Mireu aquest xamfrà de Barcelona:

I està així cada dia! La urbana deu fer els ulls grossos per c*ll*ns!

I am so excited of my discovery, that I have to let more people know about it right now! We were talking on a forum about buying miniatures, merchandising, and other “not very common” things on eBay, when Owen told me about his good experiences with BigBadToyStore.com .

This online store is all a fan of comics, videogames, films, and any fantasy related product can dream. Lots and lots of merchandising and figures of lots and lots of themes can be found here. I looked for Halo 3, and I found not just figures, also replicas of the weapons, that use lasers and detectors to play with it! Looked for Soul Calibur: they had figures. Even old toys like the Masters of the Universe and G.I.Joe!

But there is some “but”s: Some items are not new, they all second hand. Fortunately, the status is fully detailed, and clearly identified. On the other hand, for the new items, you can choose to pay 2$ extra and have a product with a very good case, chosen carefully, so it can be exposed without even opening the box. Another problem is the sipping costs. These items are usually heavy, and it increases the price very fast, depending on the object. I tryed to make a order with two Halo figures, and the price was 50$, 25 for the figures and 25$ for shipping :S.

Apart from this, the store and its catalogue are amazing. It is running since 1997, and with the nice opinions I have heard, I trust them. I suspect I will not have any problem telling others what I want for Christmas this year…

Fa un temps vaig escriure un post explicant que són els jocs de rol. Va ser una explicació orientada a gent que no hagués vist mai res del tema, i només li “sonés de oïda”. En vaig quedar bastant content, i per això m’he animat aquesta vegada a explicar que són els wargames, aquells jocs que simulen batalles amb miniatures pintades, tirant daus i tota la pesca.

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Fa un temps, a Catux (buf, que fa de temps que no m’hi passo :S) va sortir el tema dels jocs de rol i d’estrategia, i em va fer pensar que hi ha molta gent que no coneix aquest mundillo. En aquest post, doncs, intentaré fer una petita introducció explicant que és un Joc de Rol (JdR), i les primeres passes a fer si algú vol provar-ho.

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