meet Ganesha Games at Origins 2009

This is Ganesha's program at Origins 2009 (Columbus, OH, June 24th to 28th). Make sure you come at our tables if you attend, and please vote for our Song of Drums and Shakos napoleonic skirmish rules in the Best Historical Miniature Rules award. All our events are ongoing -- short scenarios repeated during the day, so check the Origins guide for details and hours.


Wednesday and Thursday
Fear and Faith demo game. Zombie survivors must recover a crate of grenades in a zombie-infested area.

Song of Drums and Shakos demo game. A meeting engagement near a village.
The SDS scenario will be repeated every day with different forces.

Wednesday Night:
Playtest game of Tales of Blades and Heroes, the RPG based on SBH.

Friday
Multiplayer Mutants and Death Ray Guns scenarios (two, one ran by Ganesha and another by another GM)
SDS meeting engagement scenario.
Tales of Blades and Heroes playtest in the night.

Saturday and Sunday
"Song of Blades for Dummies", an introductory scenario aimed at new players;
SDS meeting engagement.

Also remember that there will be other SBH and MDRG tables in the miniature hall, and that Splintered Light Miniatures will be demoing Song of the Splintered Lands.

See you there!

Ganesha Games to publish Free Hack ezine

Ganesha Games is putting together FREE HACK, a free pdf webzine about its games. The first issue will be available for download from www.lulu.com/songofblades on September 10th, 2008. The second issue should be available by December 10th.
First issue will focus almost entirely on Song of Blades and Heroes, with more than 20 pages of FAQs, variant rules and a scenario. Sneak peeks from upcoming products are included.

Miniature manufacturers, websites and shops can get a FREE advert on issue one by sending their A4 or half-page ad artwork to andreasfiligoi@gmail.com. Advertising on future issues will be $5 per half page. Please send the artwork no later than September 8th.

Song of Blades and Heroes distributed by Key20

The highly successful "Song of Blades and Heroes" fast-play fantasy skirmish rules by Ganesha Games are now distributed by Key20 (www.key20.com). In the U.S, ask for the printed book (MSRP $14.95) in your local gaming shop or download the PDF ($4) from the Key20 website.

Reviews of the game can be read on http://songofblades.blogspot.com