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The Empire is on the March
10/20/2009
The next few weeks are going to be busy for the Empire with three events in the next three weeks.
First off is Guild Game Day, on Saturday October 24th from Noon to 6pm. It's a day of fun and gaming on the UNC-Charlotte campus in Charlotte, NC, Sponsored
by The UNCC Guild. Come join us in Afterhours, in the Cone Center. Empire Games will be there running demos of I Drank What? with the first
expansion, To Brie or Not to Brie and playing a variety of card and board games with our friends from the Guild.
Admission is free so come on out and join the fun.
Next week, on Halloween night (10/31/2009) Empire Games will be out at the Geek Gala at the Actor's Theater of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC,
sponsored by The Charlotte Geeks. It will be a night of fun and geekdom with events for geeks of all flavors. We will be running demos of
I Drank What? in the gaming space. We have donated a pair of I Drank What? and To Brie or Not to Brie sets to the raffle.
Two lucky winners will be among the first to have a chance to get their hands of on the long awaited expansion to out hit game.
This one isn't free, but proceeds from ticket sales go to a good charity. For more information and to buy tickets, go to
The Charlotte Geeks website.
And in three weeks is MACE 2009, 11/6 - 11/8 at the Best Western High Point in High Point, NC. Empire Games will be back out at MACE again for our
third straight year, running I Drank What? (with TBONTB) and Way of the Fist Demos all weekend long.
We will be manning a table in the dealer's room where you can purchase any of our products. We hope to see you there!
To Brie or Not to Brie In Stock!
10/16/2009
We just got To Brie or Not to Brie back from the printer. The cards look great and the packaging is nicer than we had anticipated.
The Official Release of TBONTB will be at MACE but for anyone who can't make it to the convention or just can't wait to get their hand
on the expansion, the link is live to buy it from our website.
To Brie or Not to Brie at Printer
9/25/2009
We have sent the first I Drank What? expansion, To Brie or Not to Brie, off to the printer this week. We expect to have it in hand by the time MACE rolls around
and will be debuting the finished product there this year. Along with TBONTB, we are close to finalizing rules on our second card game, Way of the Fist.
With any luck we will also be debuting a demo version of Way of the Fist at MACE with the finalized rules.
ConCarolinas 2009 Report
6/01/2009
ConCarolinas was a blast this year. It was also exhausting. It was great to see so many old friends and citizens of the empire returning to our demo table.
We had a marathon playtest of Way of the Fist that lasted until the wee hours of the night on saturday and helped us tweek and tune some of the existing
rules problems. I ended up wearing a pair of bunny ears most of the weekend. The things I do to make a pretty girl smile.
Pax vobiscum,
Christopher DeLisle, President
I Drank What Back in Print
4/22/2009
I Drank What? is Back in print! The game of Wine, Poison and Comedy is back in print after the first printing sold out during the 2008 holiday season.
MACE 2008 Report
11/17/2008
This year's MACE was a resounding success for the Empire. Attendance was down this year, due to the struggling US economy, but that didn't stop us from having
a great convention. We were able to debut the new imperial banner (picture forthcoming) at our dealer's table. The 3'x4' banner, red velvet with our logo
enblazed in gold velvet, was made by Dave's wife and looks amazing. She is working on a second, matching banner so we can have one for our demo table as well.
We ran into many old friends and existing citizens, but made more throughout the weekend. We introduced many new players to I Drank What and sold many copies
of the game. In fact, we came close to selling out our first print run. I want to thank Hope, who at one point turned her Looney Labs demos into a second table
to I Drank What when her players called for it.
