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The Game (a rant)

November 9, 2005 by Bartoneus

I feel that it is necessary to point out that most people who play games don’t have the same experiences with them that I do. It started during high school and escalated insanely into my college years, when it became clear that I had friends that were very “special”.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial

Somewhere, Over the Rainbow

November 9, 2005 by DarthCthulhu

In a day that will live in infamy, Idoicy has struck a terrific blow of ignorance to Reason and Intellect. The Kansas State Board of Education voted 6-4 to allow science students in public schools to hear materials critical of evolution in biology classes. That’s bad enough. Hemmoraging these poor kids’ futures for some dumbass […]

Filed Under: Editorial, News, Reviews

Sony's Comedy of Errors

November 7, 2005 by DarthCthulhu

“If you think things can’t get worse it’s probably only because you lack sufficient imagination.” Oh, the Sony mess just keeps getting better and better. Not only does the DRM check up on you to make sure you’re making nice through the use of a Rootkit. Not only can the Sony DRM be used to […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Music, News

Twilight Imperium: From a Winner's Perspective!

November 6, 2005 by drscotto

I am sure that those of you who are reading this have more than likely read the reviews submitted by Dennis and Dave. If you have not, then you should before diving yourself any further into this materpiece! They both provide good insights and thoughts into the game mechanics and rules system.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Reviews

Twilight Imperium Review: Smaller, Less Detailed, and More Postive

November 6, 2005 by The Main Event

I bought Twilight Imperium based on my love of big epic games, such as Game of Thrones (also from Fantasy Flight) and a desire to buy a game as a form of escapism from my mind-numbing, short-lived experience in sales hell. I’ve since played it twice, and enjoyed both experiences, but there is something about […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, Reviews

The Twilight of the Imperium 3rd Edition: Dave's Derisive Take

November 6, 2005 by Dave

Twilight Imperium 3rd edition was released this year, updating a Fantasy Flight Games classic to adapt some more modern ideas in board gaming. I own the second edition, and played it twice, but it hasn’t really left the shelf in many years, due to time and complexity involved. I have now played the 3rd edition […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, Reviews

Big Blizzard is Watching

November 1, 2005 by DarthCthulhu

Those who play World of Warcraft probably know about the little service it runs called The Warden. The Warden is a program that runs statistical analysis on a player’s system to make sure that no cheating programs are being used. What Blizzard failed to mention, of course, was that the program also does some pretty […]

Filed Under: Editorial, News, Video Games

Teamwork (An Umberhulk Riding a Bullette)

November 1, 2005 by Bartoneus

(Edit from the future: this post references an old theme we used, and is entirely based upon a header we had that featured editted images of Umberhulks riding Bullettes…those were the days.  ~Bart) At this point I feel it is necessary to provide an explanation of one of our title blocks for the site. Many […]

Filed Under: Editorial, News, Roleplaying Games

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