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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Gary Con 2025: Day 2 - BECMI D&D, OD&D and AD&D all in one day

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Dungeon Map for the Eye of Arzaz adventure by J. Eric Holmes, from his 1981 book. Photo by J. B. ( mondotikiman ) It's just about one we...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Gary Con 2025: Day 1 - Chainmail & Balrogs

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The moathouse model for the Battle for the Moathouse  Finding myself with a some rare free time, I dove back into my unfinished blog posts, ...
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Metal Minis based on the Holmes Basic Set Cover are Forthcoming

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"Computer-generated" mockup from the Sirius Miniatures website. Enworld reports that a set of metal miniatures based on David Sut...
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Friday, June 6, 2025

Ruined Tower of Zenopus Goes Mithral!

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Find it  here I haven't had much free time lately, hence the dearth of posts, but here's a quick update on  the Ruined Tower of Zeno...
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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Gary Con 2025: Day 0

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Gary Con XVII illustration by Chet Minton In March, I attended  Gary Con  in Lake Geneva for the sixth time, and for a con report I'm go...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Holmes Day 2025

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J. Eric Holmes at his chalkboard game table, contemplating miniatures and notes. Taken by Tony Bernard for the 1979 L.A. Times article, ...
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Sunday, January 5, 2025

Gary Con 2025 Games Scheduled!

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Gary Con XVII illustration by Chet Minton In March I'm returning to GARY CON , now in its 17th year, and as has been typical for me the ...
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