Playtesting went well. We had two new products that we were playtesting at the convention, To Brie or Not To Brie, the first expansion for I Drank What, and
Way of the Fist, our second card game. To Brie or Not To Brie adds cheese cards to the game, changing the dynamics of play somewhat. We found a few changes
to the expansion that need to be made before we go to print. Playtesting Way of the Fist was more difficult, because players were clamoring to test out an
expasion for I Drank What. I what to thank Jon, Dave and Mike who help us playtest Way of the Fist. They offered a lot of useful insight that helped us tweek
some of the options in the game to improve play. I think we have finally worked out the major kinks and only need to address some card balance issues before
we will have a final version of the rules ready.
Saturday morning Scott and I attended the Meet the Pros panel, along with Clint Black from Pinnacle and Luke Crane from Burning Wheel. It was an honor to
be invited to attend the panel, given how young of a company we are. The panel was not well attended, but that allowed us to spend some time picking the
brains of these industry verterans. For a second year our dealer's table was next to the table of T. Glenn Bane of
Scaldcrow Games. It was nice to see Glenn again and chat with him about the game industry.
The Empire would like to thank Jeff Smith, Convention Manager/Owner, and Ron McClung, MACE's Gaming Coordinator, for their continued support. Thanks
Paula of Mystic Waboose and Dan for carrying I Drank What beyond the southeast and introducing it in
their communities. Last but not least, thanks to all our fans and citizens who came out and supported us, buying our games and t-shirts. Without you we
would have no reason to do what we do. We look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Pax vobiscum,
Christopher DeLisle, President
I Drank What? Now In Stock
6/19/2008
Good news citizens! The first printing of I Drank What? is now in our hands. We will be shipping out pre-ordered
copies starting on June 23rd.
ConCarolinas Report
6/03/2008
The Empire was out in force at ConCarolinas last weekend. We ran demos of
I Drank What? all weekend long and had a great time. We want to thank everyone who came by our table
and checked out the game.
I Drank What? Release Delayed
5/30/2008
We have run into printing delays that have pushed back the the availability of I Drank What? This means that we will not have cards in time for ConCarolinas.
While this is unfortunate, it is unavoidable. We will still be out at the convention running demos of I Drank What? and playtests of Way of the Fist.
Empire Games launches I Drank What? and previews Way of the Fist
5/15/2008
The first stand-alone card game from your friends here in the Empire is scheduled for release on May 30th.
Empire Games presents: I Drank What?, the game of Wine, Poison, and Comedy. Players will laugh themselves to death
if the poison doesn't kill them first! You are all guests at a wine party but be careful at least one of the glasses is filled with something other
than wine. This fast, furious, and funny card game holds between 4 and 10 players and can be played in as little as 20 minutes.
The first printing of I Drank What? will be available on www.empiregames.us
starting on May 30th and we will be personally signing and selling copies at Con-Carolinas May 31st-Jun 2nd.
Also at ConCarolinas the Empire Games staff of crazed lunatics will be running play-test demos of our latest developmental dynamo the new expandable,
stand-alone card game: Way of the Fist. Way of the Fist is a game based on the world of fighting video games. The play is action oriented and quick with
players battling each other for control of arenas, the glory of being the champion of Piston City, and the chance of defeating the nefarious Midnight King.
Empire Games Goes Home
6/01/2008
On Saturday, April 26, Empire Games returned to where many of us first met and became friends; the campus of UNC Charlotte. The Science Fiction and
Fantasy Guild of UNCC had its annual Game Day event. Game Day is pretty much exactly what it sounds like - a group of like-minded college student gamers,
as well as several alumni, coming together on a beautiful Saturday afternoon for good times and games both new and old. We introduced some old friends to
our new product, I Drank What?! We also made new friends including some of the incoming club officers. I must say that a group that had such a
profound influence on me when I was just reaching adulthood is in excellent hands. The new generation is doing just fine.
We were all excited to be able to go against the old quote and truly go home again. We were welcomed with open arms by the fresh faces and really
energized by their enthusiasm. We also got to see some old friends that we hadn't seen in (some cases) years. A great time was had by all and we look
forward to next year when we will have even more to share with our friends both old and new.
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