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The lineup for 2016 includes the Blue Angels, Greg Koontz, Matt Younkin,
Jacquie 'B' Warda, Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Warbirds, Aeroshell
Aerobatics and an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet.
The Smoky Mountain Air Show announced its full lineup Tuesday morning.
The lineup for 2016 includes Greg Koontz, Matt Younkin, Jacquie 'B' Warda, Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Warbirds, Aeroshell Aerobatics and an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet.
aerial performers we're going to introduce right now are some of the
most talented performers anywhere in our industry," air show announcer
Rob Reider said.
The show will also feature the legendary Blue
Angels. Reider said the Blue Angels will perform at 69 air shows at 35
cities across the U.S. in 2016.
After a nearly 15-year absence, the event returns to McGhee Tyson Airport.
Reider said Koontz will land on a truck, and does a routine "that will be astounding because of how close he comes to crashing the airplane."
Matt Younkin is the son of legendary air show pilot Bobby Younkin.
Reider said Jacquie "B" Warda began her aerobatic career when she turned 50.
Reider said the CAF Warbirds are in their 70th year of existence. The
P-51 Mustang was considered by many to be the premiere fighter in WWII,
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The Aeroshell Aerobatics will
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been around for more than 28 years performing at air shows across the
"There are typically very few acts that can close an air
show if you will," Reider said. "You it's not over until the fat lady
sings? Well, the fat lady is usually the United States Air Force
Thunderbirds, the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds or the United
States Navy Blue Angels.
"But, if a show doesn't get a jet team that act right there, the Aeroshell Aerobatic team, can be the fat lady to end the show."
Reider said the Aeroshell Aerobatics team feature lots of noise and smoke during its shows.
Also on display will be a number of aircraft. Learn more about that here.
A portion of the air show proceeds will be donated to HonorAir Knoxville.
Admission to the Smoky Mountain Air Show is free, but parking passes range from $29-75.
Click here to purchase parking passes to the Smoky Mountain Air Show.
The Smoky Mountain Air Show is scheduled for April 16-17.
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What would you like to do today?
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Step 1: Sign up for faucethub.io
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RandomSatoshi is our favorite Auto Claim Faucet. You can level up your claim for each of the coins and earn more claims per session and higher claim reward. This faucet pays directly to faucethub.io if the coin is in stock. If it is not in stock it will go into your wallet on the faucet. From time to time this faucet will run out of coins (like most Auto Faucets) but don't worry, the admin keeps us posted and always refills. We do not let this deter us at all from using this faucet.
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Almost all Auto Faucets require that you perform tasks to earn claims. RandomSatoshi requires that you earn "Bits" to use for Auto Claims. We will show you how to get started earning "Bits" on the faucet.
There are two ways to earn "Bits" on RandomStashi. You can complete tasks under the "Bits" tab and you can claim a daily bonus once a day.
Click "Bits"
You will see the different ways to earn "Bits". Click on Shortlinks, Offerwalls or Videos and it will open the screens below.
Shortlinks are quick and easy once you get the hang of it. This is our favorite way to earn "Bit" if we are being active. Find what ones work for you. You may have to zoom out on certain shortlinks in your browser to complete the shortlink tasks.
We only do the PTCwall on this offerall and that is only if we don't want to do shortlinks. PTCwall requires you view an ad for a certain time and select an image at the end to record the view and get the reward.
Our favorite way to earn on any faucet is by watching Smores videos. We will go over how run Smores in the background and earn from the videos without having to watch them.
Pick any category. It doesn't really matter which one if you are running in the background. Click on one.
A video will pop up in a new tab looking like the above. Notice the black "Advertisement" tab at the top. This lets you know that the video is an ad. This is important because you only get a "watched" credit after viewing an ad. If you run Smores for a long time (multiple hours) the ads may stop showing. If this happens, take a break. If you run into problems seeing ads for an extended time, clear your browser cache.
After you view and ad you will see your watched credit under rewards. You only get credited to the faucet after 3 ad views. So make sure you let the cycle complete before you shut down Smores.
In order to watch Smores in the background you need to have the video its in own browser window, the volume has to be slightly on and the full video needs to be in view on the browswer tab. See the pictures below of what works and what does not.
Smores tab is active, will work. Smores tab is active.
Smores tab is not active, will not work.
Smores two windows, tab active. This will work and is the configuration you need to have the videos play in the background. If the window that Smores is playing in has the Smores tab active, you can completely cover it by another browser window.
Collecting the Daily Bonus:
When you are eligible to claim your daily bonus you will see a button on your dashboard (dashboard shown in the next step). You simply click the "Claim Bonus" button, solve the captcha and claim the daily bonus. Come back in 24 hours to claim your daily bonus again.
