Two months ago I was very close to quickly wrapping up Rediscovery and all-but quitting TRPGs altogether (my work helping Ann as a playtester and scenario-writer for R3 notwithstanding). Now… Well… This week I might be playing or running a game Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Thursday game is to be a weekly event; [...]
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Risk Legacy
Posted in Gaming, Reviews, tagged board games, games, review, Risk, strategy games on 28 January, 2012 | Comments Off
Last night I played a game with Trick (who needs a profile on the site) and Monty called Risk Legacy. I told Trick I hadn’t played Risk in about 20 years and he asked, “How old are you?” “I’m 37.” “Okay, that’s what I thought but when you said you hadn’t played in 20 years [...]
So… D&D 5e…
Posted in Gaming, tagged 5e, D&D, fantasy, games, trpgs on 19 January, 2012 | Comments Off
In case you hadn’t heard, last week Wizards of the Coast announced D&D 5e. I’ve been asked multiple times for my thoughts on the game, so here they are. I am hopeful. Or, well, I have hopes. Only two of them have anything to do with mechanics because, right now, D&D (of any edition, as [...]
Commander Draft
Posted in Gaming, tagged card games, Commander, Commander draft, game theory, games, magic the gathering, tcgs on 4 January, 2012 | Comments Off
I like to read about and think up new ways of playing Magic. This post is about a casual format I’ve been pondering for a month or so. Some day I want to play a game of Magic that combines my two favorite forms of the game (Commander and Draft) into one: Commander Draft. Although [...]
Of Wolf and Man (Horde Magic)
Posted in Gaming, tagged Horde Magic, innistrad, japanese pop culture, magic the gathering, manga, Negima! Magister Negi Magi on 8 November, 2011 | Comments Off
So last night I finished up my Wolf/Werewolf Horde deck I affectionately call “Of Wolf and Man” (yes, based on the Metallica song). Anyway! What I realized, as I put the finishing touches on the decklist, is that Horde Magic is also Solitaire Magic! I’m sure there are other methods of playing solo, but I [...]