Author: Paco G. Jaen

Roleplaying and board games reviews, podcasts, videos and interviews

An Experiment: Try Hushing Table Talk

Everyone likes to win and so when we play games we attempt to use every means at our disposal to stack the odds in our favour. The most natural means we have by which to influence the outcome of any game are our tongues. Most every gamer has tried at one point or another to manoeuvre himself into a win. We negotiate, manipulate, subtly hint, misdirect, you name it — and each and every one of these tactics can be pulled off by our clever use of words: table talk.

Fairness = Play to win!

By Mario T. Lanza There is a guiding principle in the world of strategy games by which all players should abide. When players do not abide by it, it defeats the fact that a game, by intent, is (at least in part) a contest, what Vizzini might call “a battle of wits.” So necessary is…
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Pazuzu’s Fury review

This pdf is 24 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page blank inside front cover, 1 page overview, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC and SRD, 1 page explanation on how to read the statblocks, 1 page advertisement and 1 page back cover. That leaves 17 pages of content for the harpies of Pazuzu’s Fury.

ZUZZY Flagston Paven Release Date and Advance Ordering

The Flagston Paven wargaming mat will be the first release in ZUZZY Miniatures’ new line of Stoneworks terrain. It’s scheduled release date is January 11th, 2011. As with all of their Terra-Flex gaming mats, the Flagston Paven mat has a sculpted texture to match the realism of your gaming minis. They are made from rubber…
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RPG Superstar deadline looms

If you or anyone you know has ever wanted to pursue a career in game design, here’s your chance! RPG SUPERSTARTM 2011 DEADLINE LOOMS! 1st Round Ends December 31, 2010 on paizo.com December 21, 2010 (REDMOND, Wash.) – In a little less than two weeks, the open call for Paizo Publishing’s RPG Superstar contest—the largest…
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