Gifts For Gamers: Fluxx , Fluxx The Board Game, & Other Looney Labs Games

GIFTS FOR GAMERS - A weekly column at Cold's Gold Factory that focuses on bringing you some of the coolest gifts for gamers of all types. Remember to check back here for ideas for Gamer Birthday Gifts, Stocking Stuffers for Gamers, and Gamer Christmas Ideas.

Fluxx Games From Looney Labs

My Favorite Edition:  Cthulhu Fluxx

FLUXX is one of my favorite family friendly table-top card games and I've featured it in an earlier Gifts For Gamers post on my Top 5 Table-Top Card Games.  Fluxx is an awesome card game because it is super fun, easy to learn, appeals to gamers of all different types, and can be played by the whole family.  Fluxx is a game of ever changing rules, which keeps the games feeling fresh and makes the entire Fluxx line have a nice replay value for years.  There is a version of Fluxx made for everyone:

1. Fluxx 4.0
2. Star Fluxx
3. Zombie Fluxx
4. Pirate Fluxx
5. Family Fluxx
6. Monty Python Fluxx
7. Oz Fluxx
8. Cthulhu Fluxx
9. Eco-Fluxx
10. Martian Fluxx

Looney Labs Launches Fluxx the Board Game

And now Looney Labs has just released the first ever FLUXX Board Game, which looks to be a ton of fun too!  Check out the video below for a preview on the new Fluxx board game.

From the Manufacturer

The board game that's all about change: changing rules, changing goals and now changing tiles. Occupy the right tile spaces to claim the current goal and reveal the next goal. getting you one step closer to victory.

Product Description

It's more strategic than the original card game and delivers everything you'd expect from a name like Fluxx; The Board Game.The ever-shifting landscape is made of tiles that can be rotated or uprooted elsewhere on the table.Ti win, players must position their pieces on places shown on goal cards.Victory requires accomplishing several goals but the exact number needed is subject to change!Rule changes are tracked on a comprehensive new game board.It's a game about change where everything can change - from the rules to the gameboard to the color of your pieces!

Other Fun Games From Looney Labs

Looney Labs creatures a large variety of really fun games.  I've played a lot of their games and have enjoyed every game of theirs that I've played.  Andy Looney and his wife are both super cool and friendly people who I met at one of the Origins Conventions.  Any convention that I've been to I always look for the Looney Labs room to hang out and try out their new games.  I recommend the same, if you are lucky enough to attend a gaming convention where Looney Labs is attending also.

Here are a few more of their games that you may be interested in checking out.

1. Ice Dice
2. Looney Pyramids
3. Chrononauts
4. Treehouse
5. Are You A Werewolf?

WoW TCG Reign of Fire - Contains All Old Loot Cards!

Gifts For Gamers:  World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Expansion

Timewalkers: Reign of Fire

WoW TCG Reign of Fire Boosters

This expansion for this WoW TCG is awesome because it contains all the previous loot code cards ever created and now with new improved drop rates!

The Reign of Fire WoW TCG Expansion Launches Soon!

The highly anticipated newest expansion for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game is launching very soon.  The Reign of Fire expansion is the last of the 3 expansion sets in the Timewalkers Block.  Even players who do not play the WoW TCG are excited about this release, which may become the best selling WoW TCG expansion of all time.  The Timewalkers: Reign of Fire expansion release date is set for July 23rd, 2013.

You may recall me discussing Reign of Fire with Rez and Nonmail on The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast Episode # 53 - "Party Pooper".  This WoW TCG expansion is highly anticipated by World of Warcraft players because of two awesome things:

1. Every WoW Loot Card ever created in the previous WoW TCG sets will be included in Reign of Fire!
2. The drops rates of all loot cards has been increased so you have better chances to get loot code cards!

The drop rate of the rare cards alone has been doubled and the common and uncommon cards have had their drop rates increased significantly as well.  So you now have even better chances to pull one of the awesome loot cards like the Spectral Kitten, Spectral Tiger Mounts, Feldrake or any of the other cool WoW loot codes.

Reign of Fire Booster Box

Pre-Order Reign of Fire Boxes For Stupid Cheap Right Now!