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Click the "Wallets" tab to link your faucethub.io wallet addresses and to withdraw manually. No minimum withdraw.
Click the "Dashboard" tab to start claiming!!
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Click on any of the currencies and select claim to put the claim in queued. You can have more then one claim queued for any currency. We prefer to run all of the coins at an equal amount of claim sessions. If you want to select multiple coins, repeat this for each coin you want to claim and when all of your claims are queued proceed to the next step.
Click "Open Claimtab" to start your claim session.
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You will see how many claims have been used for the current claim session and how many sessions are remaining.
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Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Basement Films is a non-profit, volunteer run organization that supports experimental, independent, and under-represented forms of film and videomaking. Our membership is made up of artists, activists, media makers and "film buffs." Basement Films provides a forum for voices not heard in mainstream media. Since 1991, Basement Films has screened unique, moving-image work by artists from around the world... MORE
The term "microcinema" was coined in the early 1990s by Rebecca Barton and David Sherman who founded Total Mobil Home Microcinema in San Francisco, which was in operation from 1993-1997. During the 1990s, "undependent" media artists (a term coined by My House microcinema owner Marc Moscato) discovered a robust circuit of microcinemas that popped up across the United States and around the world. As a result, filmmakers took to the road in much the same way that Punk Rock bands toured in the late 1970s. The venues were large and small—in the case of My House Cinema in Eugene, Oregon the screening room was located in Marc's basement with the screen hung between his hot water heater and the furnace. A sold-out crowd at My House microcinema was 10 people—no more!
Presently, there is a second wave of microcinemas emerging and more artists are beginning to tour.
Our projection equipment and film archive of more than 8,000 industrial, educational and ephemeral 16mm movies, 1000 8mm home movies and countless film strips are available for use by artists, filmmakers, and the community. The archive consists of media produced between the 1950's and 1970's which were used to socialize students, train employees and present a particular moral view of the world at community centers. Only recently are these films being saved and recognized for their historic value... MORE
Basement Films is proudly one of the few remaining
first-generation micro-cinemas still in existence.
No, Basement Films is NOT going out of business... Rather, we were recently gifted a huge donation of about 1,500 VHS movies from a now defunct video rental store in Albuquerque. We thought this would be a good opportunity to partner with 1415 Gallery on 4th street (1415 4th St SW 505.369.6528) and stage a two-day-only video rental store fundraiser.
The fundraiser will be Black Friday November 29 and Saturday November 30 from 1pm-8pm. All 1,500 VHS tapes will be for sale for $1 each and I'll betcha that if folks find multiple titles that interest them, we'll make insanely good deals! Come on out all you old-tech fans and satisfy your Tape Head hunger!
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The Filipino community, much like many immigrant communities, is ripe for the recruitment of participants in MLMs. Filipino immigrants can be particularly easy targets to exploit, as this Filipino-American writer can attest. They are easygoing and friendly. The ones with a college education understand and speak English very well. The community is crawling with network marketers hawking everything from cosmetics to travel packages to insurance products, courtesy of companies that promise the dream of passive income as well as incentives such as car bonuses and vacations.
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One of the benefits of MLM is the ability to bring in new business builders and profit from the sales they make in their business. While some see this as "using" others, the reality is that you're being rewarded for helping others succeed. But for them to succeed, you need to see your role not as racking up as many recruits as possible, but in being a leader and trainer. The focus then is on the success of those you help in the business, not on you.
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MLM salespeople are not employees of the MLM company. Participants do not derive a salary/wage, nor do participants receive remuneration from the MLM company for their invested labor and expenses in their MLM "independent business". The income of participants, if any income is made at all, is derived only from commissions on their personal sales or their share of the commissions on the personal sales of their downlines (the MLM compensation structure).
Kay, you don't need a lot of money to buy essential oils, NOT AT ALL! Specifically now that distillers will sell directly to small businesses with very minimum amount, your $100 will buy you a lot actually. Averagely, your cost with MLM in a single bottle will be around 25x-30x more. So it is not the cost; but the business set-up (packaging, presentation, etc.).
Multi-level marketing (MLM), also called pyramid selling,[1][2] network marketing,[2][3] and referral marketing,[4] is a marketing strategy for the sale of products or services where the revenue of the MLM company is derived from a non-salaried workforce selling the company's products/services, while the earnings of the participants are derived from a pyramid-shaped or binary compensation commission system.
And these sales aren't just to customers. You see, in order to join an MLM you usually need to buy products to sell (often referred to as a starter kit, or similar). And then in order to remain a seller, stylist, supervisor, or whatever term the company uses, you often need to make a minimum number of sales in a given time period (though not always).
