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The Day After

The Day After

The Day After

Every Game Is the End of the World

“What we call the beginning is often the end, and to make an end is to make a beginning: The end is where ...
By Nick Halme Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2010
The Day After

Everybody Dies in DEFCON

How do you rationalize a game where “everybody dies?” “How do you rationalize nuclear war?” It’s a humid mid-spring day and I’m lying ...
By Jonathan Glover Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2010
The Day After

Surviving the End Times

Some of my best memories are from when I was camping in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, attending Tom Brown Jr’s Tracker School. There, ...
By Jack Baker Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2010
The Day After

D&D Is the Apocalypse

Dungeons & Dragons has its certainties. Jeff Rients’ description for newbies covers the basics: “You play Conan, I play Gandalf. We team up ...
By Tavis Allison Legacy AuthorJune 15, 2010
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