If I could have any hypothetical Flash Gordon toy right now, I would want a collection of painted metal figures, tin litho vehicles, sets, scenery, and tin litho rockets (two different scales), all in the style of the 1930s comic strips. They would be perfect for use with The Savage World of Flash Gordon.
One can dream.
Happy Belated Flash Gordon Day!
On the 7th of January 1934, Flash Gordon began as a newspaper comic strip. Its impact has been felt ever since that day.
Long live Flash!
Happy Very Belated Flash Gordon Day!
On 5 December 1980, the first feature-length Flash Gordon film premiered in cinemas and it was glorious.
Long live Flash!
If you know the early comic strips, movie serials, or motion picture, you know that
Flash Gordon stands for
Go, Flash, go!
Care to hear more about the world's first licensed role-playing game, Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo? Watch "Let's Talk About the Flash Gordon Role Playing Game! The Critics Were Wrong." (Episode 11 of Geekerati Media.)
In case anyone was wondering why there are sometimes two dates listed in the Lists of Mongo for the first appearance of something in the Flash Gordon comic strips, this occurs when the first time a thing is depicted is different from the first time it is named. For some reason I think this is an important distinction that is worth recording. Carry on.
I'd really like to know how the Arborians deal with squirlons, carnivorous flying squirrels with a bite that causes insanity. That's a level of nuissance far beyond that of any Earth rodent. Also, we know that a squirlon bite causes insanity in Earthlings, but does it have the same effect on the peoples of Mongo? Does it vary? Is there an antidote? Has anyone on Mongo domesticated squirlons? If so, to what end? Does any creature prey on squirlons?
I have been interested in Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo, the role-playing game by Lin Carter and Scott Bizar, since I first learned of its existence years ago. Alas, I have neither played nor even seen the game, but this article by Christian Lindke is quite informative: "A Look at the First Flash Gordon Role Playing Game" from The Geekerati Newsletter.
Happy Belated Flash Gordon Day again!
The 6th of April 1936 marks the debut of Flash Gordon on the silver screen, championing the oppressed and fighting despotism on whatever planet it might occur.
Long live Flash!
Normally, when I introduce players to a new role-playing game, I help them make characters first. Most of the games I run are easy to learn or mostly familiar in concept to my players, but Savage Worlds is sufficiently different from what they have previously experienced that it might be wise to give them pregenerated characters for their first foray into worlds of a savage nature. It would be very handy to have copies of the SWADE Player's Book I could distribute (and I'll buy some when finances permit), but even so, I would prefer not to give them too daunting a reading assignment before they play, and most of my players like to dive in and learn as they go. So, pregens it will be. Once they start making their own characters (and levelling them up), though, I really need to get those Player's Books. I can't have players fighting over my rule book!
