The Game: CONTESTS! PRIZES!

Hello all,

As you know the main purpose of this blog was to discuss the game I have been developing for a while now. I am happy to say that the response on. the survey I ran for a month as it was very positive only one person thought it wasn't any good. However, I've not had too many responses to my requests for your own squads and battle reports.

Now since the response has been so positive I now realize that perhaps the need for incentives is in order! It's just a brainstorm for now but I am thinking I'll be running a contest of some kind. I can't quite decide what type of contest. I mean it could be one of the following:

-Best custom squad
-Best Battle report
-Best Battlefield (terrain)

It will have to be game related though and the truth is it wouldn't have many other limitations. Now I don't know whether to run it through this blog, Joecustoms or in conjunction with Slayer Design Studios. As for Prizes I am thinking of some sort of voucher from an online store. Maybe Marauder gun runners, SDS, Big bad toy store or some place like that.

Now I haven't contacted any of these sites and nothing's official yet, but I really want to promote the game further as interest will lead me to put extra effort into developing (more like refining) and publishing the finished advanced rules. Look out for the contest some time next year. Feel free to contact me with any ideas for the contest.


In other news....

1. I have spoken to Slayer Dave from slayer design studios and he has demonstrated great interest in the game and we are currently discussing what we can do with it.I haven't heard from him for a while but he is a very, very, busy man! I have provided him with some ultra secret documents and I'm sure I'll hear back from him soon....

2. I have been thinking a lot about the current G.I.JOE wave with the Zombie Vipers and while I am not a big zombie fan, I have some great ideas on how to integrate zombies or other similar creatures into the game, even if it's just for a single mission (I'm sure people want more than the stand alone mission that's currently included in the basic version of the game). Imagine wielding a chainsaw or a shotgun while trying to resist wave after wave of zombies...

3. On the customs front, I am currently working on a nautical themed Cobra unit, I've been watching too many WWII U-Boat documentaries!

4. On the toy-buying front, I am currently only waiting for the Dreadnok and Marauders pack to become available so I can click 'ship my loot now' for my massive order over at BBTS. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Anyways,
Thanks for reading and like I wrote earlier feel free to contact me here at the blog or the following:

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I need to add people to my circles! So very lonely...

One last thing: I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! God Bless!

Behind the Times: G.I.JOE Retaliation

Hello all,

well this isn't so 'behind the times' but I'm sure it's already been reviewed to death already all over the net by other more 'important' people.Just watched the trailer above and I have to say it is looking awesome! I like the first film, but I can't really say that I love it. Maybe I'll do a review on that some time later.

On with the likes, dislikes:

LIKES
- Cobra Commander
-Cobra Flags over the white house

The Rock, I mean Roadblock

-All other Joes are dead (explaining away Hawk, Scarlett, Breaker, etc)
-Ninjas, and I don't usually like Ninjas!
-Ninja Showdown
-Snake eye's mask
-Potentially Agent Helix
-Jinx
-Not too much sci-fi stuff on the Cobra end
-Did I mention the Cobra Commander
-Bruce Willis of course!

Dislikes
-Where's Destro?
-Where's Hawk, Scarlett, Breaker, etc. Where's Ripcord even!
- The Way Snake eyes is restrained: it looks ridiculous!

Well there you have it. Is this even a review? I don't know more of a likes/dislikes list. With a review, I feel I need to write about filmography, camera angles, symbols etc. Anyways, I am really looking forward to the toy line for this film. I give this toy commercial, I mean film trailer: 5/5 behind the times (still haven't thought of anything better)

Iron Grenadiers

Hello all!

This is the second installment  of my 'armies' these are my Iron Grenadiers, I have to say it is very cool to see them all on display I love the red, black and gold! they say pictures say a thousand words so I'll stop writing and you can check the photos out below.

As usual feel free to comment, send me an e-mail g.i.jac0001@gmail.com or join me over at google +
as always, if you haven't already, check out the game

Iron Grenadiers and Heavy Trooper

Officers. Left to Right: Highlander, Deathwish,Heavy Metal, Destro, General Mayhem and Big Mac

Mars Troopers

Bird's Eye