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Arena 4e

March 11, 2010 by dixontrimline

Arena 4E is a fast-paced combat game for two or more players, and it can be played as a bloody free-for-all, a team vs. team cooperative effort, or any other combination.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, homebrew week, mini-game

Will of The Forsaken (WTF for short)

February 23, 2010 by Vanir

There was a full decade of my life when I declared there were two things I’d never play. One was MMO’s. I decided this when a guy I knew quit his job to play Everquest full time and mooch off his girlfriend. The other was collectible card games, because I was astounded at how much money one could drop on them. This decision was made easy to live with by being in college and/or mostly poor. Over the last two years, both of these vows have been broken.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Dire Flailings, Humor, Video Games Tagged With: ccg, collectible card games, kazamonsteelskinftw, mtg, warcraft, world of warcraft, WoW, wow tcg, wowtcg

Inq. of the Week: Gotta Mutate ‘Em All

February 8, 2010 by Dave

While reports leaked out ahead of time, it was the D&D Experience convention where a full announcement was made about a new edition of the Gamma World RPG, based on the 4e D&D rules. During the announcement came one major surprise: they would make random “booster packs” available to supplement the mutations that happen in the radiation soaked Gamma World and the ancient technology that waits to be discovered.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, D&DXP, ddxp2010, gamma world, magic the gathering

Chatty’s Tales of the Arabian Nights

February 1, 2010 by The Chatty DM

Instead of providing another review of the game, I thought I would tell you the story of my ‘character’ to showcase how rich the game is. Note that while I may flourish the prose of my tale a bit (that’s what being a storyteller is all about), what I will present actually happened during the game.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: boardgames

The Most Important Games of the Decade

December 31, 2009 by Dave

As we roll over to ’09 to ’10, getting nostalgic for the advances and updates for the past 10 years is inevitable. 2000 to 2009 was an important decade for gaming, and the landscape for us gamers has changed dramatically. Here, on New Year’s Eve, we look back on our opinion of some of the most important games of the decade. While they are not all necessarily great games in and of themselves, they have made their impact on the gaming industry for many years to come.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, Roleplaying Games, Video Games Tagged With: carcassonne, Dungeons & Dragons, grand theft auto 3, halo, mage knight, world of warcraft, yu-gi-oh

Critical Hits Gift Guide 2009

December 21, 2009 by Dave

It’s the Monday before Xmas, and you’re still looking for a gift for the gamer in your life. Or you’ve got some Xmas money coming that you want to spend. Either way, here are some games (and a book) that we recommend you buy.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television, Video Games Tagged With: 4e, christmas, civilization: revolution, dominion, dragon age origins, drop7, dungeon master's guide 2, fits, gift guide, gift guide 2009, left 4 dead 2, memories of the future, PHB1, PHB2, wil wheaton, winter holiday

Inq. of the Week: Friendly Local Gaming Stores?

November 30, 2009 by Bartoneus

This week December is officially upon us, and with it comes the full force of the holiday season and all of the shopping that implies. I find it a shame that ordering RPG books online from places like Amazon is so much cheaper then it would be if I were to go to my local game store.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Comics, FLGS, game store, gaming, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games

Warhammer the Smart Way: How to Play the Game Without Emptying Your Wallet

October 30, 2009 by originalsultan

The most common complaint associated with Games Workshop games is that they are too expensive. But fear not friends! This is an expensive hobby, but there are ways to stretch your money and keep some of it in your wallet.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: 40k, army, Games Workshop, Hobby, miniatures, Space Marine, tabletop, warhammer, Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy

Capsule Review Week: Dominion

October 14, 2009 by The Chatty DM

Let’s continue our week of mini reviews now shall we? Dominion What it is. Dominion is a non-collectible constructable card game where each player plays the part of an ambitious minor noble who aims at turning its modest estate into a dominion of provinces and duchies.  Players play cards from their decks to generate enough […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Card Games, dominion, Theme week

Inq. of the Week: Gaming Women

October 12, 2009 by Dave

Conventional wisdom and surveys show that women are in the minority among gaming groups of all kinds, but I think the ratio is starting to shift. We touched on the issue almost three years ago (to a bit of controversy) but I’d like to pose a slightly less loaded question…

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games, Video Games Tagged With: gender, women

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