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Iron Reviewer: Last Geek Standing
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the greatest competition in history!
This list is set up for those that want to follow and discuss the Iron Reviewer: Last Geek Standing contest. Here all information about the running competition will be collected.
So what is Iron Reviewer? It is a competition starting January first to find the most tenacious of all of the Geek's reviewers.
The rules are as follows:
 2 GG to enter
 Write a review every two weeks or you're out.
 After a year it accelerates to every week if anyone is still standing.
 After two years it goes to daily.
 There are three lifelines, each one can only be used once:
 Freebie: If you miss a review, you have to write two EXTRA (so three) in the following time period to get back in.
 Vacation: You can miss a review with no penalty as long as you inform the group while turning in the previous review. So if you plan to miss review number 43, you must inform of this when you post review number 42.
 Personal: If you feel for some reason that because of personal events beyond your control you were not be able to review, you can use this option. The honour system is in effect here. This lifeline should not be used lightly. It should not be used because of technical problems, laziness or bad fortune that could have been avoided, but for graver situations.
 All reviews have to be posted during the two week periode. All reviews has to be in by midnight RPGeek time. The review has to be through geekmod before the deadline. So everyone should try to do a bit of geekmodding on the day of the deadline.
 All reviews can be for any kind of entry in the RPGG database, the review can't have been published anywhere else before it is posted on the geek and it can't be a video review. Periodicals and issues may be reviewed, but not individual articles.
 The winner gets 2/3 of the pot, the one who has earned the most thumbs for his reviews gets 1/3.
 At any time when only one participant meets the deadline, and no one has called a vacation, the posting player is declared the winner. That means only the vacation lifeline can get you out of losing.
 If a deadline passes and no one posts, the prize goes to the banker, all remaining players gets a freebie.
If anyone wants to join, just send me two gold and what kind of connection you want to your item on the geeklist. Since the first deadline is January 14th, anyone can join before this date. So, while the competition starts on the January 1st, people can join until the 14th.
The list below tracks all the participants, how many lifelines they have and all reviews they have posted.
I remain impartial banker and arbiter, but the creator of this competition is:
Steve Donohue
United States
Allen Park
Michigan
The pot at the moment is two gold from every contested. I have donated 245.13  , Shanya has donated 10 , Eric Aldrich has donated 10 , Lowell has donated 50 , Kwakkie has donated 35 , Eric Dodd has donated 10 , Chaz Donnell has donated 23.22 , MJ Harnish has donated 5, Matthew Taylor has donated 50 and Hida Mann has donate 200 . So the pot is large and growing.
In addition if you are a new user who does not have the 2gg needed to enter, Dave Bernazzani (aka wavemotion) has said he will gladly sponsor your entry into the contest.
I am also glad to announce that anyone who joins, and posts at least one review, gets this exclusive microbadge: 
Upcoming:
Deadline 42: Between April 14th and April 20th
Deadline 43: Between April21st and April 27th
Deadline 44: Between April 28th and May 4th
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Jaime Lawrence
Australia
Sydney
New South Wales
See Below.
Evil Bob: Lawful good since 2038!
Status: Still in the running
Reviews:
1st deadline: Fiasco - Burnt after reading? IR#1
2nd deadline: Just how Super is this game? IR#2
3rd deadline: Deadly, Innit? IR#3
4th deadline: The Greatest Book You’ll Never Need - IR#4
5th deadline: Sweet, Sweet Nazisaur action! IR #5
6th deadline: The Big Bad Box Brings the Bacon! IR#6
7th deadline: Two Centipedes Walk Into a Whorehouse... IR #7
8th deadline: With our thoughts we shape the world... IR #8
9th deadline: Space 1889 – I say Jeeves, do be a fellow and pass the Liftwood? IR #9
10th deadline: Whether 'tis nobler i'th mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous d6, or to take up arms against a sea of fudge dice and by opposing, end them. IR #10
11th deadline: Who ya Gonna Call? IN-SPECTRES! - IR #11
12th deadline: The Wall That Will Stand Forever! IR #12
13th deadline: When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be in this book - IR #13
14th deadline: Something to make an issue of...