One of the top deals I've found online for the Reign of Fire expansion is on Amazon.  The individual booster packs are priced at $3.99 MSRP, but at the time of writing this you can Pre-Order a Reign of Fire Booster Box for only $99 with Free Shipping!  That's $134 worth of booster packs for only $99!  If you are looking to try your luck at pulling loot cards, then you shouldn't sleep on this deal.  There are only 9 boxes left for pre-order and they just were added to Amazon last night!

Pre-Order Sale pricing is over, but more boxes are currently available:

Get Your Reign of Fire Booster Box Now!

Currently there are no individual Reign of Fire booster packs available for pre-order, but they should be on sale after the expansion officially is released on July 23rd.


Remember since this new TCG Booster set includes all previous expansions loot cards, these booster make for amazing stocking stuffers or gifts for gamers!  Every pack is a chance to pull something awesome that can be used in game by World of Warcraft players.

Good luck and happy loot pulling!

Let us know in the comments what loot code cards you pulled from your Reign of Fire booster packs.

Ultimate Zombie Lovers Gift Guide - Part 2

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Zombie Night Before Christmas

The Ultimate Zombie Lovers Gift Guide has been one of the most popular Gifts for Gamers posts that I have done, so I decided to write a follow-up as there are now a bunch of really awesome new gifts for zombie fans available.  As always, you can hover over the links to see images of the products, just click the links for pricing and item details.

Ultimate Zombie Lover's Gift Guide - Part 2

Toys For Little Zombie Lovers:

• 12 pc set of Zombie Rubber Duckies - A variety of vinyl undead duckies.
• 10 pc Plants vs Zombies Playset - Kiddies can play with the figures from the Plants vs Zombie game.
• 12 pc Plants vs Zombies Birthday Button Set - Lanyard included for the Birthday Child.

Clothing & Accessories For The Ultimate Zombie Fan:

• Zombie Leggings - Women's Leggings with Zombie faces print.
• Zombie Survival Kit Messenger Bag - This is a miltary green messenger bag.
• Zombie Girlfriend Guitar Strap - "Zombie Girlfriend - She's Got A Great Set Of Brains".  This guitar strap also has a cool zombie hand at the base.
• Zombie Eyes Sleep Mask - A Sleeping mask with sexy zombie eyes.
• White Zombie Cameo Pendant In Fleur De Lis Frame - Pretty cool women's pendant.
• ZOMBIES Hate Fast Food T-Shirt - Of course they do; fast food means their lunch gets away!
• "Zombies Eat Flesh" Tee Shirt - Designed like the Subway Restaurant Logo!  This is one of my favorite zombie tees.
• "Zombie Slayer Association" Tee Shirt - Shotgun Headshot in NBA Style Logo designed for this zombie tee shirt.  It's pretty killer!
• "Ask My About My Zombie T-Shirt" - This Zombie tee is crazy fun.  Front reads, "Ask Me About My Zombie Tee" and then when someones asks, you flip the shirt over your head to reveal the zombie face printed on the inside!  ROFL
• Zombie Outbreak Response Team Tee - Just one in the huge line of products.  Check out all the other Zombie Outbreak Response Team products. 

Zombie Items For The Home:

• Zombie Hand Toilet Topper - A sticker to add a zombie hand in a pool of blood to your toilet lid!
• Bleeding Zombie Bowl - This bowl looks like a zombie head and you dig into his cranium and pull out your favorite snacks or sweets.  Perfect for your next Halloween party!
• Zombie Kittens Poster - The perfect gift for the zombie / cat lover!

Zombie & Zombie Apocolypse Inspired Car Accessories:

• Awesome Bumper / Window Sticker - This one reads, "The hardest part about a zombie apocalypse will be pretending I'm not excited".
• Proud Zombie Parent Bumper / Window Sticker - Sweet sticker that reads,  "My Zombie Ate Your Honor Student".
• "Zombies Eat Flesh" Window / Bumper Sticker - This sticker matches the Subway inspired T-shirt.
• "Support Zombie" Ribbon - Car Magnet - You know all the various awareness ribbons you see on vehicles?  This one is for Zombie Awareness.
• Walking Dead Sticker - Show off your favorite zombie show with this Walking Dead logo sticker.

