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Barf Forth Apocalyptica! Review: Apocalypse World

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Not for the faint of heart from both a thematic and playing philosophy point of view, Apocalypse World presents a very clever and potentially engrossing game. It’s main focus is not so much on player accomplishment (or setting exploration) but rather the relationships that form between PCs and the constantly mutating loyalties and rivalries between them.

If you’ve started enjoying story games that thrive on failures like Mouse Guard and Burning Wheel but want to explore a darker, very adult theme, Apocalypse World is worth giving a try.

Gen Con 2010: Drinking Dungeons & Dragons

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Now years ago, it started as a joke: making a drinking game out of 4e Dungeons & Dragons. After that, it became an annual tradition at Gen Con for some of our closest blogger friends those first two years, run by ChattyDM. I offered to step in and spear-head the DD&D game, if he would collaborate with me and run a second table. An accord was struck and the planning began: a Drinking Dungeons & Dragons event for Gen Con to top all the previous.

The Left Hand of God: Review and Contest

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A nominally young adult novel set in a dystopian world that mirrors our own past, The Left Hand of God is a book of impressive vision and puzzling inconsistencies that ultimately provides a gruesome, but highly enjoyable read. The book follows the trials and travails of a young boy named Cale raised in a brutal dogmatic monastery of a twisted parody of Christianity. His life is forever changed upon witnessing a deed horrifying even to his own warped perspective.

Just A Geek (And Forty Thousand Other Geeks)

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Wil Wheaton and I were both at Gen Con this year. Mysteriously, his deeds were somewhat more celebrated. Read on for the epic account of my dealings with the Wheaton and his eventual defeat at my hands! (Note: I defeat him with a secret technique involving my low CHA score. Also, he may not be aware of his defeat, or that we battled. But we totally did. Epically.)

Official Guide to Stalking Vanir at Gen Con, 2010 Edition

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year once again. No, not Christmas. The Four Days of Gaming, aka RPG Chanukah, aka Nerd Kwanzaa, but known to most muggles simply as Gen Con. I’m particularly excited to make my yearly trek to Indianapolis this year, as I’ve made lots of new friends (and am ecstatic […]

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