Comments on: 12 Companies to Check Out: Gnome Stew Advertisers http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers The Game Mastering Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Martin Ralya http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8186 Martin Ralya Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:36:10 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8186 <a href='#comment-8174' rel="nofollow">@Ed Healy</a> - The Stew would be a very different place without you. When I ran TT, I did my own ad management, and I hated it. It took time away from writing, and I frankly just wasn't that good at it. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. :-) <a href='#comment-8178' rel="nofollow">@SonicLegends</a> - You're most welcome! I'll be visiting the next time I run a game and need to flesh out my background music.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8186','Martin Ralya'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @Ed Healy – The Stew would be a very different place without you. When I ran TT, I did my own ad management, and I hated it. It took time away from writing, and I frankly just wasn’t that good at it. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. :-)

@SonicLegends – You’re most welcome! I’ll be visiting the next time I run a game and need to flesh out my background music.

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]]> By: SonicLegends http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8178 SonicLegends Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:22:35 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8178 Thank you Martin, for including Sonic Legends in your list! We are so thrilled you like our soundscapes, and we hope your readers do too! :)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8178','SonicLegends'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Thank you Martin, for including Sonic Legends in your list! We are so thrilled you like our soundscapes, and we hope your readers do too! :)
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]]> By: Ed Healy http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8174 Ed Healy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:26:36 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8174 <a href='#comment-8151' rel="nofollow">@theeo123</a> - As the guy that hunts down the ads, I'm very happy that you're happy with them. If you have contact with any companies who make products you enjoy, feel free to point them my way. :)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8174','Ed Healy'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @theeo123 – As the guy that hunts down the ads, I’m very happy that you’re happy with them. If you have contact with any companies who make products you enjoy, feel free to point them my way. :)
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]]> By: Clawfoot http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8158 Clawfoot Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:29:48 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8158 <a href='#comment-8157' rel="nofollow">@Martin Ralya</a> - Complicated. There's a manual, a quick guide, and a recommendation to follow a simplified tutorial on a website. We've only played a couple of times, so we haven't got it down pat yet (there are a LOT of stages and a LOT of rules), and it'll take a while to get up to full speed, I think. The main problems are that it's expensive, and we bought two starter packs, which is a deck and two boosters, and we STILL could only just scrape together a couple of decks that were *functional,* let alone felt like they were built with purpose and with choices. With more choices, I think it'll be a lot more fun, but as I said... expensive. And it's hard to bring yourself to invest so much in a game you're not entirely sure you'll even like. The artwork is gorgeous, however, and I think the potential for fun is high. I'm excited to see the online version, though.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8158','Clawfoot'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @Martin Ralya – Complicated. There’s a manual, a quick guide, and a recommendation to follow a simplified tutorial on a website. We’ve only played a couple of times, so we haven’t got it down pat yet (there are a LOT of stages and a LOT of rules), and it’ll take a while to get up to full speed, I think. The main problems are that it’s expensive, and we bought two starter packs, which is a deck and two boosters, and we STILL could only just scrape together a couple of decks that were *functional,* let alone felt like they were built with purpose and with choices. With more choices, I think it’ll be a lot more fun, but as I said… expensive. And it’s hard to bring yourself to invest so much in a game you’re not entirely sure you’ll even like.

The artwork is gorgeous, however, and I think the potential for fun is high.

I’m excited to see the online version, though.

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]]> By: Martin Ralya http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8157 Martin Ralya Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:25:55 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8157 <a href='#comment-8151' rel="nofollow">@theeo123</a> - I really appreciate that! There are a handful of sites whose advertising I care about, and in every case it's the ones where someone has taken pains to keep their ads relevant (Penny Arcade, Geekdo). I really wish we could afford to junk Google Ads entirely, but at the moment we can't. Evony in particular isn't my first choice for advertising, but the company deliberately makes it impossible to block their ads through Google. <a href='#comment-8152' rel="nofollow">@Clawfoot</a> - ...and I had no idea there was an offline version. ;-) How's the gameplay? <a href='#comment-8156' rel="nofollow">@LordVreeg</a> - That's awesome to hear. :-) I try to be transparent about things on the Stew -- we publish our site stats, have a plain and simple comment policy, etc. If there's ever anything readers are curious about, chances are I'd be happy to share. We don't have many secrets. ;-)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8157','Martin Ralya'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @theeo123 – I really appreciate that! There are a handful of sites whose advertising I care about, and in every case it’s the ones where someone has taken pains to keep their ads relevant (Penny Arcade, Geekdo).

I really wish we could afford to junk Google Ads entirely, but at the moment we can’t. Evony in particular isn’t my first choice for advertising, but the company deliberately makes it impossible to block their ads through Google.

