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Have You Played?
War is good for a limited number of things, as the famous song goes. One of those is taking on your friends for an afternoon’s worth of abstract and complex strategy. This is War Chest.
Turn to the Dork Side
Who’s that man, why is he obsessed with muskrats, and why is he invited as a guest to so many UK games conventions? Cartoonist and game designer John Kovalic talks to James Wallis about dorks, munchkins and being a planet in Warhammer 40,000
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My Favourite Game
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The Independent Shelf
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Cardboard Manifesto
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Event Report
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Tabletop Time Machine
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FEATURES
Eviction Notice
We talk to Weta Workshop about their adaptation of 2009’s District 9, and how they kept the spirit of the film alive in the game
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Down by the River
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Supplementally Speaking
Long roleplaying campaigns can sometimes put the drag into dragon and the “I’m done” into dungeons – but never fear, with a pinch of gaming inception, supplemental games can break your party out of its adventuring malaise
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Agatha Christie: Death on the Cards
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HOBBY TIPS
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Dungeon Master’s Guide to Roleplaying
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