15th deadline: The Game That Made Me the Crab I Am Today - IR#15
16th deadline: Misprints and Other Childish Things - IR #16
17th deadline: An unexpectedly great supplement! IR#17
18th deadline: Engaging Enemies, Part 1 – IR #18
19th deadline: Engaging Enemies, Part 2 – IR #19
20th deadline: Engaging Enemies Part 3 – IR #20
21st deadline: Engaging Enemies Part 4 – IR #21
22nd deadline: The Great Resource! IR #22
23rd deadline: Spycraft - A Memoir
24th deadline: An entertaining combination of things that I don’t care much about… IR #24 by special request
25th deadline: Deathtrap Dungeon for Four Year Olds - IR #25
26th deadline: Exploring the nooks and crannies of Rokugan - IR #26
27th deadline: I have come to worship at the temple of (slightly too) Light Entertainment! – IR #27
28th deadline: Caverns of the Snow Witch for Four Year Olds - IR #28
29th deadline: A review of a WHAT?!?!? - IR #29
30th deadline: Become the apotheosis of GMing! IR#30
31st deadline: A Light Zephyr of Possibility... IR #31
32nd deadline: Cool! IR #32
33rd deadline: It is the best of maps, it is the worst of maps - IR#33
34th deadline: In the grim, dark grimness of the dark 41st Milennium, there are only two adjectives… IR #34
35th deadline: Who let the Heretics out? – IR #35
36th deadline: Galaxy Tiles – The Triumph of Functionality Over Beauty - IR #36
37th deadline: Fighting Fantasy's Phantoms of Fear for Four Year Olds - IR#37
38th deadline: Proof of Fantasy Flight's ability to evolve and change... IR #38
39th deadline: Sigh. Wizards lets me down again - IR #39
40th deadline: A Year of Campaign in a slim volume - IR #40
41st deadline: Demons of the Deep for Four Year Olds - IR#41
42nd deadline: Manannana doo doo doo doo doo! Or How I learned to stop worrying and love Davy Jones’ Locker – IR #42
43rd deadline: To Fiasc or not to Fiasc, that is the - wait, what? IR #43 Share
44th deadline: Paizo’s Perfect Product? IR #44
Remaining life lines:
Freebie (but now you have to turn in three reviews before the next deadline).
Vacation (you have to do tell us about this before the deadline of the one you plan to miss).
Personal (only to be used if you feel the reason is sufficient).
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Steve Donohue
United States
Allen Park
Michigan
Status: Still in the running
Reviews:
1st deadline: The Short Version? Buy this book!
2nd deadline: The Short Version? You only need this if you love Femforce, Superhero games, Sexism, or some combination of those three.
3rd deadline: The Short Version? If you like crunch and want rules for fighting flair, this is a great book!
4th deadline: The Short Version? Better for completists and AC Comics fans than the average gamer.
5th deadline: The Short Version? Buy on sight.
6th deadline: The Short Version? Long on Character creation, short on everything else.
7th deadline: The Short Version? Horrible.
8th deadline: The Short Version? Railroading at its finest!
9th deadline: The Short Version? Your players will hate you.
10th deadline: The Short Version? Great resource for Greek history and culture in a gaming context.
11th deadline: The Short Version? Pretty good reference for physical characters.
12th deadline: The Short Version? If you think there should be more to healing than restoring lost hit points, this is a great resource.
13th deadline: The Short Version? A good reference if you want to roleplay the Crusades.
14th deadline: The Short Version? A capital idea well executed!
15th deadline: The Short Version? Turning spell jockeys into robot jox just doesn't do it for me.
16th deadline: The Short Version? Wait, I can kick a bullet better than I can sling one? I am SO in!
17th deadline: The Short Version? Good, but not what I was expecting.
18th deadline: The Short Version? You don't need a short version - with this supplement you have all the time you need.
19th deadline: The Short Version? This is a great supplement with some very cool ideas.
20th deadline: The Short Version? I normally hate psionics, but this book made me rethink that.
21st deadline: The Short Version? Short descriptions but a lot of great ideas.
22nd deadline: The Short Version? This book would benefit greatly if it had been shorter and more authoratative.
23rd deadline: The Short Version? Only worth it if you really, really need to play a transmuter (or don't have the original softcovers)
24th deadline: The Short Version? If you've run more than a few times, you probably don't need this book.
