Yearly Archives: 2008

The Gamers, the Movie!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Cuchulain

I seriously can’t say enough good things about this movie. I love it to death. A group of nerdly college guys get together to play a session of (thinly veiled) D&D; the camera moves between the players and the characters. … Continue reading →

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The library of geek dreams

Posted on October 10, 2008 by RupertG

As an avid book collector, this is a strangely hard post to write. It is hard to see what may well be the perfect library and know that you will never get closer than a photo or two that leaks … Continue reading →

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Is Google Trends predicting the end of D&D?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by RupertG

I was having a quick play with Google Trends the other day. Google trends, for those of you unfamiliar with the service, shows trends in keyword search volume. This can show you how many people are searching for keywords over … Continue reading →

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Creating your own Dungeon Tiles

Posted on October 7, 2008 by RupertG

Update: Click here for instructions on how to create your own Dungeon Tiles using Photoshop. One of the big changes in Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition (D&D 4e) is the almost mandatory use of dungeon tiles and models for every … Continue reading →

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Mindjolt games on Facebook – A Review

Posted on October 3, 2008 by mardo

Those of you who are my Facebook friends would have noticed that everytime I play a game, a few of my so called friends (who I will feel free to insult here), make it their goal to play the same … Continue reading →

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Cthulhu Loves Me

Posted on October 1, 2008 by RupertG
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There was a time in my life where I would jokingly treat the Cthulhu Mythos as a surrogate religion. As such, I borrowed heavily from other religions, taking what I could from them and turning it into a kind of … Continue reading →

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Is this the best lego model ever?

Posted on September 30, 2008 by RupertG

I don’t really know what to say… It is a truly magnificant piece of lego engineering. The Lego Terminator is apparently part of a project to build movie themed lego constructs. The best part about it is that it talks! … Continue reading →

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All about Polkas

Posted on September 29, 2008 by RupertG

Recently I wrote a post in bed one night. Literally (although I suppose these days that’s hardly a big achievement). I was reading through a list of new apps that had been released on the iPhone’s App Store and one … Continue reading →

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Is this a picture of heaven?

Posted on September 22, 2008 by RupertG
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Could this be what heaven looks like? (Or part of it anyway…) Well, no… For two reasons. Firstly, both these places are only interested in making ridiculous amounts of money off of you (in heaven I am convinced games come … Continue reading →

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Zombie Apocalypse Defence Kit

Posted on September 22, 2008 by RupertG

We all know the zombie apocalypse is coming and its only a matter of time. While I have made very careful plans for the days and weeks that are to follow (and made sure that they are thoroughly understood by … Continue reading →

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