On July 23rd 2008, Robin succumbed to his cancer at a hospice in Coquitlam, BC.

Rest in peace Robin, we'll all miss you.

NOTE: Please direct any further comments on Robin's life and what he meant to you to this thread: http://www.kelestia.com/?q=node/291

Thank you.

I've had this little problem for a while with the Counter-Strike mechanism in HarnMaster. (I've really only had it since my superior PC got whacked by an underskilled Gargun who decided to use the counter-strike manuever, but go figure :) ) [Read more...]

With Eric, Eric, Eric the ‘Arf a Fish

Last week I acquired a new constant companion. The front end looks like a fish, I’ve never seen the rear end; it could like a horse, a toaster oven, or maybe a fish. It only swims backwards from left to right. I call it Eric… Eric the ‘alf a fish. The part I’ve seen has two mouths, but that’s ok… it doesn’t bite. On the other hand, it does have some odd behaviour. It eats words. If there’s a page of text, it eats the right half, then works its way left to leave only a few letters on each line. [Read more...]

Ivinia Con II (the second in a series of Scandinavian Hârn Cons) will be held from Friday the 15th of August 2008 to Sunday the 17th at the Fotevikens Museum in Sweden. The convention is being arranged by Mikael Hegardt (logistics, venue etc) and Anders Bersten (events, games etc).

For more information check out the Convention's web page at http://www.ivinia.se/IviniaCon_II/Welcome.html and visit this thread http://www.lythia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8651 on Lythia.com's HarnForum.

The sixth edition of HârnCon returns to Vancouver BC, Canada this coming August 29-31.

The venue for the weekend is the Marpole Curling Club, which offers a large meeting room as well as a spacious pub, both of which have plenty of tables for gaming. [Read more...]