25th deadline: The Short Version? An interesting look at an alien society
26th deadline: The Short Version? if you wanted to know more about evil dwarves, this is the best place to look.
27th deadline: The Short Version? Lots of cool new spells for divine casters of all kinds
28th deadline: The Short Version? Collected arcane spells done right.
29th deadline: The Short Version? Sparsely illustrated compared to most monster books and a confusing series
30th deadline: The Short Version? Players vs. bugs in a Dwaven Mine
31st deadline: The Short Version? I love the Hero System, but it's not for everyone.
32nd deadline: The Short Version? Saying anything bad about this game is like TILTing at windmills
33rd deadline: The Short Version? This book manages to make Ogres look interesting.
34th deadline: The Short Version? An excellent attempt at personifying a truly alien mindset
35th deadline: The Short Version? A great look at a cold-blooded society with a tight bond.
36th deadline: The Short Version? Goblins are horribly misunderstood, but you should probably still kill them.
37th deadline: The Short Version? No wonder Barad never attends family reunions!
38th deadline: The Short Version? Despite the warning, this book is neither adult nor funny.
39th deadline: The Short Version? it's not as funny as it thinks it is, but it is an entertaining read and a pretty useful book.
40th deadline: The Short Version? Sadly somewhat less than titanic.
41st deadline: The Short Version? This book probably can't be dropped in without a little work, but I think it's worth the effort.
42nd deadline: The Short Version? This is one book you should definitely NOT judge by its cover.
43rd deadline: The Short Version? "Prepare yourself for an RPG encounter so intense it could conceivably change your political viewpoint"*
44th deadline: The Short Version: A reminder of why Gygax was the master.
Remaining life lines:
Freebie (but now you have to turn in three reviews before the next deadline).
Vacation (you have to do tell us about this before the deadline of the one you plan to miss).
Personal (only to be used if you feel the reason is sufficient).
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Steven Robert
United States
Altadena
California
Status: Still in the running
Reviews:
1st deadline: A convoluted but exciting adventure to end the 3.5E era
2nd deadline: A Plethora of Practical Advice For Every GM
3rd deadline: Taking D&D 3.5E to the limits...and, sadly, falling over the edge
4th deadline: Mamluks, Genies, and Barbers - oh my!
5th deadline: A glorious treasure trove of possibilities…but they’re not kidding about “Advanced!”
6th deadline: Aspects in Spaaaaaaaaaaaaace!
7th deadline: 28 24-hour RPGs on the wall, take one down and pass it around!
8th deadline: Truly essential? Hardly. But not without its moments.
9th deadline: An eye-opening experience for this “traditional” gamer!
10th deadline: A solid "competitive" dungeon crawl
11th deadline: Kingdoms in the sandbox!
12th deadline: O, for what could have been!
13th deadline: What have I learned from a decade of play?
14th deadline: Assault on the Aerie of Adventure Design!
15th deadline: A dreadful meatgrinder or simply ahead of its time?
16th deadline: An island-blowing conclusion to a classic series!
17th deadline: Your free introduction to a monumental D&D setting!
18th deadline: It's quite a feat to make a fighter more like a wizard!
19th deadline: Does the N stand for “Novice” or “Nitwit”?
20th deadline: Is that an Indian sandbox in my Egyptian swamp, or do my eyes deceive me?
21st deadline: The new box on the starter block!
22nd deadline: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Flight (rank 9, subtle) + Quickness (rank 2)!
23rd deadline: A fabulous resource for the manipulation and recombination of concepts...and for adventure design too!
24th deadline: Is that GUM on my Pathfinder’s SHOE? Or, can an “old” dog learn new tricks?
25th deadline: The thinking GM’s D&D 3.75
26th deadline: A “dark fantasy” game to rival D&D!
27th deadline: Of all the adventures with a right-side up ziggurat, this one’s the best!
28th deadline: So you wanna get medieval on his a**?
29th deadline: On the ninth day of Armageddon, my GM gave to me: nine world-shattering apocalypses!
30th deadline: Ten reasons you'll love it...and ten reasons you'll hate it!
31st deadline: There’s an 80% chance that this the best adventure about a reptile god you've ever read!
