Status of DDM

I'm going to try to answer some of these 'bruning' questions. This week is the confluence of many events in my own professional and personal life that render me only semiavailable, so please don't panic if you don't see immediate replies...

1) What is the status of DDM? Has WotC shut us down? If not, what's next?
We are not shut down, but we are completely on our own, though subject to all restrictions wotc would like to place on us. For me, I'm still involved in helping to demo Kevin's game, but I'm also writing my own miniatures game, which will have head to head skirmish as well as RPG, mass battles and warleader campaign variants.

2) Any discussion or plans to try and merge the DDM game with the new Dungeon Command? Such as using the new tiles or such?
Not really - the plan was to use their modular maps, which Peter says will fit together much better than the tiled maps that a few of you may have playtested from the ravenloft, ashardalon and drizzt games.
And any new figures as well - I've had stats done for the figures for some time from the board games, but I've been waiting for the dungeon command release to list equivalencies.

If not shut down, any news on the following:

3) When will the new maps (revelaed at GenCon 2011) be released on the DDM Guild website and sheets for the Map Gazetter ever be officially released? IE the Beholders Lair (1/2 map)(that matches up with the Haunted Quary to make a large map, title of the new large map TBD) and the Dwarven Hall (1/2 map), that combine to make a new large map, the Twined Dwarven Halls.

Good question. I'm trying to figure out whether associating these games with DDM officially will prevent me from using them for the projects I've outlined above.

3) Status of stats for the new figures from the Boxed games: Regis, Cattie Brie, Tarak, Jaraxle, Alisa, Thorgrim? You mentioned the DDM Guild was working on them?

Mentioned above.

4) Any thoughts on DDM stats for new figures coming from the new Dungeon Command game?

Yes.

5) Is Demetri00s done and gone from DDM Guild? I have not herd from him in ages.

I miss DEM too. He's been underground and I've had to look for new art people to help me out.
I imagine he's not gone forever.

6) Any updates on your new game idea?

mentioned above.

Inquiring minds are interested in knowing with GenCon quickly approaching.

I'll be at Gencon and should have WED, Thur, Fri, Sat and Sun night free.
I'd like to plan an impromptu community draft for Sat night, probably at the Marriott.
I'm happy to set up tournaments on other nights. Someone start a poll thread and we'll figure out what to run, when...

Eagerly awaiting SellSword. Saving maps for it may be the better route.
Cannot make GenCon unfortunately.

Not directed at me, but taking a shot:

Tried is unwilling to release those maps for DDm because he is afraid that it will make it difficult to use them for his own game design. I can see how it might complicate matters.

All remaining stock is with Demetrious.
And Dem and I own the rights to the maps, fwiw.

I understand why you would want to be able to use the maps as you've suggested. But these maps respresent a lot of effort that could be put to better use than in an unsupported game. After all, I can just repurpose new wotc product (dungeon command) for that.
Also, the fact that the maps were used at a ddm event does not de facto make them ddm maps.

One plan is to release them, with a matching tile set so that they can be customized. That would be a great basis for a new game, no?

I talked to tried tonight, and we'll be sending some maps to Dapper Devil to be sold there, at least for a while.

I forgot to ask what he thought about allowing them to be used on Vassal. I'm sure it'll be cool, but we'll have to talk about it.

Now, you get twelve miniatures per pack, two big tiles and two smaller tiles, a sheet of counters, and a bunch of cards for that forty dollar pack. These are rehashes of old DDM models -Mercy Ministries

Like 2 check out this SellSword game. Sounds like it should be fun.