Zombie Foods:

• Teriyaki Zombie Jerky - Who knew zombies tasted liked teriyaki sauce?
• Crusty Zombie Toenails - No thanks! 

Zombie Games:

• Zombie Survival - The Board Game - Zombie survival madness for 1-4 players.
• Zpocalypse - Another awesome looking Zombie killing board game. 

Zombie Books:  How friggin' awesome are these titles!?!

• It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Zombies - A Book of Zombie Christmas Carols!
• The Zombie Night Before Christmas - An undead take on the Christmas Classic.
• Jack & Jill Went Up To Kill - A book of Zombie Nursery Rhymes.
• Every Zombie Eats Somebody Sometimes - A book of Zombie Love Songs!
• That's Not Your Mommy Anymore - A zombie tale for children?
• ParaNorman: Attack of the Pilgrim Zombies! - Man these can get strange, lol.

If you enjoyed this Zombie Gift Guide, be sure to check out the original Ultimate Zombie Lovers Gift Guide for even more zombie gift ideas.

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99+ Gift Ideas For Fans of The Walking Dead

More Zombie Gifts Ideas and Zombie Halloween Costumes! Over on my other site.

Gifts For Gamers: JVC Xtreme-Xplosivs Headphones (My Favorites)

Gifts For Gamers:

JVC Xtreme-Xplosivs In Ear Headphones

Everyone needs a pair of good quality headphones.  Whether you are listening to music, playing video games, using Skype on your smartphone, or listening to your favorite podcasts (like Eviscerated or Electronic Education), you should have a nice sounding, durable pair of headphones.

After getting my iPhone, I needed to replace the next to no bass response basic iPhone earbuds asap.  I searched long and hard for a pair of heavy hitting bass response earbuds that were affordable and had a durable build to them.  After a lot of comparing, pricing, and reading owner comments, I settled on a pair of JVC Xtreme Xplosivs Earbud Headphones and I have never been more satisfied with my decision.


I highly recommend the Xtreme Xplosivs by JVC.  The highs, mids, and bass all sound excellent.  They are super durable with nice thick cords, have plenty of cord length, and are very comfortable to wear.  If you enjoy bass heavy music or bass gaming explosions then these are truly awesome headphones for under $20! Many reviewers even stated that these are better than Beats by Dre and for a tiny fraction of the price of those over-hyped Beats.  I've gotta say if you bought Beats by Dre then you got suckered and coulda had the same thing (if not better) for $20 instead of $200.  Sorry R9z!

Xtreme-Xplosives by JVC
(Not as huge as they look)

These headphones are the best earbuds that I have ever owned.  I'm so happy with my purchase that I've referred them on to other gamers and music fans as well.  Nic (@BoneandArrow13), from the earlier episodes of Eviscerated, purchased a pair off of my recommendation and this is what he has to say about the JVC Xtreme-Xplosivs that he also purchased:

The JVC Xtreme-Xplosives are an awesome set of headphones. I have been happy with them since day one. The best thing about this set of headphones is that they get better with time. The bass starts to get better as more hours of music are put through these headphones. I am glad that I found such a great pair of headphones for such a small amount of money. Although they look kind of clunky in the pictures, they are extremely light and feel great once they are put in your ears. I was surprised a lot by this; I couldn’t believe that these were so light. Another thing is these headphones just look plain awesome when you wear them. If you want something with great bass at an affordable price then look no further than the JVC Xtreme-Xplosives! 

- Nic

Check Out The JVC Xtreme Xplosivs Now

You can also now get them in a variety of colors and can also get them with or without and in-line microphone.  Check out all the Xtreme Xplosives options on Amazon.

Right now is June Audio Month at Amazon and there are a ton of specials on all sorts of audio gear including headphones, speakers, home audio & theater, and gaming audio and headphones as well.

Check out the June Audio Specials at Amazon before the end of the month!

Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival Announcement

Anouncement

Cold's Gold Blogging Carnivals Are Moving To A New Home

Recently I have been writing very few posts regarding anything to do with World of Warcraft.  If you listen to The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast, then it's no secret that I'm just not playing much World of Warcraft these days.  I've been playing WoW since before the very first patch 1.1, so yeah, after this long it is getting old, boring, repetative, and lame.  Over the past 3+ years, I've poured my heart and soul into this blog, but lately I've had very little desire to write about a game that I am starting to loathe.  I find myself focusing more and more on my other passions as WoW falls by the wayside.  My car has finally died and is now in the junkyard, so my time is even more limited than before.  I am relying on public transportation for all of my travels, so my free time is even more valuable to me.  So I choose to do things that I am more passionate about at this time, like playing with my Kontrol S2.

I've been putting my heart and soul into Eviscerated, the Electronic Education DJ segments on Eviscerated, and more recently my own solo project, The Electronic Education Podcast, which is available on iTunes & Stitcher Radio.   These projects have been much more enjoyable than blogging about making gold in Warcraft over and over again.  I've written almost 800 posts on this blog and to tell the truth, there just isn't much new to say about making gold in World of Warcraft.  I'm not going to be like some other gold bloggers and re-hash old content, steal ideas from others, or write fluff posts just as filler.  That's just not my style.  I will continue to post occasionally if a fresh idea strikes me, but at this point the gold blog posts will be few and far between.

Passing The Torch On The Blogging Carnival

The Cold's Gold Blogging Carnivals here on the site have been a great success and a key feature in helping share traffic with other bloggers within the gold blog-o-sphere.  Because of the community nature and the assistance the gold blogging carnival provides for newer bloggers, I would hate to see it become extinct.  Therefore, today I am announcing a new host for the Gold Blogging Carnivals, who will carry on with the monthly topics and hosting of the monthly carnival submissions starting with releasing the topic for next month.

The new Gold Blogging Carnivals will now be hosted by Selltacular over on his blog, Copper To Gold.  I am officially passing the torch on to Selltacular, so be sure to check his site for future blogging carnival topics and compilations.  He should have a carnival topic post up shortly and will appreciate the support with the new carnivals.

Thanks for the great participation in the Gold Blogging Carnivals while they were housed here at Cold's Gold Factory over the years, but it is time to send them to a new home.

More info can be found in his new post: New Host Of Cold's Gold Blogging Carnivals.




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Gifts For Gamers - Star Wars, Star Trek, & Comics Bath Robes

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Gifts For Gamers

Bath Robes Inspired By Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr Who, Comics, And Other Gamer Favorites


Boba Fett Bath Robe

 

Star Wars Bath Robes:
Jedi Dressing Gown Bath Robe
Stormtrooper Hooded Bath Robe
Star Wars - Yoda Fleece Kids Bath Robe
Adult Yoda Jedi Master Bath Robe
Kids Jedi Bath Robe
Star Wars - Black Darth Vader Bath Robe
Star Wars - Boba Fett Bounty Hunter Bath Robe
Star Wars - Chewbacca Fleece Bath Robe
Star Wars - R2D2 Bath Robe


Star Trek Bath Robes:
Star Trek Captain Kirk Bath Robe (Yellow)
Star Trek - Spock Bath Robe (Blue)
Star Trek - Scotty Bath Robe (Red)
Star Trek - Uhura Women's Bath Robe (Red)

Star Trek Beach Towels:
Command Gold Beach Towel
Engineering Red Beach Towel
Science Blue Beach Towel

Super Hero / Comics Bath Robes:
Superman Bath Robe
Green Lantern Bath Robe
Batman Fleece Bath Robe
The Joker Bath Robe
Spider-Man / Venom Bath Robes
Punisher Bath Robe
Wonder Woman Bath Robe

Other Bath Robes:
Dr. Who Tom Baker Bath Robe
Harry Potter - Gryffindor Hooded Bath Robe



Gifts For Gamers: Shot Glasses & Shot Glass Sets

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Gifts For Gamers



Shot Glasses For Gamers

One of crazy things that people tend to collect are Shot Glasses and there are a ton of gaming and comics inspired shot glasses available to choose from.  Here is a collection of some of my favorite shot glasses that have been inspired by games, fantasy themes, comics, and pirates. 

