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    Durance: Roleplay Convicts and Colonists on a Hellhole Prison Planet! 

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    From as far back as I remember, it seems like I’ve always been a bit of an Anglophile. No use denying it - I’ve always felt that I was born on the wrong side of the Atlantic. Oh I’m not knocking being an American or anything, but I definitely felt a very strong affinity toward British culture – historical, modern, and pop.

    Not surprisingly, I am a huge fan of BBC America, and end up TIVOing over a half dozen shows every week. I’ll end up happily sacrificing sleep to stay up way too     ...
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    Board Game Review: Smash Up & Awesome Level 9000 by AEG 

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    The internet is filled with tropes and cliches, and dammit if it isn't all the better for it. With digital corners for every element of fandom, whether you think that Pirates are better than Ninjas or Aliens could take on Robots with no issue, there's always a place for you. Unfortunately, there's no actual way of proving your preferred faction is better than anyone else... until now, of course. Thanks to the medium of games, you can now discover exactly who is the most ...
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    Review of The Fires of Heaven by Patrick Sweeney 

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    Published on 9th May 2013 04:54 AM  Number of Views: 520 
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    I’ve always been a fan of the Hero System, mainly because I find it to be one of the most adaptable and modular system I’ve ever played. Over the years, I’ve adapted it to play much more than just a “supers” RPG, tweaking the rules to run my own fantasy world with a very odd magic system, a James Bond-esque spy thriller setting, and even adapted it to run one of the many incarnations of the Traveller setting.

    The latter was inspired by the release of a genre supplement book called Star     ...
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    Board Game Review: Battlestar Galactica by Fantasy Flight Games 

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    Today we're going to take a look at Battlestar Galactica. There's a couple of reasons for this; first up,Fantasy Flight have just announced the release of what will probably be the final expansion set for the game ("Daybreak", coming later this year). Second, I wrote an article in the week about why not all games built around licenses are terrible – just most ofthem – and of the few decent ones, Battlestar Galactica shines like a beacon. Now, that may be a small spoiler for ...
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    Review of Premium Spell Compendium v3.5 by Wizards of the Coast 

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    Published on 2nd May 2013 02:59 AM  Number of Views: 1141 
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    I recall always being frustrated by one aspect of Dungeons & Dragons, regardless of whether I was running 1st Edition, AD&D, or 3.5: There are just too many gosh darned spells! No matter which edition you name, there has always been a serious case of “spell creep”, with more and more new arcane, divine, and druidical magic finding their way into Dragon Magazine articles, modules, supplemental class books, and even a few Third Party Products.

    For the first two editions I played     ...
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    Review of Good Little Children Never Grow Up by Sneak Attack Press 

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    Given the time of year, the idea of “good little children” might evoke thoughts of Santa making a list of which are naughty and which are nice. But rather than an adventure of holiday cheer, this adventure is designed with along the lines of the chills and ghostly happenings one might find in Dicken’s A Christmas Carole.


    Released around this past Halloween ...
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    Board Game Review: Horus Heresy by Fantasy Flight Games 

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    Good lord, this is a beast. The first thing you'll notice about Horus Heresy is the size. It's massive, the last coffin-box that Fantasy Flight Games produced before they decided that it was probably a bit easier to use a smaller but taller effort along the lines of Descent 2.0. Based on the original Games Workshop property, FFG has waved its magic wand over a really rather old-fashioned game and produced what can only be described as a monster. An absolutely huge affair, the amount ...
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    Review of Blade Raiders by Grant Gould 

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    Published on 25th April 2013 04:52 AM  Number of Views: 582 
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    As I mentioned in a couple of previous reviews, the past few years have seen an explosion of independent games and innovative new game systems appearing all over the Fantasy Role-Playing Game market. Gamers have a wide range of choices now between game rules which are detailed and focused on “realism” – if that can be said of anything happening in a made-up fantasy world – to game systems that stress storytelling and role-playing over rules, sometimes to the point of being more of an improvisational ...
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    Board Game Review: Relic by Fantasy Flight 

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    Is it just me or has anyone who has ever played a game (outside of the usual Monopoly, Cluedo and Twister) seem to have had some experience of Talisman? I find it very odd that so many people are at least aware of it – hell, I was at the hospital last week and the nurse who was taking my blood for tests had been playing it the night before. I find it even stranger because I'd never actually played it until about a year ago.Anyway, it's widely regarded as a classic game, easy to pick ...
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    Review of Journeys to the West by Christina Stiles 

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    Published on 19th April 2013 03:24 AM  Number of Views: 668 
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    Voyages across uncharted seas to far-away places have been part of human myth, legend, and history since the beginning of recorded time and beyond. Whether it’s from Odysseus’ journeys back to Ithaca as told in Homer’s Odessey, the great sea-battles and heroic deeds told in the Sagas, or the wild tales of Sinbad and his Seven Voyages, the urge to take a ship, and set off exploring the unknown is a powerful force which many cannot resist.

