Rifkin Habsburg, "En Garde" Maker, Taken Offline By Linden Lab

Rifkin Habsburg, the maker of Procyon Games, including the popular "En Garde," has apparently had his access to Second Life cut off by Linden Lab. In his latest blog entry, he stated the following:


Linden Labs has disabled my account for some reason. I am working with them to try to resolve the issue. In the meantime this probably means my games aren't working. It also means I can't read any messages. If you need to communicate with me I can be reached at my email


Rifkin isn't the only content creator taken offline lately. This news comes just a few weeks after hearing about Grendel's Children owner Flea Bussy being taken offline temporarily due to Paypal issues. Flea's partner Toady Nakamura was the one who informed the Newser of Rifkin being offlined, suggesting of Linden Lab, "it seems to be the new 'in thing'."

Checking the "En Guard" game at Steelhead, that seemed to be working, so it seems the games are still running. It is not yet clear as to why Rifkin's account was offlined, or when he will be back.

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SL Video: "Can't Stop Tutorial"

From Rifkin Habsburg, "Learn to play one of Sid Sackson's most popular games in Second Life." It's a "press your luck" style game in which you can roll as often as you like, but if you make a bad roll you loose all your progress that round.

SL Video: "En Garde! Tutorial"

From Rifkin Habsburg, "Learn to play En Garde! The strategic fencing game by Reiner Knizia, brought to Second Life by Procyon Games. ... It's a strategic game, so if you're looking for a game where you bash someone over the head by clicking the mouse as quickly as possible, you probably should try a different game. It's not for everyone!"

SL Video: "Frootcake Tutorial"

Remember DrFran's article on the Frootcake Diner? If you want to learn more about the game, here's a video from Rifkin Habsburg, "At the Frootcake Diner, we serve nothing but fruitcake, all day, every day! Learn to play Frootcake, the game, and you can extort and spite with everyone else."