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How 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy Affects Your Armies

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Ellisthion
Warhammer 8th Edition Cover

Following up on our summary of 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy, today we’re going into how the new rules are affecting each of the armies in the game. With changes to the rules across the board, from movement, to magic, to shooting, to close combat and more, some armies have definitely improved, and some weakened. Continue reading →

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Dwarf Fortress v.0.31.10 – Strike the Earth!

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Cuchulain

A major update has recently been released to Dwarf Fortress which has altered the game significantly. So what changes have been brought to the table? Here’s a list… Continue reading →

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Warhammer Fantasy: 8th Edition

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Ellisthion
Tomb King Guard

It’s upon us: the 8th edition of Warhammer Fantasy. With a new rulebook twice as thick as the old one, the new edition sports a lot of small rules changes which add up to a lot. I’ll be going through most of the important new changes to the game, and highlighting how theses affected the games of 8th Edition I’ve played so far. Continue reading →

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Horror Roleplaying Part 1. Setting the Mood.

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Cuchulain
Hapless fools encounter the Horror.
This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series Horror Roleplaying

Horror roleplaying is some of the most visceral, engaging gaming you can indulge in, yet it can be very hard to run well. In this post we look at a couple of ways to make a horror styled roleplaying game run more effectively. Continue reading →

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Polarising Gaming Systems Into Left and Right to Better Understand Games and Gamers

Posted on June 2, 2010 by RupertG
Games divided by left and right

One of the great pleasures that we enjoy in our gaming group is designing new game systems to play. Over the years we have designed tabletop wargames, collectible card games and, of course, role-playing games. One of our group even … Continue reading →

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Google celebrates 30 years of Pac-Man… and yes, you can still play it…

Posted on May 24, 2010 by RupertG

If you want to continue playing the Google Pac-Man (and who doesn’t), Google has kept it alive at Google Pac-Man (which you can find here…). Continue reading →

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Gamers supporting relief efforts in Haiti

Posted on January 21, 2010 by RupertG
Gamers Help Haiti $20 Mega Bundle

With news of a 6.1 aftershock hitting Haiti today, DriveThruRPG is offering gamers a way to contribute to the relief efforts in Haiti by purchasing a “once in a lifetime collection of games” from their online store for only $20. … Continue reading →

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Monster of the Week: Rakshasa

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Ellisthion
This entry is part 1 of 19 in the series Monster of the Week

The fearsome Rakshasas, originally demons in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, are evil magical shapeshifting spirits. Fictional usage has developed far beyond the original myths, so much there’s a wikipedia page on it. In fiction, they are often humanoid with animal … 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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The Perfect Portable Game Collection for a Desert Island

Posted on August 19, 2008 by RupertG

Going through a lot of the games that are being made available for the iPhone, many of them appear to be ports or remakes of classic games. On the weekend I spent quite a bit of time enjoying a fairly … Continue reading →

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