con: 0
PDF: 12

Total: 24 (Q2: 15)

Lifetime: Vague

Cold City

Hi

Not sure if this is the correct forum, but struggled to think of a better place for it...

I'm thinking of running something for IndieCon, someone recently suggested I run the Delta Green game I'd talked about running. Originally I was going to use Unknown Armies for this, but there's a lot of potential conflict in there, with competing agendas, so I thought of Hot War and Cold City (having played the former again at Furnace and won the latter in the raffle). Also, with it being "Indie" Con it seems more appropriate to use a small press publisher.

To coincide with the anniversaries of two important periods in modern history, Contested Ground Studios is having a sale.

October sees the anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time of incredible fear and tension.

November sees the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a time of great celebrations and the symbolic end of the Cold War.

Hot War / Cold City enamel insignia badges are now available from Indie Press Revolution. The shaped badges are made from bronze coloured plated nickel & three colour hard enamel and are approximately 1 inch in diameter.

The badge bundle features one Cold City and one Hot War badge, each mounted on a presentation card, and are priced at $10. So if you want to grab yourself a bundle click here.

And...

Hey Everybody

GenCon Indianapolis is almost upon us, what is happening there that might be of interest to you?

* I'll be at the Diana Jones Awards on Wednesday (12th) after Booth set-up
* Hot War (Writing, Setting) and 3:16 (Cover Art) are up for ENnies on Friday (14th)
* Hot War and Cold City badges (as well as the books) will be at the IPR booth (#2139)
* 3:16, a sampler of AD 316 (32 pp, PDF for free when it's done), Labyrinths & Lycanthropes, Piledrivers and Powerbombs will be on the Design Matters booth (#1834)