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Games RSS FeedsPlaying the Everyman - Are you tired of playing the same stereotypical characters? Tired of not being challenged? Bored of playing a superhuman hero? Why don't you try playing an Everyman? read more...Feed Source: www.gamegrene.com Confessions of a D&D Newbie - Recently, I've found myself in the unusual situation of being an experienced gamer with little experience in the game my primary group is playing - and that game happens to be D&D. Many gamers take D&D experience for granted in their new players, which can cause groups to run into trouble when that isn't the case for some players. These are a few of my experiences as a D&D newbie; knowing about them may help you when dealing with new... What Roles Do We Die For? - Large molded and painted pieces dominate Lego sets of today. They look cool, but can rarely be used for anything other than their original design purpose. The same might be said of the design components of RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, which has evolved quite far from its roots. The following article is a critical examination of the loss of narrative interactions in tabletop role-playing, as exemplified by D&D.
read more... Chocolatiers, Both Computer and Tabletop - Enemy Chocolatier is a strategy-based board game from Cheap Ass Games, whilst Chocolatier is a computer "Coffee Break Game" primarily about time management, but with enough strategy thrown in to be interesting. Comparing a board game and a computer game might strike you as funny, but as I'm sharing what I'm interested in spending my game-playing time doing, it actually makes a kind of sense.
read more... Women in Gaming: Five Years Later - It's been more than five years since I last wrote about women in gaming. In that time, we've seen the end of the World of Darkness, yet another new edition of D&D, the advent of World of Warcraft, and (at least in my opinion) much greater involvement of women around the gaming table. When so much has changed for the better, is the topic of women in gaming even worth exploring anymore? At the very least, I have one new piece of advice for m... 4E's Dragon, Dungeon, and Dark Sun - With today's release of D&D 4th Edition, Wizards has been updating their website in regards to D&D Insider, Dragon, and Dungeon. While there's nothing really new in the Insider section (save the utter lack of the project's health - nothing about the open beta, nothing about the lack of client applications for months, nothing about costs, etc.), we do have tables of content for their two magazines, and Dragon reveals Wizards promise of rev... Gamegrene Third Edition launches - If you're seeing this, it means you're currently viewing the new and improved Gamegrene.com, running on a new server with upgraded software and theme (but the same old green). This is the first iteration of Gamegrene Third Edition, and is focused on "just" getting the site to work. New features will continue to drop in over the coming weeks. For now, read on, poke around, and give us some comments on how it's lookin'.
read more... The Wheels and Gears of a Good Game - 3 of 3 - In this installment of his column, Gilgamesh talks about secrets and cycles, about getting back to the beginning, about magical curtains that hide secrets, and about using the Great Wheel to re-visit old knowledge from a new perspective. It's a fitting discussion to serve as a sort of transition from old to new here on Gamegrene.
read more... What do you want of Gamegrene? - Gamegrene.com launched back in August 2000 with the release of D&D 3rd Edition. In 2004, it became "Gamegrene 2.0" alongside the releases of the new GURPS, Paranoia, and World of Darkness. With D&D 4th Edition coming in a scant 29 days, you might think I'm trying my damnedest to do something to commemorate the event. And that I am, in between changing my newest daughter, working far too much, and maintaining my achievement whore status.
r... The Shab-al-Hiri Roach Review - The Shab-al-Hiri Roach is a Lovecraftian game of academic satire, designed for a single session of play. Players take on the role of professors at Pemberton University, a New England institute of higher education, in the year 1919. These professors, like those at any other university, jockey with one another for prestige and tenure. The catch? An ancient Sumerian roach-god with telepathic powers is running about, crawling inside heads and using y... World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade [Patch] - World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade - retail patch 2.4... World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade [Movie] - World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade - Sunwell Trailer... X Motor Racing [Demo] - X Motor Racing - new demo... Sam & Max -- Season 2 Episode #4: Chariots of the Dogs [Demo] - Sam & Max -- Season 2 Episode #4: Chariots of the Dogs... Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 [Movie] - Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - trailers... S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl [Patch] - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - retail patch 1.0005 to 1.0006... Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 [Movie] - Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - silencer trailer... Starcraft 2 [Movie] - Starcraft 2 - Zerg Trailer... Crysis [Patch] - Crysis - Retail 1.2 Patch... World in Conflict [Patch] - World in Conflict retail patch 1.000 - 1.007... Gears of War [Patch] - Gears of War - Updated patch... Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures [Movie] - Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures - Onyx Chamber trailer... The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar [Patch] - The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar - patch: Book 12... Overlord - Raising Hell trailer [Movie] - Overlord - Raising Hell trailer... Indiana Jones in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Movie] - Indiana Jones in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - trailer... Need for Speed ProStreet [Demo] - Need for Speed ProStreet - Porsche Demo... Tabula Rasa [Movie] - Tabula Rasa - Hybrid trailer... Madden 08 [Patch] - Madden NFL 2008 Roster Patch 3 (US)... Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [Tools] - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - v1.1 Mod Tools Patch... Journeys of the Dragon Rider [Demo] - Journeys of the Dragon Rider playable demo... Copyright © 2008, Chicago Best Price. All Rights Reserved. |