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RPGSeek.com–Human Indexed Search Engine and Directory Launches!
RPGSeek.com is live! Four human-moderated search engines indexing 500+ sites, all dedicated to role-playing games and ready for use. I personally visited every site and verified it is active and...
View ArticleAre Games Teaching Children the Needed Post-Apocalyptic Skills?
The Onion asks the critical question: are violent games teaching our children to survive after a nuclear apocalypse? Sadly, the answer is still up for debate. Every child needs the basic head-chopping,...
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Reviving an Obscure Role-Playing Game: Nightbane
Few role-playing games have the enduring power of “Dungeons and Dragons.” Many games arrive with some fanfare and then quickly fade from our collective memories. Perhaps the world was too complex, the...
View ArticleMy Predictions Regarding the State of Gaming in the Year 2020
I am not one for psychic powers, but I am a firm believer in trend prediction and extrapolations based on what we know now. Here is my best shot at describing the state of tabletop gaming in the year...
View ArticleWhy Have Your Role-Playing Game Groups Disbanded?
Most gamers have tales of failed game groups. Groups that went from successful to extinct, sometimes overnight. Finding a good one that is a proper “fit” is incredibly hard. Especially if you...
View ArticleRole-Playing Games Designed for Busy, Adult Gamers
I am a busy adult. I have a full-time job, a wife and all the things that associated with maintaining a modern household. I do not have children, but many gamers my age have some. All of this combines...
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Board Game Report: Pandemic, Snow Tails and Obama Nation
I dropped by my FLGS and jumped into a couple of quick board games and picked up an unusual card game. All of which were so entertaining that they deserved a post. We started off with “Snow Tails” by...
View ArticleReal Review or Marketing Spin: How to Tell the Difference
Astroturfing is the fine art of generating buzz on the internet through deceptive methods. Here are some classic examples, fake websites, viral videos, “independent” blogs operated by marketing...
View ArticleHow Do You Pitch a Role-Playing Campaign Change?
This weekend I pitched a new campaign to my regular gaming group. Haaldaar runs a great 4th Edition undead-focused campaign in the Shadowfell for me and four other players. He has been running for the...
View ArticleComputer Simulations and Modern Warfare
Foreign Policy magazine has a great article about the use of computer simulations and how they are used by the American military. “America’s Army” does get a mention, but there are several other...
View ArticleAuthentic Roman Board Games as an RPG Encounter
Romans gambled. They gambled on horse races, battling gladiators and all manner of games of chance. It finally dawned on me today that some of these games might work well as a small encounter in a...
View ArticleRogue Games Wants Amateur Writers and Artists for Game Supplement
Rogue Games , publisher of the “Thousand Suns” RPG are soliciting art and writing submissions for a new RPG supplement. The supplement “Thousand Suns: Transmissions from the Foundation” is set to...
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First Look: Fantasy Craft Role-Playing Game by Crafty Games
Recently I had the opportunity to interview the gentlemen behind Crafty Games, creators of “Spycraft” Fantasy Craft Priest and the “Master Craft.” Their latest effort is a fantasy RPG entitled “Fantasy...
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Living Forgotten Realms: Too Much Roll-Playing
Much as I take issue with the design decisions of “4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons” as a rules set, I rather enjoy the “Forgotten Realms” campaign setting. “FR” always struck me as the more “mature”...
View ArticleAre You Buying Fewer Games in this Bad Economy?
Gaming is an expensive hobby. Rule books, miniatures, maps and convention travel all conspire to empty a gamer’s wallet. While planning my Gen Con trip budget today, I wondered how much the current...
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First Look: Fantasy Craft Role-Playing Game by Crafty Games
Recently I had the opportunity to interview the gentlemen behind Crafty Games, creators of “Spycraft” Fantasy Craft Priest and the “Master Craft.” Their latest effort is a fantasy RPG entitled “Fantasy...
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Living Forgotten Realms: Too Much Roll-Playing
Much as I take issue with the design decisions of “4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons” as a rules set, I rather enjoy the “Forgotten Realms” campaign setting. “FR” always struck me as the more “mature”...
View ArticleAre You Buying Fewer Games in this Bad Economy?
Gaming is an expensive hobby. Rule books, miniatures, maps and convention travel all conspire to empty a gamer’s wallet. While planning my Gen Con trip budget today, I wondered how much the current...
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RPGSeek.com–Human Indexed Search Engine and Directory Launches!
RPGSeek.com is live! Four human-moderated search engines indexing 500+ sites, all dedicated to role-playing games and ready for use. I personally visited every site and verified it is active and...
View ArticleAre Games Teaching Children the Needed Post-Apocalyptic Skills?
The Onion asks the critical question: are violent games teaching our children to survive after a nuclear apocalypse? Sadly, the answer is still up for debate. Every child needs the basic head-chopping,...
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