Build an email list. There is a system for working with leads. The first step is getting them to be aware of and take an interest in what you have—by visiting your website, for example. The next best step is to ask your leads to sign up for your email list. You can get them to sign up by offering something for free, such as a report or something useful, from your website. For instance, if you're selling wellness products, then you might offer a guide to good-for-you ingredients or recipes. This will allow you to communicate with your prospects and provide valuable information related to your business and the general field that it's in, such as special sales, events, news, and research—and stay top-of-mind to your past, current, and possible future customers. Just be sure that you're following the laws and regulations regarding email marketing.
If your online business does not have a social media program in place to help spread the word about your business, then you are missing out. The basis of any good marketing strategy would be to include social media in your daily business activities. There are many locations to begin the building of your business relationships… one good place to start would be to focus on Facebook groups within your niche.
MLM itself is a legitimate business strategy. However the subject of ethics can be rather vulnerable. The pyramid scheme, unlike MLM, is clearly a scam. In a pyramid structure, a member pays a fee to join. A portion of the money will then be remitted back to them when they bring a new member into the scheme. No products are involved in this scheme, simply get more people to dump in money for your chance to make more money.
And the reason is LEVERAGE… or being able to manipulate other people's effort and time for your own gain. With MLM, the same principle applies. Everyone has the opportunity to become their own boss and has the opportunity to leverage their time and effort to an infinite extent of people down the line, while giving the opportunity for everyone to make money.
Although each MLM company dictates its own specific financial compensation plan for the payout of any earnings to their respective participants, the common feature that is found across all MLMs is that the compensation plans theoretically pay out to participants only from two potential revenue streams. The first is paid out from commissions of sales made by the participants directly to their own retail customers. The second is paid out from commissions based upon the sales made by other distributors below the participant who have recruited those other participants into the MLM; in the organizational hierarchy of MLMs, these participants are referred to as one's down line distributors.[5]
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Elite MLM Leads views MLM lead generation and conversion from a prospect's point of view. While other home based business leads companies claim they have the ability to generate quality network marketing leads that convert, it is usually because they have highly-specialized expertise that, at best, improves your overall recruiting efforts incrementally.
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At the other end of the spectrum is buying leads. This is also not the best option since it can be very expensive and may result in leads that may not actually be interested in your products or business. These are not great leads, either. The best leads will always be the ones you generate yourself—people who have shown some sort of interest in what you have to offer.
As in any business opportunity, it can be a beneficial practice if an MLM allows participants to return unsold product to the MLM because the ability to return product can decrease the risk of losing money for participants who take advantage of that policy. Allowing participants to return product, however, does not in and of itself shield an unfair or deceptive compensation structure from law enforcement. As a general matter, money-back guarantees and refunds are not defenses for violations of the FTC Act. Even where such policies are offered, dissatisfied participants may not seek a refund for a number of reasons, including because they are unaware of their right to a refund, the refund process is too complicated or obscure, or they blame themselves for not being able to sell the product.
My network marketing Leads are the best way to follow the golden proverb that somebody must have dropped coming down the mountain, because when it fell, it hit so hard that everyone doesn't think twice about it just being plan common sense. And I don't know why it isn't folded into every California cookie because it is the best way to gain a fortune. This proverb that needs much repeating is "Work smarter, not harder."
Many self-proclaimed entrepreneurs send me invitations and accolades to join their favorite Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) or Network Marketing company, but these all sound like "get rich quick" schemes to me. For me, the essence of an entrepreneur is creating something new and innovative, whereas an MLM is a traditional formula on an existing product with a high premium on pyramiding.
Unlike many MLMs that sell products directly to consumers, Digital Altitude sells a business system to entrepreneurs in the form of courses and methods that teach them to effectively market their own companies. While many of the packages can cost thousands of dollars, Digital Altitude offers a $1 trial, making the risk to try its product very low for the consumer.
I have a friend who is proposing I join Arbonne? She would be good to work with although I am not educated on all the MLM companies and don't want to make the wrong choice. I also have a blog which I want to leverage and it seems like most of the health and wellness MLMs utilize hosted parties. Are there any that are more internet based that have had a long time track record! Thanks and sorry for all the questions!
I really appreciate the truths and the facts as well John..#2 and #8 is very very important in network marketing.The word "TIME IS MONEY" Is so bad when you working for someone as your boss, because you devote your time and you working for your boss to earn from you. After you spending a whole of your time working for him to earn big, all he can do for you for so many years is to give you something small just to keep you… John i love this..
