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Full of Win
This weekend I got to play a tabletop RPG with a group IN PERSON. I got into the RPG thing pretty late in life. I dabbled in DnD with a few friends a little in 6th grade but that became more of a LARP as we used it as an Read more…
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JJ “Star Trek Wars” Abrams
By now I’m sure you’ve heard the news that JJ Abrams has been picked to direct Star Wars Episode VII. Now, the two biggest space adventure franchises are in the hands of one man. That’s a lot of geek power to wield. I’m mixed on how I feel about this. Read more…
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Gamer Math
Over on the GSA, Jay Little, one of the senior designers on Fantasy Flights Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG, has written a few articles about the “Nerd Numbers” behind the dice system in EoE. You can find the main article here and the follow-up with Q&A here. Both Read more…
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Disney Buys Star Wars
Some pretty surprising news out of the entertainment industry today. Disney has bought LucasFilm, which includes Star Wars. That was completely unexpected. We all expected Star Wars to remain in Lucas’ firm grasp until he died. Part of the announcement includes a mention that Disney plans a seventh film in Read more…
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Hover bike
Ever wondered what to get me for my birthday? This. Sure, it’s not available for sale, is only a prototype, is going to be offered to the military first, and when it does make its way to the public will cost probably all the money I’ll ever make, but still. Read more…
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May the Fourth be with you
Happy Star Wars day! Ah puns. How we love you. You know a geek pun day has reached mainstream when you receive an email from your father-in-law wishing you a happy Star Wars day. I will be honoring the legendary franchise by attempting to teach my son to sleep in Read more…
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X-wing vs TIE Fighter
The Word of the Nerd has clued me that the once delayed X-wing miniature game is now slated for release this summer. I’ve never played a miniature’s game before, unless you count Battleship Galaxies game as a miniatures game (which I haven’t played in quite awhile actually…). But I am Read more…
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Why Han Hates Threepio
Well, some behind the scenes photos from the set of the original trilogy brings to light why Han Solo is always so hostile to Threepio. Yep, apparently one of Threepio’s six million forms of communication is the language of love. Leia has some odd choice in men though. Her brother, Read more…
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Star Wars Kinect
I finally decided to go ahead and get a Kinect. Why? Pretty much to play the new Star Wars Kinect game. Okay, while that was the motivator to do it now, it wasn’t my only reason. I’ve liked the idea of a Kinect since I heard about it. The idea Read more…
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First Impressions
Which matters more, your first impression or your analysis after prolonged exposure? If we were talking about people, I’d say the second one. You can’t sum up a person based on a first impression. People have bad days or you can catch them at the wrong moment. But what about Read more…