 

Just hover the individual links to see the images of each shot glass or set of shot glasses.

 

Comics Inspired:

• Marvel Comics Multi Character 4 Piece Shot Glass Box Set - Hulk, Captain America, Punisher, Wolverine
• DC Comics Batman Dark Knight 4 Piece Shot Glass Boxed Set
• Marvel Heroes 4 Piece Colored Shot Glass Set
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Faces 4 Piece Shot Glass Set
• Marvel Heroes Sound Effects 2 oz Shooters
• Superman Blue Caped Shot Glass
• Batman Animated Caped Shot Glass
• Wonder Woman Superhero Animated Caped Shot Glass
• Marvel Comics Superhero Lineup 4 Piece Shot Glass Set
• Smurfs 4 Pack Shot Glass Set

 

Star Wars:

• "The Force Is Strong With This One" Darth Vader Shot Glass
• 4 Piece Collector Star Wars Shot Glasses Set - Old School Characters
• Star Wars Green Ceramic Yoda Shot Glasses

 

Video Games:

• Pac Man Animation Set of 4 Black Shot Glasses - Pac-Man and 3 Ghosts!

 

Other Cool Shot Glasses:

• Game of Thrones 4 Piece Shot Glass Set - Includes House Logos: Baratheon, Targaryen, Stark, & Lannister
• "I Heart Zombies" Shot Glass
• Kikkerland Skull Shot Glasses Set
• Fred and Friends Doomed: Crystal Skull Shotglass
• 12 Gauge Shot Glass
• Buckshot Shotgun Shell Shot Glasses

  

Drinking Game Shot Sets:

• Shot Glass Roulette - Drinking Game Set
• Crystal Clear Shot Glass Checkers Bar Game Set
• Crystal Clear Shot Glass Darts Bar Game Set
• Golf Shot Glass Drinking Game Set



Obsolete Markets & Lessons Learned - Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival

Cold's Gold Blogging Carnivals

Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival - April 2013


Welcome to another 2013 edition of Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival. These carnivals will continue to take place the 11th day of every month and will be hosted here at Cold's Gold Factory. All World of Warcraft bloggers are welcome to participate and feedback both here and on the original authors' sites is strongly encouraged. So show some support and please leave some feedback in the comments section. These bloggers put a lot of time and hard work into these blogging carnival posts so please tell them what you think.

If you would like to be included in the next month's carnival, please review the guidelines for Cold's Gold Blogging Carnivals and submit your live post link via email (ssmith0911 at live dot com) before the 10th of the month. Read up on the benefits of participating in blogging carnivals at my other blog designed to help new bloggers, Blogging Vitals.  (Lots of tips for those of you starting out or interested in blogging.)  Articles for the CGF carnival are listed in the order they are received. Thank you to all the bloggers participating in this month's carnival!

If you are not a blogger, you can still participate in the monthly carnivals as you can have a post hosted at Goldgrubs.com. Now I present to you this month's participants on the topic of:

"Discuss A Previously Great Market That Is Now Defunct and What Can We Learn From It?"

The Fall Of Enchanting Rods by Jason of WoWRounded

Learning Lessons From Gold Making Markets by MarcusTy of Journal of Marcus Ty

Vendor Cooking Recipes For Profit by Nev of Auction House Addict

My Old Friend: Spidersilk Boots by DaCheng of Casual Noob

Oh How I Miss You Enchanting Rods by Farli of The Overcut

Robes of Arcana: Gone, But Not Forgotten by Cold of Cold's Gold Factory


Thanks again to all of this month's participants.  Be sure to check back later for next month's carnival topic and remember to look for next month's gold blogging carnival on the 11th.  If you have a topic idea, don't be afraid to send it in.  We may use your idea, which will get you proper credit as well.

Until next month,

Keep on Keepin' On!



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Robes of Arcana - Gone, But Not Forgotten

Robes of Arcana - Long Gone, But Not Forgotten

For this month's topic for the Gold Blogging Carnivals at Cold's Gold Factory, I've decided on the topic of obsolete markets from the past.  More specifically, we are looking into great gold making auction house markets from the past that are no longer profitable and what we can learn from those old markets.  I'm focusing on one of my old school favorite niche markets, the market for the now obsolete: Robes of Arcana.