Much has been made of the personal, or internal, consumption issue in recent years. In fact, the amount of internal consumption in any multi-level compensation business does not determine whether or not the FTC will consider the plan a pyramid scheme. The critical question for the FTC is whether the revenues that primarily support the commissions paid to all participants are generated from purchases of goods and services that are not simply incidental to the purchase of the right to participate in a money-making venture.[46]
Orders obtained through settlements of FTC law enforcement actions are not binding on the entire industry. Such orders, however, can be useful to MLMs that are not bound by them. Industry members may choose voluntarily to follow the provisions in these orders or to consider the provisions in developing their own practices and procedures. All industry members have an obligation to follow the law, and the provisions in FTC orders may provide guidance and insights to help them do so.
Multi-level marketing (simplified Chinese: 传销; traditional Chinese: 傳銷; pinyin: chuán xiāo) was first introduced to China by American, Taiwanese, and Japanese companies following the Chinese economic reform of 1978. This rise in multi-level marketing's popularity coincided with economic uncertainty and a new shift towards individual consumerism. Multi-level marketing was banned on the mainland by the government in 1998, citing social, economic, and taxation issues.[62] Further regulation "Prohibition of Chuanxiao" (where MLM is a type of Chuanxiao was enacted in 2005, clause 3 of Chapter 2 of the regulation states having downlines is illegal.[11] O'Regan wrote 'With this regulation China makes clear that while Direct Sales is permitted in the mainland, Multi-Level Marketing is not'.[10]
The 2004 letter should not be misconstrued as suggesting that an MLM can lawfully pay compensation on wholesale purchases that are not based on actual consumer demand by characterizing such purchases as "internal consumption." The 2004 letter itself does not support such a construction, nor do subsequent judicial decisions. For example, the court in BurnLounge held that, notwithstanding the defendants' characterization that participants bought packages for "internal consumption," the compensation paid on such purchases was not tied to consumer demand for the merchandise in the packages; instead, the opportunity to advance in the marketing program was the major driver of package purchases. Similarly, in granting a preliminary injunction against Vemma Nutrition Company, the court rejected the argument that individuals who had joined as business opportunity "Affiliates" only wished to purchase product for their own consumption, finding that this claim was "not based in fact."
People who wonder why network marketing doesn't work have likely also never joined the best MLM for them at the time or had great upline support and a team around them to get through the often frustrating first few months. Opportunities abound – even publicly traded multi-level marketing companies, who you would think are these huge businesses that give you no attention, have small teams and wonderful leaders to join. It's just a matter of finding the top teams in the company you're looking at.
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At the other end of the spectrum is buying leads. This is also not the best option since it can be very expensive and may result in leads that may not actually be interested in your products or business. These are not great leads, either. The best leads will always be the ones you generate yourself—people who have shown some sort of interest in what you have to offer.
Recruitment is an integral part of any MLM, but it doesn't need to be the focus. Whenever MLMs charge high startup fees, require high recruitment for a commission, do not provide sales training, or otherwise value recruitment over product, that's a clue that it is not a good MLM to join. Network marketing companies should rely on networks to sell products, instead of only recruiting your network.
OneFineStay is the high end vacation rental platform that takes care of all preparation work for hosts: insurance, key handling, checking guests' identities, greeting guests upon their arrival, cleaning, preparing your home with toiletries and making the bed with linens. OneFineStay only lists the finest accommodations and requires hosts to offer a minimum of six weeks availability, spread across the year. To host, you must complete a brief questionnaire to see if your home qualifies.
Fiverr is the marketplace for creative and professional services specializing in projects starting as low as $5. Freelancers can advertise very specific skillsets, such as "I will create the perfect voice over for you" or "I will write a captivating and SEO friendly About Us." You're not going to make $500 per project on this site, but if you want to make a quick buck on an easy-to-complete project, then Fiverr may work for you.
Lift Hero is a ridesharing platform designed specifically for elderly passengers. The requirements to become a "Hero" are more extensive than traditional rideshare drivers to ensure extra safety for Lift Hero passengers. For instance, drivers must be CPR and First Aid certified and possess at least 3 years of driving history. To see the full list of driver requirements, click here.
3. Business cards, buttons and brochures. Most companies offer sales aids that help the cold sponsoring process. If you owned a store, you would put out your "open for business" sign at the start of each day. Wear an "open for business" button promoting your product. Something catchy will inevitably create interest. If people are bold enough to quiz you about the button, they're probably outgoing and a great prospect. Pass out literature with your phone and e-mail, and use your business cards. Do this consistently. The law of averages says something has got to happen.
