- Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Playtest overview.Posted 253 days ago
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Retrospective – A year of gaming with kids (part 3)
We’ve reached the third and last installment of my end-of-year review and reflection of the after-school club’s activities. In this part I’ll talk a little about the observations I’ve made about the play of the various...
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Tonight’s the night! Last minute River Song predictions
Here’s a few ideas floating around my head as I foam with anticipation over tonight’s episode of Doctor Who ( 6:40, BBC1. Don’t miss it!). Much as I would love River Song to be the spirit...
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Some entertaining steampunk videos
For those of you who aren’t familar with the League of S.T.E.A.M. , they’re a group of steampunk cosplay/entertainers who put out some pretty entertaining short videos as well as perform at various cons. They also...
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Marcon 46 Convention Review
Over the Memorial Day weekend I had the chance to attend my first Marcon convention in Columbus, Ohio . Marcon is the oldest science fiction and fantasy convention in Ohio and is operated by SOLEA (the...
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Mutants and Dragons, Third Edition
A while ago (November 2008, to be slightly more precise) I posted up a bunch of D&D-based Fantasy Archetypes for Mutants & Masterminds Second Edition . Now that the Third Edition has got its feet firmly...
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Communication Breakdown: Language in RPGs
The other night I got my hands on a copy of Rogue Trader , one of the Warhammer 40,000 role-playing games released by Fantasy Flight Games . Naturally, the most immediate way to give the system...
- Posted 748 days ago
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Scrabble Switch-Up
Scrabble Switch-Up is another attempt by Hasbro to boost their Scrabble line with a bucket-load of variants. It’s 50% off on Amazon right now (follow the link). You can play regular Scrabble, or you can use...
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Clearing Out the Browser Tabs Roundup
RIP Ned Strongin, creator of Connect Four. ( source ) ICv2 covers the Q1 game industry. ( source ) Techcrunch calls Zynga’s new Facebook game Empires and Allies a cross between Settlers of Catan meets Risk...
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Wure, Were, Werle: The 3W Safe Motherhood Game
PLAN International Senegal teaches maternal wellness using a board game called Wure, Were, Werle, aka The 3W Safe Motherhood Game. The game teaches various lessons in taking care of yourself during pregnancy and birth, as well...
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