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Mind MGMT is a great deduction game best for 2 people, workable with 3 or 5, but never for 4. In this game one player is the Mastermind, using a wipeboard behind their DM screen to move about and recruit for their evil agency. Everyone else plays the role of rogue agents and detectives trying to catch the mastermind. You track their footstep tokens and try to find when they were at which spaces to discern their location before time runs out.
The style in this game is great. Very comic-ish. The mechanics lend themselves well to trying to find the mastermind and the game comes with packs for continued play, making it an odd combo of legacy game and tabletop one off. If you enjoy these kinds of games with a roommate or two take a look into it! Its well done!
Arnak had been high on my list for a while and I’m glad I finally tried it! In Arnak the players take the role of explorers searching for the bird temple on in the ruins of Arnak. Over 5 rounds you must search out and excavate dig sites, gathering artifacts to do research on to find the temple. Its got some worker placement, some deckbuilder, and a whole lot of resource management.
There’s clever systems in Arnak that reward exploration without rng getting too in the way. I like how the research track has two tokens to move for different bonuses. I like how we get less Item cards for our decks and more Artifacts as the game progresses. I’ve played a number of tight games like Underwater Cities, I have never felt more pressed for time like I have here. And I mean that in a good way! Arnak is a great time with enough variance to make future games feel different. Its great!
ARK NOVA. Is a game I’ve seen in shops a number of times but wasn’t able to spring on it until now. Each player manages a zoo: building enclosures, getting animals, forming associations with regions and universities, receiving sponsorships, there’s a whole lot to do. It comes down to raising your appeal level vs your conservation level, two opposing meters on the large board, and once they cross the game ends and the player with the most distance between these markers wins.
I would say Ark Nova is a heavier game. More casual groups who run Azul, Splendor, and Sheriff of Nottingham may have more trouble with it. Groups who like Arkham Horror, Spirit Island, Terraforming Mars and the like will have a great time. It took about 3.5hrs to learn and play from scratch with 3 people. I love the way its systems work together and its mechanism of making actions more powerful the more time between uses was really juicy. To me its a great game to sink into for a few hours.
Its got QUILTS. Its got BUTTONS. Its got KITTIES. What else do you need! In Calico each player has three goal tiles relevant to colors or patterns of hexes surrounding these tiles (three pairs, no matches, two of a kind). On your turn place a hex from the two in your hand then draft one from the three available. Fulfill your goal tiles for points. Get 3 like colors for a button for 3 points. Get patterns of hexes in a contiguous shape and a kitty lays on your blanket for 3-7 points. The game ends when all quilts are finished.
This was a surprisingly thinky game! Since your goal tiles A, B, and C are arranged so A and B, B and C share hexes where you place what matters. Goals also have points for meeting it with Just shapes and colors or Both shapes and colors giving it this extra layer of challenge. If you were enamored by the box I recommend Calico! The best part is the end of the rules book where each named and featured cat gets a blurb about them. 11/10 best game.
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Preview: Mind MGMT: Bootleg #1
Mind MGMT: Bootleg #1 preview. What looked like the end was only the beginning as a former leader of MIND MGMT explores the darkest parts of the world and recruits a team of forgotten agents to rebuild the organization #comics #comicbooks
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Comics Read 08/27- 09/01/2023
The original Mind MGMT written and drawn by Matt Kindt is one of my favorite comic books ever. Reading it was immersive in a way I didn’t think was possible. So naturally I had to get and read Mind MGMT Bootleg. Matt Kindt is still the writer, but here he is joined by an assortment of artists, each drawing an individual issue. In the order of the issue they worked on the artists are Farel Dalrymple, Matt Lesniewski, David Rubín and Jill Thompson. Thompson is the only one with whom I was familiar before reading this. They all have distinct styles, and they all do well with the stories that they are given.
One of the reasons the original Mind MGMT is so exciting is by how it takes advantage of the format. This included having notes in the margins of the pages, some of which suggested something suspicions about the paper it was printed on, while other pages gave instructions for some kind of impossible craft. This all feels very personal for the writer, and I would imagine the creator. Would something like this carry over when they writer shares his duties with more artists? The answers is sort of. There are not those types of digressions in the sections with the various artists. However, after the main issues there his a script “sample” for people who want to understand how comics get made. Only the scenes in the scripts aren’t actually scenes in the issues and some of the instructions to the are written as if they were within the world of Mind MGMT. Also there are a small, short back of the issue comics that I believe were drawn by Kindt, though they don’t seem to get a distinct credit. (Eventually they’re revealed to be by one of the new characters.)
