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Risk, Reward and Thunder-Reclamation

January 8, 2013 by Vanir

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the things you miss when you run a roleplaying game instead of playing a character in it, and I’ve remembered something that I don’t think I’ve been giving enough of to my players: namely, the thrill of extracting a character you love from a dangerous situation. It’s the gift that keeps on threatening to kill you.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: combat, Crunch, fluff, play balance, Reward, risk

Review: “Conquest of Nerath” D&D Boardgame

June 21, 2011 by Bartoneus

Today we see the release of Conquest of Nerath, the newest D&D board game from Wizards of the Coast. Unlike the last two D&D board games from WotC, Castle Ravenloft and Wrath of Ashardalon, which focused on heroes and dungeon crawling this new game is a take on large scale strategy board gaming along the lines of games like Risk or Axis & Allies. At the same time the game includes heroes that can fight alongside your larger armies and delve into dungeons to uncover powerful treasure that will help your armies attain victory over the other factions.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Axis & Allies, board game, boardgame, boardgames, castle ravenloft, conquest of nerath, D&D, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, preview, Reviews, risk, roleplaying games, strategy, wrath of ashardalon

Rewarding The Risks

May 7, 2010 by guest

If you have ever thought that Pass or Fail was not a broad enough scale to cover the amount of scenarios that might occur from your players actions. The Risk Reward mechanic within may be what your looking for.

Filed Under: Featured, Flavour Feast, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, dnd, Mechanic, Reward, risk, Risk/Reward, Roleplaying Games

Review: SmallWorld

March 26, 2010 by Vanir

SmallWorld – strategy game or prophetic doom-simulator for the day Flying Goblins take over the Earth? Find out why you need to play this game immediately OR RISK EVERYTHING.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: board games, days of wonder, dragon masters, ghouls, giants, psycho ex-girlfriends, risk, smallworld, sorcerers

Review: Lord of the Rings Risk – Trilogy Edition

September 3, 2009 by originalsultan

Overview Lord of the Rings Risk: Trilogy Edition, a board game by Hasbro and Parker Brothers released in 2003, takes the classic game of Risk and transports it into Tolkien’s Middle Earth.  In addition to the change of theme, the game builds on the classic Risk mold by adding several new elements – presenting new […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: game design, games, gaming, lord of the rings, Middle Earth, Reviews, risk, Tolkien, wargame

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