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How to Host a LAN – the Lost 2nd Chapter

January 26, 2006 by joshx0rfz

So I posted the first part of a How to host a LAN a while ago and said there would be a second part. Here it is. In this section I discuss some sample game choices as well as skill level disparity. Yay!

Filed Under: Video Games

D&D is REAL! This comic strip says so!

January 25, 2006 by drscotto

I’m a Roman Catholic and I find this to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen. I am more amused by the stupidity of the author/characters than anything else. Want to see what is so stupid? Click here!

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games

Is Your IP Bad Enough to Rescue the President?

January 25, 2006 by DarthCthulhu

Here’s one for the kiddies… how awesome is YOUR IP address ? The site rates your IP number in various ways (including a poker hand!) and gives you a score at the end based on it. Sadly, my IP is only worth 23 points. Here’s my poker hand: Ace of ? Diamonds Ace of ? […]

Filed Under: Poker

Haven't you always wanted to brag that you were a Mystic Theurge?

January 24, 2006 by Dave

Someone once said to me, “The way I vote for President is that I look at the two canidates and decide which of them would be a better wizard, because the skills required for wizard and president are very similar.” I guess that’s why Al Gore lost, because as we know from Futurama, he’s a […]

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games

Katamari Damacy: The Movie?

January 23, 2006 by Bartoneus

Close on the heels of such classics as Super Mario Bros. the movie, Mortal Kombat, and Tomb Raider are the next generation of Video game movie adaptations. It has always been a shady business, that of bringing gamers’ favorite characters and playthings to the live action film screen, but is Hollywood getting better at it?

Filed Under: Comics, Editorial, Movies, News, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Video Games

Mortal Kombat LipSync

January 19, 2006 by The Bored Gamer

This is both quite scary and humorous at the same time. Not quite as good as the Ultimate Showdown ( of Ultimate Destiny ), but enough to be posted. From Joystiq: Mortal Kombat – LipSync

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Video Games

Please Choose your Race.

January 19, 2006 by Bartoneus

There is a rather humorous image accompanying this article: Racism in WoW This goes along with my article about players killing the spirit of gaming, but this sheds light on both sides of the argument. The largest problem with this article is, however, that most Chinese people play on certain servers where there are larger […]

Filed Under: Editorial, News, Video Games

Texas Hold-Em: Respect the Raise!

January 18, 2006 by drscotto

Alright loyal readers, it is time for my second article on Texas Hold-Em. I am sure that many of you have patiently waited for more poker advice and analysis from your fellow poker amateur, and so I will deliver that commentary to you now. The topic of discussion… the raise. First of all, I need […]

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

Can't stop thinking of you or magic coins

January 17, 2006 by Dave

If you’ve ever had a significant other that’s a gamer, this should look familiar to you… http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1329362959167995041&pr=goog-sl

Filed Under: Video Games

Best Blonde Joke Evar!!

January 16, 2006 by DarthCthulhu

Oh, man, seriously! This is just absolutely hysterically funny. You have got to read this Blonde Joke! It might take a while to get.

Filed Under: Web Meme

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