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Inq. of the Week: Better to Receive

December 25, 2006 by Dave

So whatdidya get? 

Filed Under: Inquisition of the Week

Why Games Should Never End

December 22, 2006 by Dave

We’ve finally figured it out with years of study. The hardest part of designing a game is not coming up with the idea, or original mechanics, or balance, or any of that stuff. It’s figuring out how the darn game ends satisfactorily. This problem, by the way, is not left solely to boardgames. Movies, comics, […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Critical Threats

We Work With Wii

December 22, 2006 by Dave

The glowing blue light that greeted me this morning informed me that a present was waiting for me on my Wii: the trial release of the browser for Wii has been released! And of course, Critical Hits was the first page I loaded. I’m happy to report that the page works perfectly with the Wii […]

Filed Under: News, Video Games

YouTube of the Week: Stop Hiring Him! Edition

December 19, 2006 by Dave

I don’t watch Spike TV, so I didn’t catch these when they first aired. And I cracked up because I didn’t know what was coming. This one is the best, the other two in the series after the jump.

Filed Under: Television, Video Games, Web Meme, YouTube Tuesday

Inq. of the Week: Burning Crusade

December 18, 2006 by Dave

Is it worth the wait? Or will it be same old same old without enough new stuff to keep the game interesting?

Filed Under: Inquisition of the Week, Video Games

Critical Hits Gift Guide #4: Everything Else

December 15, 2006 by Dave

First, how about some shameless pimping! Did you know you can buy a wide variety of products from the Critical Hits Amazon Store? It doesn’t cost you any extra to buy what you were going to anyway, and a little bit gets kicked back to us so we can pay server costs and keep the […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Roleplaying Games, Video Games

YouTube of the Week: Critical Drunk Edition

December 12, 2006 by Dave

Once again, my idea gets totally ripped off. Regardless, this video is hilarious, and makes me glad that my College Based d20 game is a lot different than this. Found via Extralife.

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games, YouTube Tuesday

Set Collection

December 8, 2006 by Dave

Sometimes… ok, most of the time… you won’t have a complete game. You’ll have a type of game, or a theme, or a mechanic. And sometimes with that mechanic, you’ll need some other mechanics to actually make a game. This happened to a game designer friend of mine recently who had a group of crazy-good […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Critical Threats

Critical Hits Gift Guide #3: Games

December 7, 2006 by Dave

First, let me give a big shoutout to Ogrecave and their yearly Holiday Gift Guide on games. I’ve found quite a few great games through there and the guys who put it together are very knowledgeable. They focus on a few specific areas of games and list a bunch for each. Also, Boardgamegeek has their […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Roleplaying Games, Video Games

YouTube of the Week: HALP STUCK C64 Edition

December 5, 2006 by Dave

A hamster is stuck in Monty On The Run, an old videogame. Oddly hypnotizing. Found via Boingboing.

Filed Under: Video Games, YouTube Tuesday

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    Dave "The Game" Chalker is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Critical Hits. Since 2005, he has been bringing readers game news and advice, as well as editing nearly everything published here. He is the designer of the Origins Award-winning Get Bit!, a freelance designer and developer, son of a science fiction author, and a Master of Arts. He lives in MD with e and at least three dogs.

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