I think when you made comments about a company you should have kept them neutral or not only commented part of a story. Ambit did have a lawsuit, but it also has several JD Power awards, A+BBB, and many other accolades. I don't know details of the suit, it may have been 100% justified, but I do know lawsuits are not always justified. Sometimes people are looking to make a buck
Thanks for this list. Loved seeing Monat as #1! I am a Market Partner for this company and the money is crazy good because the products are awesome. I was disappointed to see Plexus at #28 and I wasn't impressed by what you had to say about them. Plexus is NOT a weight loss company. Their products promote a healthy gut and they are clinically proven to decrease inflammation and balance blood sugar. Weight loss is a natural side effect of body balance. The products work and there are a lot of people I know personally making good money with Plexus.
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I just started selling for one of the top 15 and I went in knowing that this was just supplemental cash and nothing that would support my family. I spend 15 minutes (mostly from my phone) a day on my business and am happy with what I've done thus far. If it covers groceries and some extras like clothes or shoes, I'm good. If I start to become even more successful, great. It's my competitive nature to want to out rank others, so I find it to be more of a personal challenge than thinking I'm going to get rich and stay rich. I appreciate the article and the no BS attitude.
http://www.idahofallsmagazine.com/2014/12/demystifying-Melaleuca does NOT fit any of the descriptions about multi-level marketing. Best double check. 😀 We had to. We thought it was until we looked closer. Opening Online Shopping Accounts! Not a "home parties" company, no inventory, and no delivering of products. Just a website! Best HOME BASED Business we have ever found. And we have been LOOKING! Thanks.


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A fabulous and rare find with a wide street frontage, offering endless opportunities for a versatile development (S.T.C.A), sitting on a massive parcel of land of 1,002m2 allotment (approx.) only walking distance from the thriving Sunbury township, train stations, parks, sporting facilities, reputable schools, popular restaurant & caf precinct with handy freeway access.
The home features three bedrooms, master boasting ensuite and WIR's, study/bedroom overlooking the huge backyard, central bathroom and separate toilet. Rustic and warming family living with cosy fireplace, meals are open plan kitchen with dishwasher and gas cooktops and light filled dining and adjacent lounge area, separate rumpus/retreat room.
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Merging two of its most distinctive codes into one symbol: the Interlocking G Horsebit – the hardware is replicated from a rare piece from the Gucci archives, chosen for its contemporary appeal and presented in a mix of silver and gold tones. Introduced in the evocative setting of the Théâtre Le Palace in Paris, the Gucci Zumi line takes its name from actress and experimental musician Zumi Rosow, who walked the Spring Summer 2019 runway carrying the bag. The bag can be carried cross body, used as a clutch when the chain is removed and worn as a top handle when the leather handle is extended.
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Tsar's Red Caviar Jar, 7.05 oz / 200 g
The name of Tsar's Red Caviar (7 oz) jar suggests that for a long time it has been the privilege exclusively of the noble people to eat red caviar. The history says the same. The first to experience a magnificent taste and delicate texture of this refined product were Russian tsars in the 13th century. Red caviar is usually the roe of salmon that has well-formed eggs and tender flavour. The useful properties of the foodstuff have been scientifically proved. Red caviar contains in its composition a lot of vitamins (Рђ, РЎ, D), amino acids, phosphorus, potassium, folic acid and lecithin. All these elements are beneficial for health; therefore caviar should be included into the diet.
Tsar's Red Caviar (7 oz) jar is considered to be a delicacy due to its fine taste and relatively high price. Usually people afford to buy it on only great occasions when they want to treat their relatives and friends as royalty. In our online supermarket we offer our clients constant discounts, especially before the coming holidays. Red caviar is a perfect ornament for a holiday dinner table as it is the best and most delicious marine product. The sandwiches with red caviar are one of the most frequently prepared dishes for great celebrations.
Always liked it, great quality and taste.
Bitter taste - would not buy it again.
Очень вкусная и в меру соленая. Когда с'ем вторую банку-закажу еще. Спасибо
Very good for this prise
Икра не совсем соответствует имеджу на фото .
На вкус не плохая . Но очень давленная .


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History Check: Gary Gygax High School Yearbook
A facebook group I frequent auctions numerous gaming items, sometimes common and sometimes very rare. Several of the members are known gaming industry talents, and others are just collectors like myself. At the end of November, Garrett Ratini put up an item that was a rare gem from his collection. It wasn't a game book, but books containing a surprisingly rare set of photos that made up a part of gaming history. And how the auction ended is where the real surprise happened.
The items auctioned were the 1953 and 1954 years of the Geneva Log, the Lake Geneva High School yearbook. It was during these years that Gary Gygax, Don Kaye and Mary Powell were all in attendance. A treasure for the gamer who wants to own a piece of history, but especially for the rarity of the photos inside. To appreciate just how rare, you have to know a little something about the history of these three individuals.
