Wow. That was a heck of a weekend. A lot happened and loads of games were played. The Play to win section saw a LOT of rotation with Run, Fight or Die being the Game of the Con followed by Eight Minute Empire, Zombies Keep Out and Nile Deluxor. Loads of new players tried them all out while the tournament players were doing the Blitz and MTG booster drafts. Flames of War demos were given, the vendors were peddling their goods and taking breaks in the Play to Win (which made everyone quite happy), many people were rendered dead or insane (or both) in Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu and many a FRENZY was heard throughout the main hall in Circus Imperium. The Canada at Midnight LARP players meandered the upper halls with an extra guest :) and LOTS of pictures were taken of the swag that was sponsored and given away to winners and players alike. Check the gallery shortly. I'll get to loading them [...]

A short note this time around. We are working hard to polish up the new edition of Call of Cthulhu before sending it off to the printer while we await arrival of parts for Horror on the Orient Express. Since our last newsletter we have a few new products; one of which is FREE! First, we received on our doorstep a little bundle of joy — the latest issue of THE UNSPEAKABLE OATH (#24)! The magazine is full of goodness for the Call of Cthulhu player, and we have them in stock. Secondly, we posted the MAGIC WORLD QUICK-START pdf. This free download is a great introduction to Magic World, our fantasy RPG offering high-magic, wizards, demons, and weapons: all that swell stuff that makes roleplaying so much fun. Finally, we have two related items: the MIGHTY CTHULHU PRINT DICE BAG and the MIGHTY CTHULHU PRINT BANDANA. These are limited-quantity items crafted in the South Pacific at great hazard to mortal mind and soul. NOTE: [...]

We will be offering a limited number of Impossible Realities posters at this years event for just $5 a piece. Posters are 11x17" and designed by a local artist. Contact myself or leave a comment to reserve your poster ahead of time.

We're 2 days away from Impossible Realities 13th annual gaming convention here in Saint John. IR13: Awakening the Old Ones fires up Friday evening at 6:00 PM, with doors opening at 5:30. $20 for the entire weekend of gaming or $10 a day. There will be a general meeting Saturday night at the supper break to discuss our vision for expanding our operations in years to come (if we do go that way) and we want your input into what you'd like to see or your concerns. So come on out, play games to have a chance of winning them, play games to get swag from our sponsors, play board games to have fun, play roleplaying games for great adventures, play games with old and new friends, PLAY GAMES JUST BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO PLAY GAMES!!!! Please check out schedules either here or visit us on Facebook either as Impossible Realities or as IR13: Awakening the Old Ones.

IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR Well Gen Con 2014 has passed, and it was a mighty good show. Reports from the organizers say that 56,600+ unique gamers attended the show, which is about a 14% increase from the previous year. This bodes well for the industry as a whole and for us here at Chaosium in particular. We are greatly appreciative of the response we are getting for the new Horror on the Orient Express campaign and for the new edition of Call of Cthulhu. These have both been huge, complex projects and both will be released in the next few months. In fact, we are picking up a bit of extra, temporary warehouse space just to process these products: for Orient Express alone we are receiving more than 35,000 books plus boxes, map, diagrams, passports, matchboxes, and hordes of other paraphernalia. Anyone at Gen Con could heft our product sample and marvel at the 7.2 lbs. of adventure. We are also amused at the number [...]

MAN DIES THREE TIMES IN ONE NIGHT! A puzzling headline begins a front-page article found in the Times of London. Three men, all identical in identification, were found dead in the same room of the Chelsea Arms Hotel. All were dispatched in a similar manner—stabbed through the heart. Then the home of a valued friend burns to the ground, severely injuring him in the process. An odd summons, a surreptitious meeting, and a thousand-mile journey begins on the legendary rail service carrying the investigators to Constantinople, the Gateway of the Orient. HORROR ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS contains a massive and legendary campaign, of up to nineteen adventures, for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. Beginning in 1920s London, the investigators journey to Paris and thence to the ancient city of Constantinople. With luck, they also return home. Optional episodes are set in ancient times or special places (Roman-era, Dark Ages, Gaslight-era, the Dreamlands), so that the players can experience the founding, creation, and discovery of [...]

Right off the bat is Arc Dream Publishing Shelby Deluney, our other prize coordinator for Impossible Realities has brought: AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) and Indie Boards and Cards (makers of Resistance), Grey Fox Games and Brotherwise Games into the list of proud supporters. Thanks Shelby Deluney for organizing those. Also on the supporters list is Khepera Publishing through www.hellasrpg.com and www.godsendagenda.com Numbskull Games is back again for another year of glorious support for Impossible Realities. Keep your eyes peeled. (Ed- Ewwwww.) Osprey Publishing, your source for military history through the ages, is again supporting you our players with books games and other great swag. Stronghold Games has donated three games: Lost Temple, Little Devils, and Crazy Creatures of Dr. Gloom to the Play To Win tables for you to sign out and (as the name implies) you play it, you might win it. We'd LOVE to have your feedback on every Play To Win game you play so the sponsors van hear what you think [...]

As you can see, we've announced more news regarding IR13: Awakening The Old Ones coming September 5-7, 2014. In addition, we're going through the process of moving to a new server with a new webpage design and online registration thanks to the talents of one of long term players and now webpage designer. Please be patient as we go through the transition and hope you LOVE the new changes. From what I've seen already, I'm excited!

It is time for the 13th annual Impossible Realities gaming convention, Awakening the Old Ones! The schedule will be updated regularly as volunteers step forth to run games. If you would like to participate as a Game Master or vendor, please contact me (Steve Henderson) or Dana Betts. Game Masters will have the option to preregister for 1 game of their choice on a first come first serve basis, so announce your game early! The cost to enter for the weekend is $20 or $10 for a single day pass! Games with at least 5 players on the schedule by August 31st will have prizes assigned. Any games scheduled September 1 or later may not have prizes supplied by the convention (depending on availability of loot). Play to win games: List to be available soon and updated as games are added. Schedule (check back often for updates) Friday - 6:30 PM All Flesh Must Be Eaten - Dana Betts Saturday - 2:00PM Least I could [...]

FULL-MOON THREATENS EARTH! $13.00 off at Chaosium.com 12 JULY 2014, HAYWARD, CA — We are still playing with things on our shiny-new website, and want to use you as guinea pigs! We're glad you volunteered! In honor of this Saturday's full-moon, to help protect the Earth from it's incessantly-pleasant rays, and to thank you for sticking with us, we set up an automatic discount that will deduct $13.00 from any order of more than $36.00! Yes, that is 1/3 off for those mini-maxers out there. We have some Big Projects about to finish-up, and want to make sure that everything is ship-shape web-site-wise, coupon-wise, and sale-wise! Help us test our site and claim your $13 savings. It should show up automatically upon check-out (go-go gadget website!) WHILE YOU ARE AT IT: please check the state and ZIP code in your account. Log-In at the tippy-top of our home page, or just CLICK HERE. Think of this as $13 for the minute it takes to check [...]