The Old Robes of Arcana Niche

The Robes of Arcana market was a wonderful gold making market for my Tailor for years!  Why was it so profitable?  The Robes of Arcana was craftable by Tailors and was required for a 7 part Warlock only quest chain.  The Tailor crafted item was in demand because not all Warlocks are Tailors, which means not all Warlocks could craft the item for themselves.  Better yet, even if you were a Tailor you still probably couldn't craft your own Robes of Arcana because the recipe was a rare drop (Less than 1% drop rate) off of only 3 specific types of mobs in Azeroth.  The 7 part quest chain that required the Robes during one of the quests ended with a nice blue chest piece quest reward.  The quest was level 31, but the rewarded Enchanted Gold Bloodrobe was a level 38 item with very nice stats (+17 Int / +10 Sta).  Anyone with twinking experience or experience Enchanting twink gear should immediately see a nice benefit already since this item attainable at lower levels could hold much more powerful chest enchants.

So combine a quest required item needed to get an overpowered piece of gear, along with a rare recipe drop, and twinking potential and you've got the recipe for a nice money maker.  Now add in the fact that the Robes of Arcana also required 2 Spider's Silk (always in high demand and low supply) in the recipe (4 Bolts of Silk Cloth & 2 Fine Thread as well) and you've got plenty of reasons to jack the price up sky high for a real nice profit.

Of course I had my own recipe, as it was always in my snatch list along with Spider Silk, and I also bought other copies just to keep them out of the hands of other Tailors who might compete with me.   I would craft the Robes of Arcana for a crafting cost of 10-20 gold each and sell them all day long for 75 gold, which was a hefty price back in Vanilla WoW.  I got away with selling tons of these with nearly non-existant competition all the way up to The Shattering just before the Cataclysm launch when both the recipe and the quest chain were removed from the game.

What Can We Learn?

World of Warcraft is an ever evolving and growing game.  Things are constantly changing being changed, added or removed from the game.  The Robes of Arcana saw the same fate that a lot of the profession crafted items did as Blizzard started to make a change that still irks me to this day.  There used to be a lot of items that were required for quest turn ins that were only available from other characters and their crafting professions.  Check out this post I did in July of 2010 where I listed most of the profession crafted items that were required for quest turns ins: Master Quest Craftables List.   Sure aren't many items left on that list worth crafting anymore as most of the related quests have been removed from the game.

I really enjoyed the cross dependence among the player base on your server because if you needed one of these items you had to either craft it yourself, find a guild member with the pattern, or hunt for the item in the trade channel or on the WoW auction house.  This helped to established continued markets for lower level items and lower skilled crafters could easily make gold on the auction house too.  Without more of these lower level niche markets we've got most crafters stuck in the same markets on the higher skill ends of profession crafting along with everyone else.

The removal of requiring profession crafted items for quests is just one piece of the dumbing down and simplifying of the game to make it easier for beginners.  As the game gets easier, unfortunately so does our options for viable crafting niche markets.

Bring back quest required crafted items, Blizzard!



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Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival April Topic

Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival - April 2013 Topic

A big thanks to all of the participants who submitted entries for last month's blogging carnival. Everyone is welcome to write a post for the blogging carnivals at Cold's Gold Factory. Again, thank you to all the bloggers who submitted posts for the March Blogging Carnival on Sunsong Ranch Options. If you missed the last carnival, be sure to check it out! 

What If I Don't Have A Blog And I Want To Participate?

If you don't have your own site, you can still participate in the gold blogging carnivals. Sometimes a topic may tickle your fancy or you may have a unique spin on a blogging carnival topic that you would like to have read by others. Well, you are in luck. There are blogging sites that will post and host your content as a guest post. Just follow the normal blogging carnival rules that the others follow and get your post hosted and live prior to the carnival. Then, just submit the link to me for inclusion in the upcoming gold blogging carnival.  

Be sure to check out How To Get More From Blogging Carnival Participation.