Gary Gygax, for one, did not finish high school, though did finish his degree years later. A few months after his father passed, he dropped out of high school in his junior year. These volumes then contained rare pictures of him as a student.
Secondly, Don Kaye is depicted in the book as well. Don Kaye, a close childhood friend of Gygax from age 6, co-founded Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) with Gygax and made one of the first Dungeons & Dragons characters, the infamous Murlynd. While the depiction of these two legends in one book might not appear to be noteworthy in itself, it is one of the few rare pictures of Don Kaye.
TSR was founded in 1973 by Gygax and Kaye. Later, Brian Blume bought in and supplied the capital to allow the publication of Dungeons and Dragons. However, Kaye suffered from a heart condition and needed surgery. He never disclosed this to his partners, and died of a heart attack before the scheduled surgery could take place, dying at age 36 just as Dungeons and Dragons was beginning to gain momentum. As a result, few public pictures of Don Kaye exist.
Mary Jo Powell was a friend of Kaye and Gygax, and was wooed by Kaye for some time. However, Gygax was also smitten, and proposed marriage at 19 years old. Kaye was upset enough to not attend the wedding, though they later reconciled. Ernie Gygax recently posted a picture of Mary Jo the day after the proposal, shown below:
Mary Jo once suspected Gary of having an affair while she was pregnant with her second child, but going to confront him in a friend's basement, found him sitting with friends around a map covered table. She may have been the first of what my wife calls "Gaming Widows" (being spouses left by the wayside for the husband that games too much).
Garrett Ratini put these items up for auction, and the true collectors of gaming history began to come out to bid. The buyout price for the books was $1,200.00 and likely that number would have been met, I suspect, knowing the habits of this community of bidders. But an unexpected bidder placed a bid at somewhere around the $400 mark, and that was Luke Gygax himself, founder of Gary Con and Gary Gygax's son.
With the permission of all involved, Garrett terminated the auction and gifted the books to Luke. Now, these books and images of his mother and father are with him, where they truly belong.
Pre-digital history like this is easily lost, and is not on the radar of many historians, with the exception of Michael Witwer and Shannon Appelcline. Hopefully books like this will make it into the archives like the one held at GenCon 50 this past year. Fortunately, I believe we can anticipate these books being treasured by the Gygax family, both for themselves and for posterity.
Don't Look Back returns!
Twenty years ago, I read about an amazing new game that was making big waves in the Horror RPG community. That game was Don't Look Back: Terror is Never Far Behind ("DLB"). Enthusiasts of the genre stated that it had clean mechanics, was versatile, and an engaging universe. I was lucky enough to meet its designer Chuck McGrew, and went on to assist with the Second Edition, and have since spent many great hours with this fun, fast horror RPG.
After two decades lurking in the shadows, using occult Kickstarter magiks, Don't Look Back is back with a NEW EDITION! I'm psyched to get back into modern horror with Chuck McGrew again after all these years.
I was not originally the type of guy to seek out a Horror RPG. DLB had great reviews at the time (this is almost the pre-internet era, so we still looked to publications like Dragon Magazine for what was new and hot at the time, not amazing game blogs like Skyland Games). The reviews I read were startlingly positive. While there was Horror role-playing out there at the time, many of them stuck to specific themes that didn't always appeal to me.
For instance, Call of Cthulhu was great, but I didn't always want to play a game in the 1920's, or always inevitably die horribly, or go insane. Other Horror games existed but the mechanics could be cumbersome, and usually presumed a role that the players would be involved in that was sort of predetermined by the system.
DLB appealed to me in that it didn't necessarily tie itself to a specific setting, but was versatile enough to be used in any kind of horror game that the player and game master preferred. You could play that group of kids that snuck out to see if they could find the missing kid from their school who was last seen entering the abandoned house at the edge of town. You could also play an FBI agent seeking the truth that was out there. You could play mobsters that stumbled onto something when the shipment they hijack turned out to be more exotic than anticipated, not to mention alive. The game had great flex so you could use it how you wanted it.
That said, numerous shadowy organizations, entities and creatures were detailed in its "Keeper" section for the player to incorporate as it suited the group. Groups such as the Order, the Clean-up Crew, and others created a world that could be played in or tools for a world of the GM's own design.
We played for hours, usually playing a campier horror-movie style back in the 90's and early 2000's, which fits the game perfectly, per their first module "Giant Psychic Insects from Outer Space". Games where the possibility of actually fighting the creature and surviving the night wasn't so far fetched was a little bit different than a lot of the genre at the time. Best of all, the mechanics were smooth enough to keep the story from getting bogged down.
