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#Chaosium's Lynne Hardy: Realism vs Verisimilitude in #Roleplaying #Games

Chaosium's Lynne Hardy: Realism vs Verisimilitude in Roleplaying Games

Chaosium’s line Editor Dr. Lynne Hardy is a true expert on the matter of finding gaps and holes in stories and #RPGs, and thus, she knows a lot about our topic: Reality vs. Verisimilitude. Whether it is a Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction or any other genre, we deal with things in-game that are totally impossible…
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Going to conventions - 10 things to do beforehand

Going to conventions – Top 10 things to do beforehand

Going to conventions requires some preparation and that is a question one of our friends from the Quackalope channel asked in one of the FB groups I regularly frequent. Regardless of whether you go as a individual, a company or as a media person, some things can always help if you are going to conventions…
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Board game Alien Artifacts Interview at Spiel 2017

Board game interview: Alien Artifacts at Spiel 2017

You won’t believe how enthusiastic Ignacy is about Alien Artifacts. And why! And you won’t believe how much I want to play this game now! You see, there is something about Ignacy Trzewiczek, and I don’t mean a surname that makes my dyslexic mind go into a frenzy whenever I have to type it –…
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Game Overview: 360 Stories at Spiel 2015

Not everything that looks like a game has to have a very well defined set of rules. And not everything that does have a nicely defined set of rules has to be a game. It can just be a nice activity to indulge in from time to time and spend time with friends or unknown…
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Video Interview: Burger Boss at Spiel 2015

I have known about Burger Boss for a while now and when I saw the prototype box at the UK Games Expo 2015, I was very impressed with its look and feel. Also with the game, I have to say. Although the whimsical illustrations might make it look like a kiddies game, don’t be fooled,…
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