The friendly sites willing to host your content are:

1. Goldgrub's Goblin Academy - Contact: Me (Cold)
2. Squidoo - Join up and make a lens on the topic and earn money too.

  

April 2013 Gold Blogging Carnival Topic

This month let's take a look back through time and pull out some niche markets that use to be great, but are no longer viable markets.  By looking back at the past, there are always  lessons to be learned that can be applied to the present and the future.  We've all got old niche markets that used to be awesome markets, but are now worthless.  So for this months gold blogging carnival, let's look at a specific niche market from the past.  Dig into what the market was, why it was a good market back then, why it is no longer a viable market, and what can we learn or apply to auction house tactics today.

Name one of your historically profitable markets that is now defunct and what can we learn from that old market.

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Darkmoon Faire Post 5.2 Offers Chance At Free Pets & Vanity Items

The Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket Change

While I was working on the shownotes for the next episode of The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast, I ran across the Patch 5.2 Undocumented Changes.  There are some nice changes that haven't been disclosed in the official Patch 5.2 notes, including changes to the Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket System.  Remember in Patch 5.1, when they changed the production of Imperial Silk to Silk Cocoon, which gave a chance to get pets when crafting Imperial Silk?  Well, they've done something similar with the Darkmoon Faire ticket rewards. 

Check out all of the Undocumented Patch 5.2 Changes at this source.

New Darkmoon Game Prize

With WoW Patch 5.2, the non-profession daily quests at the Darkmoon Faire now each award a Darkmoon Game Prize instead of just a single Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket.  The Darkmoon Game Prize is a container that will always include your 1 Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket, but also has a chance to contain once of the Darkmoon Faire Pets or one of the newly added Darkmoon Faire Vanity Items! 

The non-profession quests are simply the 5 daily quests of playing games at the Darkmoon Faire.  The quests that now award the Darkmoon Game Prize (and your chance at bonus pets and vanity items) are:

1. He Shoots, He Scores!
2. The Humanoid Cannonball
3. It's Hammer Time
4. Target: Turtle
5. Tonk Commander

In addition to each of the Darkmoon Faire pets, you can also get other items that normally cost Darkmoon Tickets, including the Darkmoon Whistle and Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire.  There are also new single use vanity items that can also be found within the new Darkmoon Game Prize container.

Pet & Mount Collector Tip

So if you are a collector and are saving up to get all of the pets and the mounts from the Darkmoon Faire, then post Patch 5.2, the wise strategy would be to go for both mounts first.  You are sure to get a few of the Darkmoon Pets out of your Darkmoon Game Prizes as you amass the Darkmoon Prize Tickets required for both of the mounts.  Then you can focus on getting the pets once you have the mounts.  This will help prevent getting a free pet that you've already purchased, as you will be purchasing your pets last. 

This new addition of the Darkmoon Game Prize is also a nice boost for running your lower level alts through the Darkmoon Faire as each day they will each get 5 chances at a free pet that you can cage and sell on the auction house (or level up and sell for even more profit).

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Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds Back In Stock!

GIFTS FOR GAMERS - A weekly column at Cold's Gold Factory that focuses on bringing you some of the coolest gifts for gamers of all types. Remember to check back here for ideas for Gamer Birthday Gifts, Stocking Stuffers for Gamers, and Gamer Christmas Ideas.


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Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds

The Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds Are Back In Stock!

The Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds are very popular, which has made them super rare and hard to find.  They've been out of stock everywhere for months (most of all of last year), unless you are willing to pay the heavily marked up prices because of their massive demand and low supply.  Jinx & Amazon have both just got a fresh shipment and they are back in stock (for now).  If you've been hunting for these, then don't sleep on it!  Supplies are already dwindling as Minecraft fans are learning they can get them again for regular retail price - that is until they are gone again!

This type of high demand / low supply item presents a couple of oppurtunities.

1. Buyers & collectors can get their Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds kits at regular retail price.
2. Investors can purchase the Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds at normal price, then flip them for a nice profit on eBay, Amazon.com, and other third party sales sites once the supplies dwindle.