Chuck McGrew advises in his Kickstarter video that he plans on utilizing the D6xD6 system in the new edition, which d6xd6.com describes as follows:
In the D6xD6 RPG, players can create literally any type of character, based on a unique dice mechanic and a single attribute—Focus. Character abilities are defined primarily by chosen occupation, which together with a list of secondary skills determine the character's Focus number. Very focused characters are automatically better at their occupation and the few skills they know; less focused characters are better able to succeed even with skills they've never trained in.
I've heard great things about the system, but haven't had a chance to play it yet. Simple, clear mechanics is always a benefit in Horror RPG's, as it lets the player focus on actual role-playing and not the technical aspects of how the game itself is played. It's difficult to spook a player while looking up rules, and I'm hoping that d6xd6 is able to keep that tradition up in the new version.
While the Kickstarter has already reached the first leg of its goal, stretch goals promise new adventures as well as rules for kids and teens (perfect for that natural hankering you'll get after watching Stranger Things Season 2).
The first Stretch goal that has already been unlocked is the details on the Cleanup Crew, permitting one of my favorite versions of the game, where you play the role of expendable operatives, men-in-black, coming to clean up the evidence of the presence of dangerous "Unknowns" that pose a threat to the greater good. Not exactly good guys, we had some fun running a game where the team tried to solve the mystery, catch the critter and make the world aware that 'something is out there'. Then to have a second session where the players play pre-gen Clean-up Crew operatives that take actions showing why, at the last second, the monster disappeared and what became of both it and the Crew itself.
Don't Look Back has a lot of great elements that helped to open the genre in the 90's and may serve to do the same today. This game has a ton of potential and provided me and my gang hours of great gameplay over the years. Make sure to get in on this kickstarter before it ends on November 12th!
HAPPINESS IS MANDATORY; A review of Mongoose's new take on the Paranoia RPG
Paranoia has been around for decades, and is a game I was in love with 20 years ago. Recently, I picked up and read (cover to cover) Mongoose's take on life in our beloved Alpha Complex, and found that not only was happiness mandatory, but it was pretty darn easy to comply.
If you've never seen the game before, Paranoia is a darkly humorous RPG where you play a citizen of Alpha Complex, a sealed vast complex of various sectors built to survive some great calamity. Alpha Complex is controlled by The Computer, a semi-omnipotent semi-insane artificial intelligence that has, over hundreds of cycles of operation, turned Alpha Complex into an Orwellian witch hunt for commies, mutants, and members of secret societies. Traditionally, you play a faithful troubleshooter just above the minimum security clearance level, who also happens to be a mutant and a member of a secret society. You have six clones (because a computer knows something about backups), and death comes easily. Most games typically involve hunting each other, incriminating yourself, hunting threats to the complex, and getting blown up in a variety of dramatic hilarious ways, from simple R&D product testing to actual threats.
Mongoose has done little to change this classic formula thematically, but has done a great job of sprucing up the rules and play of the game to match the character the game has always carried with it. Here are the primary changes for long time players:
- Cards have been added to make equipment and duties easier to keep track of, and have created action cards you can use add story elements or interrupt another players action to make things interesting. Since screwing over the guy sitting next to you is half the fun, it makes for creative fast paced play.
- Skills are tested by rolling dice and tracking 5's or 6's (with all rolls of 1-4 taking away a success if the player has a negative skill number, or being ignored with a positive skill number). Players are encouraged to make creative combinations of their four Stats (Violence, Brains, Chutzpah and Mechanical) and a large list of skills.
- Along with your skill dice, you roll a "Computer Dice" (they say Dice because the word 'die' is used too much already in the book). Rolling a Computer on the Computer Dice forces a player to lose "Moxie" (your ability to cope) and represents either equipment malfunction or the Computer's helpful interference pushing the player closer and closer to the breaking point. Run out of Moxie and you lose it in the way that is funniest at the time.
- Commies are now termed the more generic "terrorists" (though you still can and do have commie terrorists, so that's pretty much the same.
- All characters are implanted at birth with a Cerebral Cortech and cyber-eyes which allow the computer to beam programs straight into the character's brain, as well as video treason with the characters own eyes as witnesses for (or against) them.
- Players now perceive in augmented reality, with name tags and "treason stars" floating above other players. 5 stars and you're laser fodder.
- Players are awarded "XP Points" by the Computer for positive actions and behavior, and are docked XP Points for negative or treasonous behavior. XP Points can be used to buy skill and stat upgrades, software packages, and security clearance upgrades, complete with cake to celebrate with.
