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<blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 8127749" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>The D&D sizzle for 4E had a pretty cool Microsoft Surface setup with the rules way back in <a href="https://youtu.be/cnkRbCula-4" target="_blank">2010</a> . It didn't seem to make it to market in any numbers for quite a lot of reasons.</p><p></p><p>Honestly while tech can make complex character generation easy (spreadsheets back in the 90's for Rolemaster made an hour task into 20 minutes) and keeping character sheets on a computer convenient (did that back in the early 80's) I don't think any tech gizmo will be better or more fun than paper, a map and minis or just theater of mind. </p><p></p><p>And as for cellphones, not counting real work issues (emergencies, work, etc) and maybe music for some groups, Just no. Like many gadgets far too distracting. You want a good game, put it on vibrate and don't answer non emergency/pre planned calls. </p><p></p><p>If younger gamers doubt me , try it once when you can. Paper, Pencil, Dice, minimal rulebooks and whatever minis, maps and so on you use, Leave phones in a box, tablets and laptops and home except maybe one if you use music.</p><p></p><p>It makes for a far better. YMMV of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ace, post: 8127749, member: 944"] The D&D sizzle for 4E had a pretty cool Microsoft Surface setup with the rules way back in [URL='https://youtu.be/cnkRbCula-4']2010[/URL] . It didn't seem to make it to market in any numbers for quite a lot of reasons. Honestly while tech can make complex character generation easy (spreadsheets back in the 90's for Rolemaster made an hour task into 20 minutes) and keeping character sheets on a computer convenient (did that back in the early 80's) I don't think any tech gizmo will be better or more fun than paper, a map and minis or just theater of mind. And as for cellphones, not counting real work issues (emergencies, work, etc) and maybe music for some groups, Just no. Like many gadgets far too distracting. You want a good game, put it on vibrate and don't answer non emergency/pre planned calls. If younger gamers doubt me , try it once when you can. Paper, Pencil, Dice, minimal rulebooks and whatever minis, maps and so on you use, Leave phones in a box, tablets and laptops and home except maybe one if you use music. It makes for a far better. YMMV of course. [/QUOTE]
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