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Hitting the Jackpot

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. Sometimes mistakes work out in your favor. My latest gaming addiction is the Facebook game D&D: Heroes of Neverwinter (D&D HoN). D&D HoN is currently in its BETA version, so there’s bound to be a … Continue reading

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The End Is So Close

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. The Set Up So I was working on some stuff while sitting at my computer the other day, and I thought that I would take a little break and play some Dungeons & Dragons On-line … Continue reading

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Its Good To Have A Plan

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. A game that requires a plan Since getting back from Gen-Con about a month ago, I have been playing a lot of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. I find myself drawn to … Continue reading

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My Dinner With Jim

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. The Gamification of Life With apologies to Shakespeare, sometimes I think “All of life is a game, And all the men and women merely players.” Or at least it should be, and with the recent … Continue reading

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Dungeon & Dragons Board Games

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. I have recently enjoyed playing three very similar games: Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game, Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game, and Dungeons & Dragons: Legend of Drizzt. These games are cooperative … Continue reading

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It is good to have a goal.

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. So, I am a hack-n-slash player in Dungeons & Dragons On-line (D&D). What can I say, I like killing things (at least in the game). I find one of the most enjoyable aspects of the … Continue reading

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Hack-n-slash or in depth role playing

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. I am a hack-n-slash gamer. Most of the time when I am gaming, I tend to be a hack-n-slash player, extremely focused on beating encounters, killing things, getting loot, and leveling up. This is particularly … Continue reading

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Stupid Artificial Intelligence

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. A while ago some of my friends convinced me to begin playing Dungeons & Dragons On-line (DDO). We play as a group every Monday night but I find myself with the desire, and the time, … Continue reading

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Dune

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. A harsh desert world fought over by ruthlessly competing houses. This is the story that the, quite possibly, most vicious board game I have ever played is based on. I am talking about Dune, a … Continue reading

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You Lose!

Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. The set up A friend of mine recently picked up a copy of Spy Alley at a second hand store for a couple of bucks, so in our most recent game night we decided to … Continue reading

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