I won't get into some of the rules that the GM uses, as they are above your security clearance, but I'll summarize by saying that they remain fast and loose, and easy for any GM to apply. The players often times end up making things more interesting than the GM could ever manage through attempts at creative problem solving.
Overall, Mongoose's take on the game emphasizes creativity and minimizes mechanics, which really has always matched the particular play style of this game. You don' win Paranoia, you survive it.
The main box comes with five dry erase character sheets, a players book, a GM book (which made me laugh out loud reading it several times), and book with three adventures in it that start off with the players at infrared status (minimum security status) and moving their way up, learning alpha complex as you go. It's a great series of adventures because it presumes no knowledge of the system and lets players learn. It also is written in such a way that the GM can read that first and run the game before reading the rules. It's pretty amazing and a great way to jump right in.
Pick this game up if your friends can enjoy sabotaging each other with hilarious consequences and you're a GM capable of thinking on your feet to make things fun. It's a great change of pace from the same old fantasy game and makes for a great one shot in between campaign sessions.
Review: Tales from the Yawning Portal
Alright, let's jump right in….
What's in it?
Tales from the Yawning Portal is Wizard's latest release for 5th Edition, and is the same high production quality as their other releases. Unlike previous releases, it is a series of unconnected older adventures that have been converted up to 5th edition from previous editions of the game (ranging from several OD&D mods to some early 3rd edition modules, and some playtest content).
The adventures featured are:
- The Sunless Citadel
- The Forge of Fury
- Against the Giants Trilogy
- The Tomb of Horrors
- The Hidden Shrine of Tamaochan
- White Plume Mountain
- Dead in Thay
There is also a brief chapter for magic items (15 of these) and a chapter for monsters (39 of them). Also, starting of the book is a brief flavor detail for, you guessed it, the Yawning Portal Tavern.
Those are the facts. Now, the real question…
Should I Buy it?
This book is for grognards wanting to spare themselves the minimal trouble of converting a few old classic scenarios for their group, many of whom may not have played the mods. Alternately, it's for newer players that have heard about classic mods and want to take a crack at them in 5E and see what all the fuss is about.
Tales from the Yawning Portal takes the heavy lifting out of conversion, cleans up some weird oddities from older mods, and generally makes the older content much more approachable for a newer player, primarily because old originals are perhaps hard to find and the trouble of converting some of these classics may be a little daunting.
So, do you need to buy it? No. You definitely do not.
Should you? Only if you want to revisit these classics. I personally do, but that's not going to describe everyone.
This is a collection of classic mods first and a general game supplement second, or perhaps even third. In some ways I appreciate the fact that Wizards isn't spamming their release schedule with Fiend Folios and Magic Item Compendiums in droves, forcing us to shell out for semi-mandatory releases. On the other hand, I feel like getting 39 monsters at a time is a somewhat slower financial torture. That, and now if I want to find a monster, I have to flip through Volo's Guide to Monsters, or now Yawning Portal to find what I'm looking for in addition to the Monster Manual. It's not really convenient or logical.
In a lot of ways, 5th Edition is a response (perhaps a kneejerk response) to the vitriol that arose as a result of the new ideas of 4th Edition. 4th Edition is commonly summarized as "a great game, just not dungeons and dragons". As a result, 5th edition has a much more old school feel, without all that horrible THAC0. This is a slapshot right down the throats of all those geezers like myself that just want to play ancient modules until we die, and make other people play them too.
The great thing about this book is that you get a lot of content, and a lot of short usable play hours with it. You can play pieces of it without having to feel married to it for a year (a complaint that some of us are feeling in our current Out of the Abyss campaign). Being able to play a few sessions, then stop, can be very welcome when seeking published content. Also, they snuck the ENTIRE GIANTS TRILOGY in here! That is Fricking Awesome! So there is good to be had.
The monsters, however, as well as the magic items, are there to support the rest of the published works and don't really stand on their own as a supplement (nor do I believe they were held out to do so). Overall, it's great to have on the shelf, but the home campaigner or the long haul campaigner is going to scratch their heads at this release. This is nostalgic potpourri and historical esoterica.
So, proceed with the knowledge of what this book is, and see if it is worthy of your shelf. It's on mine, and I'm glad for it and look forward to sharing some old classic content with my group for a couple 3-shots.
A parting note:
One last thing I wanted to mention, and can't seem to find a place to fit into this review, is the curious disappointment I have that the Yawning Portal, famous for it's connection to Undermountain, is not at the head of a book for UNDERMOUNTAIN! It's a fun way to connect these modules as tales from tavern-goers but something I hope Wizards will attempt in the months and years to come. That's a classic that definitely belongs on the shelf.


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