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We Want An RPG For Kids And We Want It Now!

By nedjer, on February 3rd, 2012

The arrival of Lego’s Heroica series and, more recently, their Lord of the Rings figures has improved the start-up options for basic roleplaying games. An RPG playing parent or teacher now has instant access to a straightforward RPG that maps out how to bridge the skills gap between kids and adults.

February 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: ARGs, Corruption, Design Games, Family Games, Games Design, Gamification, Pen and Paper RPG, Play, Renegade, RPGs, Shared Gaming, Tabletop RPGs | Leave a comment

5e: Designer Dragons

By nedjer, on January 29th, 2012

We’ve received a few questions asking for more details about how a language-based, modular 5e might make significant differences to the way the game plays. It’s a topic that could fill a long, rambling post without getting to the heart of the matter, so we’ve tried to come-up with a few analogies which, [...]

January 29th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Design Games, Family Games, Games Design, Learning, Pen and Paper RPG, Play, RPGs, Shared Gaming, Tabletop RPGs | Leave a comment

Death Angels, Nightfall and Going Cardboard

By nedjer, on January 14th, 2012

With forums, blogs and mailboxes full of 1001 AD&D 5e demands it already seems like a good time to give the topic a break. With that in mind here’s a couple of short, sharp card games based, respectively, on Games Workshop’s Space Hulk and the supernatural world of vampires and werewolves. Both games [...]

January 14th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: CCGs, Family Games, Pen and Paper RPG, RPGs, Tabletop RPGs | One comment

Facebook Feed: #2

By nedjer, on January 3rd, 2012

Here’s a whole bunch of recent fantasy and games-related links from our Facebook feed:

Gourmet Gaming

I love to play video games and I love to eat. Preferably at the same time. What’s even better is eating the food from the game I’m playing while I’m playing it. Gourmet Gaming is [...]

January 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Christmas Games, Family Games, Pen and Paper RPG, RPGs, Shared Gaming, Tabletop RPGs | Leave a comment

Christmas 2011

By nedjer, on November 19th, 2011

There’s a stack of Christmas gaming options in our Family Games pages, including the Christmas 2009 and 2010 posts. (Not to be missed if you’re looking for presents for kids). This year’s selection isn’t quite so off-the-shelf, as there are some tough choices to make.

Touch Tablets

Tablets are [...]

November 19th, 2011 | Category: Boardgames, Christmas Games, Family Games, RPGs, Shared Gaming, Tabletop RPGs, Tainted | Leave a comment
 
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