Battlestar Galactica: The Worst Board Game I Ever Role-Played and Enjoyed!
Normally I stick with role-playing games on this blog, but I have to come out of the closet; I play
Read moreNormally I stick with role-playing games on this blog, but I have to come out of the closet; I play
Read moreI normally am not a fan of using music during my games. I tend to find it distracting. That said,
Read moreStorytelling is at the heart of every role-playing game. Think of the game master as a director and the players as actors in a very dynamic piece of theatre. Though, they are not in total control. Chance plays a part in this play as well. Gamers use a rules system (usually dice based) to determine success or failure and add an element of risk to the game experience. When the story is original an exciting and the rules serve to advance the story, all is well.
Sadly, that is often not the case. Games with amazing stories often endure grossly inappropriate rules that bury exciting worlds in terrible mechanics.
Read moreThe determination that a game group has a bad DM that needs replacement does not happen over night. It is
Read moreRPGSeek is a custom Google search engine that only searches a specific list of 371 role-playing publisher websites. I culled
Read moreByron Collins of “Collins Epic Wargames” wrote an excellent article on the difficulties of getting a board game published, as
Read moreByron Collins of “Collins Epic Wargames” wrote an excellent article on the difficulties of getting a board game published, as
Read moreAll gamers have that moment the first time you walk into a new gaming group. Some feel nervous, others take
Read more“Beyond Protocol,” an interesting MMORTS game I wrote about previously, releases next week. Just an FYI for those that actually
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