January 25th, 2020
Here’s a list of the events I am running at Gary Con XII (2020). It’s a mix of WEGS Old Skool Fantasy rpg adventures and a couple of special Shuffling Horror events. Blurbs for all events found below.
For dungeoncrawl fans, BOSS, the Basic Old Skool System, is akin to Basic D&D and designed for over-the-top fantasy adventure. All BOSS events are intro sessions and start with a quick character creation (link below to our character creation pdf guide). For horror gaming fans, there’s an Innsmouth 32 session (summer 2020 release) and a playtest of Cannibal Creeps (future expansion for Pittsburgh 68).
Wick’s Gary Con XII Events (2020)
Thursday
1 pm – 4 pm The Caves of Utter Chaos (BOSS) ID#794
8 pm – 10 pm Shuffling Horror: Innsmouth 32 (Sneak Peek) ID#793
10 pm – Mid Shuffling Horror: Cannibal Creeps (Sneak Peek) ID#792
Friday
10 am – 12 pm Elf. Dwarf. Magic-User. Thief (BOSS) ID#790
1 pm – 4 pm The Caves of Utter Chaos (BOSS) ID#795
8 pm – 11 pm Cast Blast: Beyond Thunderdoom (WOSF) ID#789
Saturday
10 am – 12 pm Elf. Dwarf. Magic-User. Thief (BOSS) ID#791
1 pm – 4 pm The Caves of Utter Chaos (BOSS) ID#796
The BOSS Character Creation Guide pdf is found here.
WEGS Old Skool Event Blurbs
Elf. Dwarf. Magic-User. Thief. (BOSS)
Full-throttle dungeon fun with the BOSS (Basic Old Skool System). The BOSS pays homage to Holmes Edition style adventure. We start by rolling up characters and then heroically set forth to the dungeon! Honed for simple, fast-paced play, the BOSS rules are a bare bones version of WEGS Old Skool Fantasy RPG. Great system intro. No XP required. Pig-Faced Orcs Await! Pssst… give your character an edge, claim one of these trove items!
The Caves of Utter Chaos (BOSS)
You’ve heard of the Caves of Chaos, perhaps? Well, these are the caves below those caves that nobody dares enter. We start by rolling up characters and then enter a dungeon brimming with terrible foes, nasty traps, and treasure galore. Full-throttle dungeon fun awaits with the BOSS (Basic Old Skool System). Rules taught. No XP required. Don’t forget those iron spikes and stirge repellant! Pssst… give your character an edge, claim one of these trove items!
Cast & Blast: Beyond Thunderdoom (WOSF)
We don’t need another hee-ro, we just need another wee-zard… Eight wizards enter Thunderdoom, one wizard leaves. This is a moderated player-vs-player, anything-goes spellbrawl where one wizard will walk away and the rest won’t. In WEGS, spellcasting is as simple as cast and blast. Use whatever spell you like, as long as you like, as many times as you like, as long as you have the spoints to pay for it. All rules taught. Zany dungeon fun awaits! Want an edge? Email the Lair Bear for a spellbook.
Shuffling Horror Blurbs
Shuffling Horror: Pittsburgh 68-Cannibal Creeps!
The Time: 1968. The Place: Pittsburgh. The Problem: Zombies AND Cannibals! What’s worse than a zombie apocalypse? A zombie apocalypse with cannibal creeps on the prowl. A new twist on Pittsburgh 68 play! This cinematic card-n-dice story-telling experience plunges you into the horror of a creepy old zombie flick. Trapped in a farmhouse, survivors face an ever-growing zombie problem (which they might end up being a part of). Like a GM, one player directs the movie and controls the zombies; all other players just try to survive a night of the living dead! Who will be standing when the film fades to black?
Shuffling Horror: Innsmouth 32 (Summer 2020 Release)
Lovecraftian horror awaits in this latest Shuffling Horror release. Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s “Shadow Over Innsmouth”, the game’s action is set a few years after that story ends. On the lam gangsters hijack a tour bus of Miskatonic University scholars and students. One wrong turn lands the group in the decrepit seaside town of Innsmouth. A night of terror ensues in this cinematic card-n-dice game.