32nd deadline: Preparing you to take over the world…or at least about 100 hexes of it
33rd deadline: A Pathfinder Primer for those who know D&D 3.5
34th deadline: Phenomenal! All the best of old and new
35th deadline: Is Kingmaker right for you? A (nearly) spoiler-free evaluation
36th deadline: Monte Cook is trying to save D&D – but can he write a decent adventure?
37th deadline: It doesn’t get much more novice than this! Aaron Allston’s master class in how adventurers – and DMs – are made!
38th deadline: An excellent introduction to Paizo’s Golarion setting – and yet you should probably buy something else!
39th deadline: It’ll do, but thank god it has an index...
40th deadline: In search of the essence of D&D – and why every D&D player should read this book!
41st deadline: Pathfinder…in SPAAAAAACCCCCCE! Except, not really….
42nd deadline: Because somebody’s got to stand up for the little guy, even if he’s obnoxious and annoying!
43rd deadline: A great set of monsters – but it’s the extras that make the book sing!
44th deadline: Shiver me timbers, that’s some serious role-playing: a brilliant opening to Paizo’s piratical adventure path!
Remaining life lines:
Freebie (but now you have to turn in three reviews before the next deadline).
Vacation (you have to do tell us about this before the deadline of the one you plan to miss).
Personal (only to be used if you feel the reason is sufficient).
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The Harnish
Germany
Duisburg
NRW
Cult of The Harnish Leader
Status: Still in the running
Reviews:
1st deadline: A tale of 3 dice sets
2nd deadline: A fresh, but familiar look at some iconic monsters
3rd deadline: Dark, Visceral, and meant for mature-audiences
4th deadline: Beautiful, useful maps even if you don't play the AP
5th deadline: Dare I say the perfect one-shot game?
6th deadline: A useful, but not indispensable accessory
7th deadline: A side-by-side comparison with the original B/X boxsets
8th deadline: Delivers on its promises
9th deadline: It's full of huge, beautiful maps
10th deadline: Hard hitting, beautiful tragedy
11th deadline: Great stuff for the hard-science junkie
12th deadline: Another nice system agnostic sci-fi supplement
13th deadline: One-shot, purist Trail of Cthulhu adventure at its best
14th deadline: Highly recommended
15th deadline: Lives up to its source material
16th deadline: A perfect marriage of setting & rules
17th deadline: Super-powered action mixed with a coming-of-age drama
18th deadline: Nice looking but flawed
19th deadline: A missed opportunity
20th deadline: Beautiful from start to finish
21st deadline: Dare I say "The best low level adventure TSR created."?
22nd deadline: A value-packed first creature book for the PFRPG
23rd deadline: Another classic adventure from the good old days.
24th deadline: True to the source material
25th deadline: Absolutely Fabulous
26th deadline: The cover is the best part
27th deadline: My favorite monster book
28th deadline: A trip down memory lane
29th deadline: Different, but not different enough
30th deadline: In Retrospect: Beyond the Crystal Cave, or how I learned to love mudmen
31st deadline: Decent but half-orcs get the shaft (again)
32nd deadline: In Retrospect: Gygax's attempt to recreate King Kong at the table
33rd deadline: A campy, satirical reboot of a classic game
34th deadline: One of my very favorite recent games
35th deadline: A decent accessory, but probably not worth the money
36th deadline: A bit dated, but a nice addition to the Golarion setting
37th deadline: Practical maps for use at the table
38th deadline: Another nostalgic look back at a classic TSR module
39th deadline: A worthy, though at times confusing, follow-up to Pharaoh
40th deadline: A Hot Time Down in Old Mexico
41st deadline: This is what would have happen if Lovecraft and Hitchcock collaborated
42nd deadline: Something evil slumbers in the Subantarctic
43rd deadline: Before there was 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', there was this adventure
44th deadline: I've reviewed some of the best... C2 is one of the rest
Remaining life lines:
Freebie (but now you have to turn in three reviews before the next deadline).
Vacation (you have to do tell us about this before the deadline of the one you plan to miss).
Personal (only to be used if you feel the reason is sufficient).
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Eric M. Aldrich I
United States
California
Status: Still in the running
Reviews:
1st deadline: GURPS Low-Tech (Second Edition), Part One
2nd deadline: From the beginning -- G1: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief
3rd deadline: Read the Entire Run — issue #2
4th deadline: A sure-fire path to a Total Party Kill
5th deadline: Read the Entire Run — issue #3
6th deadline: Gary Gygax's first epic in only 16 pages
7th deadline: A slog across the countryside to take on a poorly prepared mage
8th deadline: Liches and Trolls and Bugbears, oh my!
