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Uhh... You have a science-fantasy setting, and you're looking for a small race with a penchant for technology? ...really? Nothing jumps immediately to mind? [Rodney Dangerfield]Gnome respect...[/Rodney Dangerfield]

With all due respect, I sense some sour grapes. I'm not really sure entirely what to make of what your players have done, but from what little you've said I think you're taking it as a much graver insult than it really is. Life's too short. Personally, if I were in your shoes, I'd graciously...

It's a very good game, but don't let the box fool you... 2-10 players my ass. It's a 2-player game. Period. End of story. The really cool thing about it is its line-of-sight system. It's got a name which I can't think of off the top of my head. Basically, the idea is that every space is...

I did a quick search on Google to try and find any similar threads, but as far as I can tell there are none, so... Sadly, I won't be attending PAX East, but I do live in the area... Perhaps this thread can be a semi-official place people in the RPG community can make plans for doing things at...

Difficult terrain is good. 4e plays best with large encounter areas and, perhaps counter-intuitively, difficult terrain makes encounter areas 'virtually larger.' That is to say, crossing a 4-square-wide patch of difficult terrain costs 8 squares of movement, so it's like that 4 squares is...

Actually, there are more misprints... All three giant spaces say they should have two giants. Only one should. The space which provides three ore should have two giants; the other two spaces which each provide two ore should have one giant.

Streets of Shadow is one of my favorites, for precisely the reason many other people panned it: I love that one side of the tiles is a street setting and the other is a sewer setting. It solves the problem of trying to figure out how juggle double-sided tiles to get the features you want, and...

I think one thing to consider might be why the world is being made in the first place. Ask the students, in a perfect world, what would your goal be for this world? Run a D&D campaign in it? Set a movie or a book in it? Use it to illustrate some political theory? Just as an example of the...

In fact, they use the same basic system as the two games I suggested, C&C Ancients and Battle Lore. It's my understanding that Battle Cry is long out of print and difficult to find, but I definitely spaced on Memoir '44. So yeah, add those two to the list as well. :D

Speaking as someone who is absolutely not a wargamer, I'd recommend either Battle Lore or Command & Colors: Ancients. They use the same system (the Command & Colors system), but the games are a bit different. I don't know enough wargamers to say how they feel about it, but the general consensus...

Probably depends on where you live. I recall back when I used to order from them a lot, I typically got the order in 2 business days using the free shipping with an estimate of something like 5-9 days. Of course, that was also a long time ago, I don't order much from them anymore... As has been...

I'd just caution you not to underestimate how intensive the WWG products can be (haven't tried Fat Dragon). They're high quality, but in particular cutting out the pieces is extremely time consuming. Of course, their more recent stuff works with some automated craft cutters... But that only...

Protip: When making disparaging comments about how others' online presence makes them appear less intelligent, try to use proper spelling and grammar.

Has anyone said Savage Worlds? Only two? That's not enough. Savage Worlds.

After a timely TPK in yesterday's WHFRP3e game, I got a chance to play Runewars and I was very impressed. The only thing I didn't really care for were the heroes. They didn't seem to have too much of an impact on the game, but on the flipside they also didn't take very much time to resolve...

FWIW, I've only played SoC twice, both times without a traitor, and both times we lost.

Wait... There's a gaming podcast... With Richard Garfield... and I don't know about it? Awesome, thanks!

Jungle Speed will be a huge hit with your group. It's a game that requires quick pattern matching and quicker hands, and is usually a hoot. Especially when two people grab the totem at the same time and have to wrestle for it. Werewolf is a good one for that group size. Better with more people...

I think I've finally discovered (at least one of...) the reasons I dislike most coop games. Being told what to do. I don't know if it's just the groups I tend to play with, but in a coop game it feels like you're not actually making your own decisions but being forced to go along with a sort of...

BSG is the only coop game I've found which I like. Not a fan of coops in general. You don't need to follow the show to play the game, either (I don't, for example). All you need to know is the premise that there is an enemy called the Cylons, which have artificial-human agents hidden in the...