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    A Look At – “Social Gaming”

    This may be a bit lazy, but  bear with me.  First, go read this - http://garethfouche.com/revulsion where you find stuff like this - The player growing weary is actually a design goal. It bears repeating, gradually increasing boredom is actually a design goal for a...

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    A Look At – What is an RPG? Part Three

    This is something of an ongoing debate in gaming circles – what makes a video game an RPG? It is my intention, over a series of articles, to look at the cRPG and console RPG world, compare it to the table top (also referred to...

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    A Look At – What is an RPG? Part Two

    This is something of an ongoing debate in gaming circles – what makes a video game an RPG? It is my intention, over a series of articles, to look at the cRPG and console RPG world, compare it to the table top (also referred to...

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    A Look At – What is an RPG? Part One

    This is something of an ongoing debate in gaming circles – what makes a video game an RPG? It is my intention, over a series of articles, to look at the cRPG and console RPG world, compare it to the table top (also referred to...

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    A Look At – 4th Edition D&D – Conclusion

    It has been a year to the day since I posted my last “A Look At” for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Yikes. I’m thinking since the game has been out for a couple years already this topic is long in the tooth, and as...

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    A Look At Star Wars – Part Two: The Prequels Strike Second

    Star Wars. Millions of fans exist, and there are countless books, comics, tv shows, games, toys and so forth spun off from the sci-fi/fantasy movie franchise. George Lucas is a very wealthy man and he’s entertained large portions of the genre entertainment audience with his...

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