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Some MAGICAL Unwritten Events I Want TO Recap This Year
So, it’s been a few weeks and I haven’t updated in awhile. I’ve got a solid number of game events that have happened to me, but I’ve wanted to wait for the right topic to talk about. That perfect story. Some things that didn’t make the cut of posts this year include: ♠ – The…
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Roger Caillois: Types of Game Players
So an update after being dark for over two months: This semester I am taking a class in videogames and I’d like to post some responses I do for class on the theory of games. This does not mean I will be switching to talking about videogames now. This first one is in response to…
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Table Top Lovecraft With VJ Kopacki
This weekend I sat down with my my friend VJ to talk a little bit more on Role Playing games as a whole. VJ had previously participated in both of the homebrew Tabletop games mentioned earlier. I asked VJ a… Continue Reading →
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Another Look at Role-Playing Games: A Few Points About Two Games I Attended
As I said before, I played two games invented by my friends McClain and John. McClain’s game was a survival-horror genre game that had shor t and simple limitations. John’s is a fantasy mash-up “4th wall” game that is… Continue Reading →
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Scrambling To Scrabble
This week is going to be a bit of a spin-off from the theme of small game groups, as I take a look at a large Dickinson community game event. On Sunday I played a few games of Scrabble in… Continue Reading →
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A First Look At Role Playing Games: I Discover Role-Playing Is More Than Just Dungeons And Dragons
Over the last few weekends, I’ve tried playing pen and paper role-playing games. To some people, that’s doing a lot of work to pretend you’re fighting dragons in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. But Dungeons and Dragons are only… Continue Reading →
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Diplomacy – A Game About How We Play Games With People
Some board games are more complicated than an innocent like Candy-land but are worth playing because of their social depth and replay-ability. Diplomacy is one such strategy board game meant for two to seven players. The game is set during… Continue Reading →
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