The Swashbuckling Escapism of ‘Sid Meier’s Pirates!’
Sid Meier has one of essentially the most recognizable names within the online game trade. But who’s he past a
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How One Rabbi Uses Roleplaying Games to Build Community
At his Bat Mitzvah in his Reconstructionist Jewish synagogue, Rabbi Menachem Cohen hoped to be saved. “I was waiting for
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‘The Legend of Zelda,’ ‘Dinky,’ and a Bridge to My Daughter
When winter made its second pandemic look right here in Montana, I discovered myself pining to relive my first expertise
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What ‘Hades’ Can Teach Us About Ancient Greek Masculinity
We can’t think about that the majority, if any, males regarded like kuoroi—Zag himself represents such a super. Kuoroi are
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Wikipedia Is Basically a Massive RPG
The first-ever edit to Wikipedia came about on January 15, 2001. Today, the net encyclopedia formally turns 20 years outdated,
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How Old-School Text Adventures Inspired Our Virtual Spaces
Lilybet Skatilar is a degree 9 human bard carrying a shimmering rainbow cloak, fur-lined snow boots, a trendy purple scarf,
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Postapocalyptic Video Games Saved Me From Pandemic Despair
At the start of the pandemic, depressed from dropping regular freelance work and my social life within the metropolis, I promised
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Omocat’s ‘Omori’ Is the Horror RPG of Your Dreams (or Nightmares)
After shattering its 2014 Kickstarter fundraising purpose tenfold in a matter of days, the surrealist psychological horror RPG Omori lastly
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The Rise of Sierra Online Wasn’t Exactly a Fairytale
My father was a laptop programmer for a giant pharmaceutical company for a good portion of his profession. This was
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Twitch Is Having a Political Renaissance
“The gap between TV and digital is narrowing each election cycle, and as campaigns become closer and targeting particular groups
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