The potential to flip these for a nice profit is great.  They've been selling for $55+ for a single Lego Minecraft Micro World prior to this new stock arrival and the price will surely rise again once this current stock evaporates.

Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds at Jinx
Lego Minecraft Micro Worlds at Amazon

In addition to the Lego Micro Minecraft Worlds, there are a ton of Minecraft products available for Minecraft fans.  Both Jinx and Amazon have a variety of Minecraft goodies, like T-Shirts, stuffed creepers, Minecraft figurines, posters, and much more.
Check out the Official Minecraft Store at Jinx!

Visit The Minecraft Store on Amazon
 



Sunsong Ranch Options - March Gold Blogging Carnival

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Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival - March 2013


Welcome to another 2013 edition of Cold's Gold Blogging Carnival. These carnivals will continue to take place the 11th day of every month and will be hosted here at Cold's Gold Factory. All World of Warcraft bloggers are welcome to participate and feedback both here and on the original authors' sites is strongly encouraged. So show some support and please leave some feedback in the comments section. These bloggers put a lot of time and hard work into these blogging carnival posts so please tell them what you think.

If you would like to be included in the next month's carnival, please review the guidelines for Cold's Gold Blogging Carnivals and submit your live post link via email (ssmith0911 at live dot com) before the 10th of the month. Read up on the benefits of participating in blogging carnivals at my other blog designed to help new bloggers, Blogging Vitals.  (Lots of tips for those of you starting out or interested in blogging.)  Articles for the CGF carnival are listed in the order they are received. Thank you to all the bloggers participating in this month's carnival!

If you are not a blogger, you can still participate in the monthly carnivals as you can have a post hosted at Goldgrubs.com. Now I present to you this month's participants on the topic of:

"What Are You Doing With Your Sunsong Ranch?"

Sunsong Ranch by DaCheng of The DaCheng Diaries

What To Do With My Sunsong Ranch? by Nev of Auction House Addict

What Are You Doing On Sunsong Ranch? by Soco of Vault of Light

I Use Sunsong Ranch For My AH Salad by Selltacular of Copper To Gold

Still Farming Songbells On Sunsong Ranch by Jason of WoWRounded


Thanks again to all of this month's participants.  Be sure to check back later for next month's carnival topic and remember to look for next month's gold blogging carnival on the 11th.  If you have a topic idea, don't be afraid to send it in.  We may use your idea, which will get you proper credit as well.

Until next month,

Keep on Keepin' On!



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Gifts For Gamers - RageGage Dynamic Smash Pads

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 RageGage Dynamic Smash Pads

Do You Rage Much While Gaming?

Tank pulls too early and you wish you could just choke-slam him?  Tired of getting grenade killed as soon as you spawn in?  Sick and tired of listening to your livestream host begging for donations and wish you could smash his face in?  Well, now is your chance!  Grab a RageGage Smash Pad and unleash your fury!

What Is a RageGage Dynamic Smash Pad?

RageGage is a dynamic, customizable smash pad that is designed to take as much physical abuse as you can deal out.  Use the RageGage periodically to releash your rage and avoid injuring yourself, your gear, or your equipment.  Don't smash your keyboard or throw your monitor out the window.  Just smash your RageGage instead!

RageGage is designed to take the full force of your human rage explosions.  RageGage detects your rage level to make sure you are releasing pent up rage.  And if you aren't, it will make sure you do.  When smashed, RageGage plays a voice clip based on how hard you hit it. 

You can also connect your RageGage to your PC or Mac using the USB cable and extend the RageGage user experience.  From the RageGage website, you can download faux politicians, celebutards, and other fun to smash voices or you can create your own.  You can use the included software to personalize your own clips of voices to smash.  Perfect for adding audio clips of those podcasters that you can't stand!

You can also use it to play games, music samples, and other fun stuff.

Rage On!

RageGage Design Options

Just hover the individual RageGage links to see the various designs.

1. RageGage - Space Cowboy
2. RageGage - Explosion
3. RageGage - Dragon
4. RageGage - Chrome
5. RageGage - Black Floral
6. RageGage - Hypnosis
7. RageGage - White Floral
8. RageGage - Matrix
9. RageGage - Slime