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Monday, November 2, 2020

Fall In Love With Flash Point: Fire Rescue Board Game Free Find On Craigslist




I recently was able to grab some great finds in the "for sale/free" section of craigslist for my area.  A very nice individual near me offered up a few games for free.  Here is one of the finds:


From BoardGamingGeek:

Flash Point: Fire Rescue is a cooperative game of fire rescue.

There are two versions of game play in Flash Point, a basic game and expert game.
In both variants, players are attempting to rescue 7 of 10 victims from a raging building fire.
As the players attempt to rescue the victims, the fire spreads to other parts of the building, causing structural damage and possibly blocking off pathways through the building. Each turn a player may spend action points to try to extinguish fires, move through the building, move victims out of the building or perform various special actions such as moving emergency vehicles. If 4 victims perish in the blaze or the building collapses from taking too much structural damage, the players lose. Otherwise, the players win instantly when they rescue a 7th victim.

The expert variant included in the game adds thematic elements such as flash over, combustible materials, random setup, and variations on game difficulty from novice to heroic. The game includes a double sided board with two different building plans and several expansion maps are available.


Flash Point : Fire Rescue sounds like really fun game! FP:FR is a co-op game similar to pandemic,  albeit a bit simpler.  Playing in the basic mode might be best for younger children, introducing the board gaming hobby to newbies, or just a solid game for family game night.

Players: 2-6
Play Time: 45min
Age: 10+
Weight/Complexity: 2.5 out of 5
Rank on BGG: 333

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Saturday, May 25, 2019

80's D&D Cartoon Revival? Kinda...

I could get behind this except...  Its for a damn car commercial! WTF.  While well done in almost every aspect, its just wrong to use this decent cast and cgi, for a car commercial.  How about new stories, with this same level of detail and casting!!!  Id watch the hell out of that!!!







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Monday, March 11, 2019

FREE : CCG Sorting Box Made from Foam Core Laser Cutter Plans


So I found this file on thingiverse, by BTSculptor . However his file doesn't include how to build the box, is a bit cluttered, e.g,  has an extra piece that is'nt needed.  After testing it out, after sorting, getting the cards out can be tricky as there is no finger slot.  So I added in a finger slot, and organized the file a bit.   This sorting box should be able to handle most regular ccgs sizes, like Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, etc., with and without card sleeves.

I used a laser cutter, but you could do this with a vinyl/craft cutting machine like the cricut or cameo machines, or even just print out the pieces you need and glue them to the foam core, or cardboard.

You can fine my.svg file here:


The blue line is a score and on my glowforge the settings I used were 200 speed 25 power.  This cuts through the top layer of the paper and into the foam but not the backing paper forming a hinge.

The rest of the lines should all be set for a cut operation, which on the glowforge is 200 speed and 60 power.  This will give you a good clean cut and minimal charring.

You'll need one short piece, 3 divider pieces, 2 edge pieces, and 4 card slot hinged pieces.

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Here is how to build the box...

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Top Secret: New World Order - The Espionage Roleplaying Game, ITs BACK! WOOT!

So I've been trying to cut down on the number of kickstarters I've been doing lately, so much that I only have one left (a 3d resin phone based printer the ONO).   But when I saw this post I had to back it!  You can find it on Kickstarter here: Top Secret: New World Order - the espionage roleplaying game by Merle M. Rasmussen!!!



I have most of the modules and all of the editors of the original Top Secret Game made by T$R (TSR) back in the day and loved playing the game, I've even used their combat matrix for martial arts/unarmed combat in a few other table top games.  It was a fun system and was one of the few that made you feel as if you were a "real" spy.  I'm glad to see it getting rebooted.   I've tried a few of the other systems for espionage rpgs when the d20 system was released, but none ever caught my attention like the original Top Secret! 

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