Tales from the Trade

Tales from the Trade

CAH PAX 2014 Expansions – The Midnite Run & Other PAX Adventures

The guys from CAH are always coming up with new and unique ideas - so one of the new things we made for CAH for PAX were the PWNMEAL packs.  These were oatmeal packs which contained a special CAH expansion, and real oatmeal packed in an oatmeal package.  The cards…

Tabletop Deathmatch

Just wanted to give a heads up on episode 1 of the tabletop death match.  Episode one is airing now and I am a bit relieved that I didn't appear to say anything too dumb.  I actually really enjoyed this episode - and I remember being in Indianapolis filming it…

Making Games 101

Making Custom Tabletop Games The first phone calls or email Many game designers who call Ad Magic are making a card, board, or some kind of unique tabletop game for the first time.  They usually start the conversation with something self deprecating like - this will probably sound stupid or…

Indie Cade East 2014 – Ad Magic Games in Long Island City

I hate it when I go to a great event and I am all ready to blog about it - and then things happen and I don't get to talk about it until many days later.  Actually it was exactly 2 weeks ago now.  Anyway - I have a lot…

Unpub 4 – Quality games with quality people.

I went to UNPUB 4  for the first time about two week ago because one of my clients recommended it.  I had no idea what to expect - except that I have had such a great time at every event or show or festival that is related to games - that…

Ad Magic prints a lot of Bullshit – CAH Holiday Bullshit that is!

I have been so busy working - mostly on the Cards Against Humanity Holiday Bullshit, that I have not posted a blog for quite some time. Now that most of the pieces are mailed - and everyone knows what they are, (boy that was a long time keeping all those…

Two steps back three steps forward – life in the online business community

So I have been pretty busy - between having the  admagic site hacked - having my old AOL email go down for the count for no apparent reason on AOL's part - (Some random thing about sending an MP3 file - (of a song I wrote no less!!!) - and this…

Attack The Darkness – RPG Game

I like to say it in a scary voice – but it probably just sounds stupid to other people – Picture a scary voice saying it “ATTACK THE DARK (long pause) NESS! I know its silly – but the name was always the first thing I heard in our emails…

Becoming an Accidental Gamer

Ad Magic has been a custom playing card and custom tabletop games manufacturer  for many years – but honestly – I never wanted to actually PLAY games – in general.  Of course I had checked out the app store games on my iphone and my ipad – but I quickly forgot about…