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Minecraft Pocket Edition for iOS Review

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The port of Minecraft to iOS has been a long and uncomfortable wait for many. Despite an original announcement stating that iOS was going to be first off the rank, Android pipped iDevices to the post when Minecraft Pocket Edition was announced for the Xperia Play. Thankfully, for those of you with an iOS enabled device, the wait is over and you can now enjoy the fruits of Mojang’s labour in the form of a much cutdown version of everyone’s favourite sandboxed game. Continue reading

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iPhone Game Review: Undercroft

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Released in September 2010, Undercroft is the fourth iPhone game released by the hugely successful Jagex Games Studio, most famous for its free-to-play MMO Runescape. Jagex is not unfamiliar with the creation of RPGs. However, if you are expecting the same richness of experience from Undercroft, you will be disappointed. This is not to suggest that the game is in any way deficient – only that one cannot hope for the same level of detail in an iPhone game that one might expect from a massively multiplayer online game. Continue reading

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iPad review: Fabled Lands HD

The developers have delivered a sleek, stream-lined adventure, based on the first of six published Fabled Lands gamebooks, although some lingering issues persist. Continue reading

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iPhone app review: MineCraft Pro

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The success of Minecraft has led to lots of iPhone apps trying to play on this success. MineCraft Pro is one of these… and unlike some of the other apps, it costs money. So naturally, I was extremely dubious about it. While it’s a reference app designed to be used whilst you play Minecraft on your computer the question remains: “Is it worth the price tag?”. Continue reading

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Dice of Doom Podcast 011: New Years Gaming Resolutions, 100 Rogues Review and Tips for New and Beginning GM’s

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In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss our New Years Gaming Resolutions, and we do a review of the iPhone game 100 Rogues (and reminisce about old rogue-like games). Our main topic of discussion is titled ‘GM’ing: Rotating the Pain, or, Advice for Beginning GM’s’. Continue reading

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Fabled Lands Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Books Republished, an iPad Game, and an RPG

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The excellent Fabled Lands gamebook series is being revived, with the books being republished, an iPad version and an RPG in development. Continue reading

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In Brief: i4e Updated – iPad Version and More

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Just a quick heads up – our favourite mobile roleplaying character app, i4e, has just been updated to version 3.0 and is now available in the app store. This new version includes native iPad support and some other general fixes including improved support for importing your Dungeons & Dragons Insider characters and augmented powers support. Continue reading

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The most epic way to track tasks ever: Epic Win

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We all have humdrum and boring things that we have to do each day. Now imagine that there is a task manager that is a roleplaying game as well. Imagine that each task you complete gives your character experience and allows them to journey on quests. Imagine that there are loot drops for completing tasks. Put that all together and you have Epic Win… Continue reading

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Dice of Doom Podcast 007: Using Alternative Settings in your Roleplaying Games

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During this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss different historical eras that can be used in your roleplaying campaign to move away from the traditional late medieval period that forms the basis of so many fantasy roleplaying games. Continue reading

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Dice of Doom Podcast 005: Warhammer, Sorcery! and Addressing Issues in D&D 4th Edition

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This week in the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss common issues and complaints about Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition and strategies by which these can be overcome through the cunning application of house rules and modified systems. Continue reading

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