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2009: The Nerd Year in Review

December 15, 2009

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2009.  The final year of the first decade of the 21st century.  Mindboggling and somewhat disquieting.  Where did the years go?  Where’d all these grey hairs come from?  And these children?
Regardless, 2009 was a banner year for nerdy old me.  Lots to keep me occupied in the 1 or 2 hours per day (week?) that [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: 40K, 4E DnD, Dragon Age: Origins, Malifaux, PnP, RPG, Video Games, Warmachine | Comments (0)

What I did on my Summer Vacation

September 4, 2009

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More like, what didn’t I do.  Oh my, the things I did…
My usual two weeks off at the end of the summer were unusually productive; downright Millhousian in the way everything came up my way.  Boring RL stuff aside, here’s what geeky stuff was accomplished:

Started things off on the Friday night prior with our [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: 40K, 4E DnD, PnP, RPG, Warmachine | Comments (0)

Summer of the Geek

July 3, 2009

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The sun is high in the sky, the temperature is on the rise, and the geeks flee to the shelter of nice cool basements across the land. Ah, summer! Such a great season for nerdy activities.
The Dueling Grounds is back in business, and from what I saw last night on their opening day, [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: 40K, 4E DnD, PC, PnP, RPG, Warmachine | Comments (0)

Impending Doom

June 9, 2009

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It’s June, and that means videogame releases.  Good videogame releases to be exact.  Since Operation Finish My Goddamned Games is yet again a failure, I’ll have to resign myself to the inevitable.
The Ghostbusters game comes out June 16th.  This is, as we say, a “must-buy”.  I’ve loved the franchise for 25 years (except for the [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: PnP, RPG, Video Games | Comments (0)

2009: Year of the Warham?

January 29, 2009

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As this huge and vibrant thread on Something Awful can attest, there are a lot of Games Workshop fans out there!  I can add myself to that list, even though I chose Warmachine over Warhammer 40K for my hobby gaming needs.  While I don’t care much for GW’s business practices, at least historically, they’ve shown [...]

Written by kingmob | Filed under: Boardgames, RPG, Video Games | Comments (0)

Beyond the Dots: The Pet peeve

October 30, 2008

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I have a bit of a pet peeve when it comes to role playing games, and that’s players who concentrate only on the dots on their character sheets.  Those who define their characters by what they can do, how many dice they roll, and the kewl powerz that their character has.
Why does this bother [...]

Written by grinningskull | Filed under: Beyond the dots, LARP, RPG | Comments (3)