The plot of Mind MGMT Bootleg involves an attempt to relaunch Mind MGMT, the agency, while also relaunching the comic book series. The agency from the original series was corrupt and dehumanizing to it’s various employees, some of whom return here. But, it seems there are threats right now, such as the amount of pessimism and disinformation out there, that could use the products created by Mind MGMT to combat them. Which leads me, the reader, to have to ask myself; How much do I actually want a relaunch of Mind MGMT?
I didn’t like Kindt’s follow up series as writer and artist, Dept.H as much as I liked Mind MGMT. But I don’t like never ending franchise. There has to be a better reason to go there.
#Mind MGMT#Mind MGMT Bootleg#matt kindt#Farel Dalrymple#Matt Lesniewski#David Rubín#Jill Thompson#dark horse comics#Comic books#what i’m reading
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Out this week for trade waiters: Mind Mgmt Bootleg (Dark Horse, $24.99):
Matt Kindt teamed up with Dark Horse to launch Flux House, with this four-issue series set in his Mind MGMT universe being the first release from the imprint. Kindt brought in four different artists — Farel Dalrymple, David Rubin, Matt Lesniewski, Jill Thompson — for this story about a former Mind MGMT leader who recruits a team of the most powerful forgotten agents of all time to rebuild the organization.
See what else is coming to your friendly neighborhood comic book store this week.
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"There are certainly Hollywood-ized versions of 'Dumb person gets recruited to be a spy, hilarity ensues, starring Melissa McCarthy and/or Kevin Hart.' But Spy Superb is great because everyone takes it deadly serious. In other words, it feels like a great espionage thriller, instead of a comedy, even if it is sort of satirizing everyone involved. And I'm excited to see where it goes!"
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Board games have been on my mind a lot this past week. I got some new shelves to store them on. Their cheap, look a bit childish, but they hold the games in neat stacks. I've been going through my games, "organizing" (really, I'm just stacking them as neatly as possible) and pondering what games would be good for our Monday meetups.
Our group has decided to take turns each week choosing a game to play. This week was M's turn. He chose Quacks of Quedlinburg. Players take on the role of potion makers. Each round players simultaneously pull chips from their bags until they feel like stopping, or until their brew explodes. There are different ingredients you can buy to get yourself farther along the track, earn rubies, points, etc.
It's a push-your-luck game at heart. It was loads of fun! Plus, it looks great too!
Between bigger games we played a round of Zombie Kittens. It's like Exploding Kittens, but players can come back to life. It was OK, but I think I prefer just standard Exploding Kittens. I neglected to take pics. One of these days I'll remember to take pics of all the games we play.
Lastly, we played a round of Mind Mgmt.
This game makes me feel like the spouse/ S. O. of the detective in those serial killer movies. They always walk into the kitchen at, like, 2:00 am, obsessed detective staring intently at papers and crime scene photos and documents splayed in a mess all over the table, and say, "why don't you come to bed? You've been at it all day."
The detective replies, "I'm so close. I can feel it."
S. O. sighs and says, "well, turn the lights out when you're done."
The next day, at work, divorce papers arrive for the detective.
It's a deduction game, and a challenging one, but my mind can't ever, and doesn't really care to, make sense of the loads of information on the board. I understand it's important work their doing. That they're close to catching this guy. But I have supper to cook, and dishes to wash, and a life to live. Leave it to the professionals! You're only two weeks from retirement. Let the new guy handle it.
Sorry. Got a bit lost in the metaphor. But hopefully you get the idea.
Everyone else at the table is able to figure it out pretty well, so I guess that's OK. Somehow, my final random question about some pool on the board revealed just the right piece of intel to make it all click into place for W. and J.
Somehow, I always enjoy myself. I'm supportive and try my best not to interfere.
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Mind MGMT Deluxe and Playing Cards now for sale!
Mind MGMT Deluxe and Playing Cards now for sale! #boardgames #tabletopgames @offthepagegames
If you’ve missed out, Off the Page Games has announced that web sales for the Mind MGMT board game and Mind MGMT playing cards are now open. You can get the board game in a regular or deluxe edition and the playing card decks are being sold individually or in a display of 12.
Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game” Deluxe edition WITH Secret Missions included is now for sale on our website! This…
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Bang! with Idris Elba and Mind MGMT get adaptations as Dark Horse and Netflix extend their partnership
Bang! with Idris Elba and Mind MGMT get adaptations as Dark Horse and Netflix extend their partnership #comics #comicbooks #netflix
Netflix and Dark Horse Entertainment have extended their first look deal. Under this multi-year deal, Dark Horse will continue to give Netflix a first look at its IP for both film and TV.
Netflix and Dark Horse recently collaborated on the third season of The Umbrella Academy, which in its first four weeks reached the Netflix Global Top 10 in TV in 91 countries with 283.55M hours viewed (as of…
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Wayne’s Comics Podcast #542: Interviews with Chris Stevens and Matt Kindt
Wayne’s Comics Podcast #542: Interviews with Chris Stevens and Matt Kindt
Chris Stevens from The Golem of Venice Beach and Matt Kindt from Flux House are featured in Episode #542 this week! (more…)
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#Bill Sienkiewicz#Bootleg#Chanan Beizer#Chris Stevens#Dark Horse#editor#Flux House#Golem of Venice Beach#Jae Lee#Kickstarter#Matt Kindt#Mind Mgmt#Paul Pope#Wayne Hall#Wayne’s Comics
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What’s Out This Week? 7/6
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Go For It Again, Nakamura! GN - Syundei
It was love at first sight when Nakamura met his classmate, Hirose. The two became friends after the shy and awkward Nakamura finally worked up the nerve to speak to him, but being so buddy-buddy with your crush is a whole new kind of torture! Can he keep it together and not scare Hirose off?
Promethee 1313 #1 - Andy Diggle, Shawn Martinbrough & Jock
What if you knew the world was about to end? What would you be willing to do to save the people you love?
Darla Clemenceau has been plagued by apocalyptic visions ever since she was abducted by a UFO as a child. Now, she's ready to put it all behind her and move on with her life. But what if it's all true? A dangerous cult militia is prepping for the end of the world, and they see Darla as the key to their survival...
Meanwhile, something alien is awakening on the dark side of the Moon, and the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis have a rendezvous with destiny...
Savage Tales One-Shot - Arthur Suydam
Savage Tales is back! This all-new one-shot features four tales of brutality, thrills and spills and includes the Dynamite debut of two up-and-coming artists from the renowned Kubert School! This issue's lineup includes:
• Red Sonja in "The Executioner's Sword," by writer Scott Brian Wilson and artist Al Barrionuevo: Magic mixed with swordcraft makes for horrific unintended consequences as Red Sonja must defeat an insatiable hunger!
• Vampirella in "Horrible People Doing Horrible Things To Horrible People," by writer Scott Brian Wilson and Kubert School artist Mariano Benitez Chapo: Harkening back to the spirit of the Warren Magazine era, Vampirella serves out a lesson in morality as only she can!
• Allan Quatermain in "Missionaries of Madness," by David Avallone and Will Rio: The legendary hunter stalks the Cthulhu Cult! Can one man with a rifle stand against the coming of the Great Old Ones?
• Captain Gullivar Jones in "His War," by David Avallone and Kubert School artist Hamish Cook: Years after his adventure on Mars, the fabled swashbuckler finds a new and darker war to fight...one that might just lead him back to his own redemption.
The Elusive Samurai GN - Yusei Matsui
In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. Now the lone survivor of his family and a fugitive, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best-run away!
There’s Something Wrong With Patrick Todd #1 - Ed Brisson & Gavin Guidry
Fifteen-year-old Patrick Todd lives on the run, hiding out in seedy motels, living out of his backpack and making sure that his mom - recently struck down by a mysterious illness of the mind - is well cared for. But doctors cost money. A lot of money. And, so, Patrick turns to a life of crime. Using the telepathic abilities he's been hiding all his life, he forces the worst of the worst to rob banks, taking the money before making them turn themselves in to the police.
But someone has taken notice of Patrick's schemes. A reckoning is coming. Will the police find Patrick in time to save him, or will he become yet another victim of the killer called Zeus?
The Ballad Of Gordon Barleycorn #1 - Colin McHugh & Duncan Sligh
Gordon and his manager Giuseppe are hunted down by a religious debt collector who's come to make him pay for his past. Now Gordon needs to make some quick cash in this groovy adventure that's all about Sex, Drugs, and Musical Puppet Theater, baby!