@Clawfoot – …and I had no idea there was an offline version. ;-) How’s the gameplay?

@LordVreeg – That’s awesome to hear. :-) I try to be transparent about things on the Stew — we publish our site stats, have a plain and simple comment policy, etc.

If there’s ever anything readers are curious about, chances are I’d be happy to share. We don’t have many secrets. ;-)

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]]> By: LordVreeg http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8156 LordVreeg Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:32:34 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8156 I actually appreciate this honest appeal. My industry is full of BS and fake affiliate sites masquerading as actual expert advice, so I have an extremely adversarial relationship with ads and click-throughs, However, this honest and transparent appeal easily convinces me to check out all 12. and I think Sonic Legends may get some business from me. Nice call.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8156','LordVreeg'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I actually appreciate this honest appeal.

My industry is full of BS and fake affiliate sites masquerading as actual expert advice, so I have an extremely adversarial relationship with ads and click-throughs,

However, this honest and transparent appeal easily convinces me to check out all 12.

and I think Sonic Legends may get some business from me. Nice call.

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]]> By: theeo123 http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8155 theeo123 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:21:43 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8155 <a href='#comment-8153' rel="nofollow">@Kurt "Telas" Schneider</a> - Wow, cool idea on the Dominoes for Dungeon walls, I think I'll try that with my next gaming sesion<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8155','theeo123'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @Kurt “Telas” Schneider – Wow, cool idea on the Dominoes for Dungeon walls, I think I’ll try that with my next gaming sesion
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]]> By: Kurt "Telas" Schneider http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8153 Kurt "Telas" Schneider Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:06:13 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8153 Martin probably won't take credit for it, but the readers can be thankful for his vigilance on managing the ads. Some of them were incorrect, tacky, or downright <i>wrong</i>. Dominoes can be used to create "dungeon walls" like a poor-man's Dwarven Forge set. And a second vote for Miniature Market for prices, selection, and ease of use. Despite the name, it's really not a tiny little cluster of shops. ;)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8153','Kurt \"Telas\" Schneider'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Martin probably won’t take credit for it, but the readers can be thankful for his vigilance on managing the ads. Some of them were incorrect, tacky, or downright wrong.

Dominoes can be used to create “dungeon walls” like a poor-man’s Dwarven Forge set.

And a second vote for Miniature Market for prices, selection, and ease of use. Despite the name, it’s really not a tiny little cluster of shops. ;)

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]]> By: Clawfoot http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8152 Clawfoot Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:00 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8152 Oh! I'm actually really glad you did this -- we own a couple decks of Corunea, and I'd never have known it had an online version if you hadn't mentioned it here. I'll have to check that out. Thanks!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8152','Clawfoot'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Oh! I’m actually really glad you did this — we own a couple decks of Corunea, and I’d never have known it had an online version if you hadn’t mentioned it here. I’ll have to check that out. Thanks!
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]]> By: theeo123 http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8151 theeo123 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:58:56 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8151 First of Love Q-Workshops Dice, haven't been able to afford many, But I have one set, and in the near future plan to take advantage of their customized/personal dice creation service, not many people know abut it, but for a price, about the same as their normal product's you can send in your own artwork to have etched onto the dice. Also wanted to inform you, I'm an Avid user of firefox and Ad-block plus. Gnome stew is one of the sites I have white-listed. Your ads are tasteful, relevant, and non-intrusive. And I always allow sites, that i wish to actually support. Know that you've done a good job keeping things tasteful and relevant<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8151','theeo123'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> First of Love Q-Workshops Dice, haven’t been able to afford many, But I have one set, and in the near future plan to take advantage of their customized/personal dice creation service, not many people know abut it, but for a price, about the same as their normal product’s you can send in your own artwork to have etched onto the dice.

Also wanted to inform you, I’m an Avid user of firefox and Ad-block plus. Gnome stew is one of the sites I have white-listed. Your ads are tasteful, relevant, and non-intrusive. And I always allow sites, that i wish to actually support. Know that you’ve done a good job keeping things tasteful and relevant

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]]> By: Matthew J. Neagley http://www.gnomestew.com/gnome-gnews/12-companies-to-check-out-gnome-stew-advertisers/comment-page-1#comment-8150 Matthew J. Neagley Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:55:07 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=5421#comment-8150 If you click through to the Gubs site, you can get a free computer version of their game to try it out and see if it's right for you and whoever you might be playing it with. I picked it up the other day and fiddled with it for a while.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8150','Matthew J. Neagley'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> If you click through to the Gubs site, you can get a free computer version of their game to try it out and see if it’s right for you and whoever you might be playing it with. I picked it up the other day and fiddled with it for a while.
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