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The ice has just about thawed, so it’s time for a quick Spring Preview. We’re planning the now usual coverage of tabletop RPGs, graphic novels, boardgames and exceptional videogames: The 2010 E3 show is near and videogame companies are already in a frenzy. There’ll be a lot of talk about Grand Theft [...] Traveller Traveller has been around for almost as long as D&D. It arrived as a stripped down set of SciFi rules with streamlined character design and straightforward combat rules. Character advancement was only sketched out, combat often ended badly and there was a distinct shortage of aliens. There haven’t been a great many [...] Mouse Guard The Mouse Guard RPG is based on David Petersen’s fantasy books about anthropomorphic mice combating the predators that threaten their territory. Players’ characters join the ‘Mouse Guard’ and play through plot driven adventures using a moderately complicated set of rules.
Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Playing the part of [...] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Like original D&D, AD&D 4e often involves going down dungeons, beating up monsters and taking their treasure. However, 4e is a ‘rules heavy’ game that works differently from original D&D. It uses a ‘battle game’ model where the exact positioning of units, tactical expertise in applying [...] We’re suitably impressed by the appearance of a Microsoft tablet with a full screen. (A split screen tablet may yet be on the way from Microsoft). We’re also far from surprised that the first full screen tablets will be expensive and lack certain features, (e.g. touch/ touch and pen is a key consideration [...] Tabletop RPGs allow players to take the part of adventurers exploring open-ended models of alternative worlds or ‘realities’. Doing so usually involves a group of players working together to use their player characters (PCs) to overcome various challenges, which are set up and mediated by a Gamesmaster (GM). The skills associated with [...] There hasn’t been any coverage of touch and/ or handheld gaming in earlier posts, as we’ve seen these technologies as being solely about solitary gameplay. In particular, the Nintendo DS has become the ‘distraction’ of choice for many parents: convenient, portable and isolating. Fortunately 2010 seems set to bring together a series [...] Our partners at Treasure get a mention on the Purple Pawn gaming blog: Treasure RPG – http://shar.es/aOVF8 Share and Enjoy: We haven’t gone into hibernation. Just been busy putting together a few posts to send out over the holiday period. We’ll start posting them at the beginning of the Christmas week and thought we’d outline what’s on the way. A ‘Games For Free’ post is going to be first, as there are [...] The obvious value of many games and simulations lies in the enjoyment we get from playing them. Much of the fun in playing games comes from the rewards or satisfaction our brains get from learning and using in-game and game-related skills. For instance, driving games sell in their millions because we’re very good [...] |
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