by Harry Huberty and Christina Ladd Hello and welcome to the inaugural installment of Spells and Whistles!  In this column, we’ll be taking a look at the art and flavor of Magic: The Gathering (and other assorted fantasy and gaming media), through two different lenses: first, through the eyes of an avid Magic player, and …

Having allowed Zird to Zird up the demon protection barrier outside the White Dome of Fairmire, your plucky group of adventurers is now forced into yet another dicey situation. A large group of demons can be seen rushing their way. Great. Wonderful. Demons will get what they have coming for them. Roll for initiative. The …

Welcome to Aristæus, where a new face and a few new bodies join the team! We spend a little time talking about the map for this facility, so here’s your own personal version to follow along with! Canonical to the SAYER universe, a new Moon Cops will come your way every other Friday. A new …

In an effort to make the wait for Episode 2 of TellTale’s wonderful adventure game adaptation of Game of Thrones that much more difficult, a brand new trailer has been released for your viewing pleasure. The majority of the video is old footage from the first episode, “Iron from Ice”, but the last bit gives …

In the original, Sailor Moon was, for a decent chunk of episodes, actually about Sailor Moon and only Sailor Moon as she went about fighting crime in her own unique way.  We spent quality time with Usagi, but they didn’t do a whole lot of character or plot development, since it was before Netflix made …

Splendor is a set collection game from publisher Space Cowboys where players compete to be the most-prestigious gem dealer in all of the land. Prestige is gained by obtaining cards that depict trading routes or shops in which to sell your wares, and by gaining favor with nobles who notice your growing wealth. How do …

There is a new game from the mind of Sid Meier based on Civilization: Beyond Earth. You will command a fleet of starships in what they are calling an “adventure-driven” strategy game. Starships will be available for iOS and there are reports that it will also be available for Mac and PC, though it isn’t …

Listen, cultists, you have to stop trying to blow up the world with dragons or earthquakes or sentient balls of lightning or whatever. We are just going to grab a group of our four best friends and kick your bottom all up and down the Sword Coast. Now I am hearing that y’all are getting …

So you finally got a new console this holiday. You’re proud of yourself for holding out until 2015, the year owning a new console would be worth it. Well, I got some news for you. Game companies love the crap out of money and putting out HD versions of last gen games is an easy …

Sorry for the extra long time between episodes! We had a technical failure and had to re-record episode 5! We wanted to make this a quick redo but it ended up over an hour long. This week its all Dance with Dragons as we discuss… Chapters! (spoilers for character names)  ADWD 9: Tyrion III ADWD 10: Davos …