Mega Centurions #1 (of 5) - Jon Parrish & Dexter Wee
As the Mega Centurions, Cassidy, Reggie, and Thad saved the world from an alien invasion by the evil Prince Venkor. Today, they are barely scraping by in dead end jobs. Things are flipped upside down when a face from their past comes crashing back into their lives.
Mind MGMT: Bootleg #1 (of 4) - Matt Kindt & Farel Dalrymple
MIND MGMT is: weird, mind-blowing, paranoid storytelling. It is the first ever comic book from Flux House, Matt Kindt's all-new imprint which features crime, science fiction, and humor stories, all told in startling and untraditional ways. Upcoming publications will take many forms, and the polybagged variant versions of MIND MGMT will contain a card that is playable as a playing card or as part of a new Flux House game. Previously in MIND MGMT: a covert government agency of psychic superspies fell into oblivion after one of their top agents went rogue. What looked like the end was only the beginning as a former leader of MIND MGMT explores the darkest parts of the world and recruits a team of forgotten agents to rebuild the organization, bend reality, and go to war with a competing agency.
The Last Session Vol 1 - Jasmine Walls & Dozerdraws
Jay, Lana, Drew, Walter, and Shen began playing Dice & Deathtraps in high school. Now dealing with college and all the twists and turns of their lives, their weekly game has been a wonderful constant. But, as college graduation looms and it feels like their lives are all moving down very different paths, Lana's thrilled to finally finally complete the party's unfinished original campaign. But when Jay's partner Cassandra joins the game, Lana refuses to let her play.
Absolution #1 - Peter Milligan & Mike Deodato
Nina Ryan was a hired killer who brought nothing but pain and suffering to the world. Now, she has a month to prove that she can change. A month to make up for her crimes and find absolution, or the bombs that have been implanted in her head will explode, killing her instantly. As her journey of atonement is live-streamed to a fickle public, Nina is about to discover that the road to redemption might be splattered with blood.
The Tiger’s Tongue #1 - Olivia Stephens, Diansakhu Banton-Perry & Odera Igbokwe
Heed the tiger's tongue, and you will not be led astray. Under the militant rule of The Tiger's People, empowered by their animal familiars, the Claw is on the brink of war. At the precipice of adulthood, twin princesses Kelindi and Aridani hold the future of the Claw in their hands. Kelindi would sue for peace with The River's People, those who were subjugated "to bring order," while Aridani has never aspired to rule. But an ancient prophecy is revealed that'll force fate's hand for the sisters...
Young Men In Love GN - Kevin Wada
Haphazard pirates, wayward ghosts, dashing knights, rampaging kaiju (and down-to-earth regular joes!) are all assembled here to amaze and delight you in a wildly unique anthology celebrating love between men, from an astounding array of comics creators who know exactly how it feels. Young Men in Love is a heartwarming, uplifting, and vibrant return to the glory days of romance comics!
Starhenge: Dragon & Boar #1 (of 6) - Liam Sharp
Revered creator LIAM SHARP cuts loose in his visually stunning six-issue masterpiece, STARHENGE, BOOK ONE! A future Merlin travels to 5th-century Britain to prevent monstrous time-traveling killer robots from robbing the universe of magic, and Amber Weaver's lively present-day narrative reveals how she becomes drawn into a war across time!
The Terminator meets The Green Knight in 30 enthralling story pages, setting the scene for this original epic inspired by the Arthurian sagas!
Stranger Thing Summer Special - Keith Champagne, Caio Filipe & Diego Galindo
Officers Powell and Callahan patrol the "mean" streets of Hawkins Indiana with the enthusiasm of two hefty dachsunds pretending to be bloodhounds. Typically, they don't have to chase down more than the occasional petty theft and teenagers smoking reefer but lately the town has been getting weirder, and while they might not get to the bottom of it, they just might be lucky enough to survive it.
Prodigy: The Icarus Society #1 (of 5) - Mark Millar & Matteo Buffagni
Edison Crane is the world's smartest man, but what happens when he's targeted by an entire CLUB of geniuses who also fly too close to the sun? Meet THE ICARUS SOCIETY.
Whatcha scooping up this week, Fantomites?
#What's Out This Week?#WOTW#Prodigy#Stranger Things#Starhenge#Young Men In Love#The Tiger's Tongue#Absolution#The Last Session#Mind MGMT#Mega Centurions#The Ballad Of Gordon Barleycorn#There's Something Wrong With Patrick Todd#Elusive Samurai#Savage Tales#Promethee 1313#Go For It Again Nakamura!
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