    Likewise, fantasy novels are filled with examples     ...
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    Board Game Review: Love Letter by AEG 

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    Not every game needs to come in a coffin sized box filled with plastic and cardboard. Today I want to talk about Love Letter, a tiny game comprising of only sixteen cards and a bunch of cubes that despite its tiny size, offers some of the most entertaining gameplay around. Originally released by Japon Brand, it's been picked up by AEG and reskinned to be included in their Tempest line of games (from which we've previously looked at their rather splendid Courtier title). Look past the title ...
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    Review of The Dark Totem Part 1: The Chantry Keep by Rocks Fall Games 

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    Published on 11th April 2013 04:02 AM  Number of Views: 1133 
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    There’s that old adage that says “One never gets a second chance to make a first impression.” And for the most part, that adage is very true when meeting people for the first time.

    But the secret is that the old saying is also true when you are asking for any kind of review.

    So whether you’ve released a film, a novel, a painting, or a game product, you only have one chance to impress a reviewer before he or she toddles off to tell the world (-wide-web) what they think     ...
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    Board Game Review: Acquire by Hasbro 

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    I want to tell you today about one of the greatest games EVER made. It's one that, no matter where I am or when it is, I will happily play. It's also been around for decades and is a testament to how incredible design simply lasts. One of legendary designer Sid Sackson's vast array of games,it requires a bit of financial savvy, some level of ability to read your opponents and a little luck. It's called Acquire – and it's amazing.

    First released back in 1962 and ...
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    Review of A Night in Seyvoth Manor by Darklight Interactive 

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    From my perspective, one of the more unexpected offshoots of 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons is Fourthcore. While tournament-style adventure modules have been part of the D&D experience since the earliest days of the RPGA Tournaments, D&D 4E always seemed to stress balance both among character classes, monsters, and encounter design. But with Fourthcore, balance takes a backseat to creating a gaming experience which tests the players even more than it does their characters, throwing ...
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    Board Game Review: Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder 

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    It strikes me that I haven't covered any of the Holy Trinity of Gateway Games here on EN World yet, so why don't we rectify that? If you're unaware, I'm talking about the three games that most people suggest you break out to try and entice new people into the hobby, those being Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan and the subject of today's write up, Ticket to Ride.

    Originally released back in 2004 and designed by Alan R. Moon, it's an award winning game that has spawned a series     ...
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    Review of Attack of the Frawgs by Thick Skull Adventures 

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    One of the OSR game systems that I’ve really come to admire and enjoy is the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role-Playing Game – or DCC RPG for short – by Goodman Games. Those gamers who are familiar with my Neuroglyph Games blog site may have noticed a few recent entries talking about my starting up a DCCC RPG campaign, and even taking a stab at building my own unique world setting. My players have really taken to the game system in just a few sessions, and although they dreaded DCC RPG’s brutal “character ...
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    Board Game Review: King of Tokyo by IELLO 

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    Richard Garfield is probably responsible for more people spending more money on a single game than any other individual on earth. After pretty much starting the Trading Card Game genre single-handed thanks to coming up with Magic: The Gathering, he's had free reign to develop other games safe in the knowledge that his reputation (and probably his bank account) is solid. Of course, we've previously looked at Netrunner here on EN World, his first design after M:TG that has received     ...
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    Review of Midgard Player’s Guide to the Dragon Empire by Kobold Press 

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    Published on 21st March 2013 04:40 AM  Number of Views: 401 
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    Every branch of the Dungeons & Dragons family-tree, from the “core” Editions made by TSR and WotC, Paizo’s Pathfinder RPG, and the myriad OSR games, all have one thing in common: a need for a user-friendly campaign setting. Whether the campaign setting is bought from the original game publisher, or a variant from a 3PP, or even a home-brewed world, campaign settings are more than the necessary locale where heroes explore and battle terrible monsters. They are an essential inspiration for both ...
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    Board Game Review: Arkham Horror by Fantasy Flight 

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    Many of you fine people who love to sink your hours into RPGs will be well aware of the Call of Cthulhu system, and with good reason – it's a very interesting way to play that is packed out with opportunities to tell some truly messed up stories based in H.P. Lovecraft's rather twisted universe.While most of the world is totally unaware of what's happening around them, a brave core of adventurers do their damnedest to keep the darkest of forces at bay while retaining their     ...
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    Triple Review of Call to Arms: Avatar, Inquisitor, & Crusader by Crafty Games 

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    While sailing through the RPG blogosphere a couple months ago, I ran across a writer who expressed the opinion that the Edition Wars and WotC’s “stumble” with D&D 4E was actually good for the gaming community. I was a bit taken aback by this as I’d always felt the Edition Wars was rather hurtful to both sides – Pathfinder/d20 vs. D&D 4E – but this author opined that it was actually a benefit to the well-being of the RPG industry and the community.

    The gist of the theory is that     ...
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