9th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #4
10th deadline: Revisiting an old friend
11th deadline: More fun than should be legal with a 14-month-old
12th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #5
13th deadline: How high is your party's IQ?
14th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #6
15th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #7
16th deadline: Gary Gygax's Masterpiece
17th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #8
18th deadline: A really short review of a really short book
19th deadline: An interesting afterthought
20th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #9
21st deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #10
22nd deadline: Vacation
23rd deadline: I'll take Philosophy for 200, Alex.
24th deadline: Why wasn't this in the main book? No really, why the f*ck isn't this in the main book?
25th deadline: As promised, one long rant with a review included too!
26th deadline: Things like this work fine as PDF only
27th deadline: Stars Like Ash
28th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #11
29th deadline: Flowcharts for wizards!
30th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #12
31st deadline: Another great freebie
32nd deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #13
33rd deadline: Another GURPS Freebie worth downloading
34th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #14
35th deadline: The most important official GURPS freebie
36th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #15
37th deadline: GURPS 0th edition
38th deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #16
39th deadline: So I have $100 burning a hole in my pocket. Is this worth it? Part 1
40th deadline: An incomplete masterwork by design
41st deadline: The first and most important GURPS supplement
42nd deadline: Mostly Harmless
43rd deadline: Read the Entire Run, Space Gamer #17
44th deadline: Evolution in Action
Remaining life lines:
Freebie (but now you have to turn in three reviews before the next deadline).
Vacation (you have to do tell us about this before the deadline of the one you plan to miss).
Personal (only to be used if you feel the reason is sufficient).
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RPG Item: Fiasco
[Average Rating:8.53 Overall Rank:5]
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Pete
United Kingdom
Oxford
Oxfordshire
Brofist
I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox
Status: Out
Reviews:
1st deadline: For The Finer Breed of Role-player
2nd deadline: Huzzah! Duelling & More For Duty & Honour
3rd deadline: Death or Glory!
4th deadline: Thus and so, by all means!
5th deadline: More Details!
6th deadline: Scenic Pine, Thrust Into Fire
7th deadline: Once More, Stabbed In The Face, With Feeling
8th deadline: Heart Torn Out, Tongue Cut To Ribbons
9th deadline: Can You Hear Those High Hats?
10th deadline: Dawn of the Mind Flayers!
11th deadline: Can Evil Be Stopped In Time For Tea?
12th deadline: Warm Dumplings On A Lesbian's Mouth
13th deadline: Puncture By Rose, Sea In Mouth
14th deadline: Greased Tea Laced With Bleach
15th deadline: Here Is Deathmatch And Much Agony
16th deadline: The Crime Isss Thisss Game, The Punissshment Isss Death!
17th deadline: Lips Pressed To Her Knee, The Taste Of Sour Milk
18th deadline: The Thousand-Year Game Challenge Winner
19th deadline: Tomb Of The Mind Flayers!
20th deadline: The Greasy Milk of Human Kindness
21st deadline: The Flying Palanquin of the Sorcerer Norfengu!
22nd deadline: The Third Troll
23rd deadline: The Hobgoblin's Bride!
24th deadline: The Unstoppable Death Vow!
25th deadline: Unleash The Geese of War! HONK!
26th deadline: Lipstick On A Sow's Ear, Pig Bloody And Rancid
27th deadline: The End Of White Dwarf Is Nigh
28th deadline: In Which Black Leaf Is Marooned On An Island Of Corpses!
29th deadline: Alleluia, Gatanades Is Risen!
30th deadline: Epic Adventure In The Frozen Fjords Of The Fomorians!
31st deadline: Purple Star Shine, Groovy Far Lotus
32nd deadline: Stuck In A Rut Of Square? Send In The Owlbears! Riding On Dinosaurs!
Remaining life lines:
Freebie (but now you have to turn in three reviews before the next deadline).
Vacation (you have to do tell us about this before the deadline of the one you plan to miss).
Personal (only to be used if you feel the reason is sufficient).
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