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December 5th, 2019
Pax Unplugged / GameWick Booth 3602
Come find us at Pax Unplugged (Dec 6 – 8) and check out our Shuffling Horrors! Our booth is in the front of the hall with quick-n-easy access. We’ll be running demos all day and maybe even a pick-up game at night. Stop by the booth for details. The Dice Hog awaits!
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October 24th, 2019
The full Shuffling Horror line is now avail in the Ogre’s Grove in Milton, Delaware – and just in time for Halloween! If you are in their area, say hi to Mr. Ogre and tell him the Dice Hog sent ya!
Support.Your.Local.Game.Shop.
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October 2nd, 2019
The full Shuffling Horror line is now avail at Harrison’s Comics & Pop Culture in Salem, Mass. This large comic and game shop is on Essex Street in the heart of Salem, and right on the famous Red Line (which leads visitors past all of Salem’s spookiest sites). A perfect town for Shuffling Horror, eh?
Anybody up for some Salem 92?!?
Support.Your.Local.Game.Shop.
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June 23rd, 2019
We have another favorite little game shop stocking our Shuffling Horror line: Games4Life Shop, Lake Orion, Michigan
We met Jon the owner years ago at the Alliance Distribution Open House and then reconnected at Origins Game Fair this year (when he walked by us playing our traditional Saturday Night WEGS Old Skool game).
If you are in the area, please stopped in and check out the store (it looks great from the online pics)!
Support.Your.Local.Game.Shop.
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April 4th, 2019
GameWick Games returns to Origins Game Fair (June 12-16) with a booth and a full event schedule, too. Booth details will be released later. In the meantime, check out our event listings below.
Join us for an one hour play-to-learn Shuffling Horror intro session or jump into one of our full length “horror movies”. Try to survive the zombie apocalypse in PITTSBURGH 68! Save the world from an alien invasion in ROSWELL 51! Spend an evening in creepy, old INNSMOUTH 32 (the third and most terrifying game in the Shuffling Horror series to be released this summer).
But wait, there’s more! We’re playtesting a new P68 expansion called Cannibal Creeps (think Texas Chainsaw meets Night of the Living Dead). And let’s not forget about the WEGS OLD SKOOL Saturday Night Special!
Yeah… we’ll be waiting for you in Columbus!
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THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY EVENTS (unless otherwise noted).
10 AM & 5 PM : INTRO TO SHUFFLING HORROR
Don’t just play a game, play a movie! Shuffling Horror brings cinematic thrills and chills to your tabletop. See if you can survive the first reel of the movie in this play-to-learn session.
11 AM : ROSWELL 51
The Time: 1951. The Place: Roswell. The Problem: Sci-fi invasion! B-movie action awaits in this 1950s space invasion flick. Stop the pods, blobs, and UFOs in this cinematic card-n-dice game.
1 PM : INNSMOUTH 32
May’s Eve, 1932. On-the-lam bootleggers hijack a tour bus with Miskatonic Univ students and scholars on board. A fateful wrong turn brings them all to the shunned seaside village of Innsmouth… A night of mind-bending horror awaits!
3 PM : PITTSBURGH 68
The Time: 1968. The Place: Pittsburgh. The Problem: Zombies! Thrills and chills await in this cinematic card-n-dice game that plays like a creepy zombie movie. Slow moving zombies rule! Ghastly fun!
8 PM : INNSMOUTH 32 / ROSWELL 51 -Thurs and Friday Nights Only-
Science Fiction Double Feature! We’ll be running two “movies” at the same time – maybe three if there’s room!
10 PM : THE SHUFFLING HORROR PICTURE SHOW : CANNIBAL CREEPS! -Friday Night Only-
What is worse than a zombie apocalypse? A zombie apocalypse with cannibal creeps on the prowl! Will you make it to the end of this movie – or will you end up on the menu? A sequel to Pittsburgh 68.
And let’s not forget about WEGS…
8 PM : THE WEGS OLD SKOOL SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL (Experienced Players Only, 18+)
How Many Heroes Does It Take To Slay A Beholder? We’re not sure but we’re going to find out! A gathering of WEGS friends and fans who want to have a rip-roaring, dungeon crawl experience that only the wickedly errant Old Skool system delivers!
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