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What Manner of Game

Max Steele’s article, “Don’t Roleplay the Bugs,” in issue four of The Escapist, sparked a lot of conversation among the Neverwinter Nights community. ...
By Bruce Nielson Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2005
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Feng Shui of a Table

“Feng Shui? We are going to play a game where we are all adept, perfectly-honed … interior designers?” I was met with three ...
By Julianne Capps Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2005
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Dungeons and Dreamers

Like founding fathers of entertainment, people such as Steve Jackson, John Carmack, and John Romero blazed a trail of innovation others still follow, ...
By Joe Blancato Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2005
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Our Games Are Built On Paper

IN THE BEGINNING – which is to say, 1974 – there were E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, two tabletop miniatures gamers in ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2005
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The Contrarian: Roll the Dice

The third time I went to GenCon, the big tabletop gaming convention, I was a freshman in college with no money. I borrowed ...
By John Scott Tynes Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2005
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Death to the Games Industry, Part II

Death to the Games Industry, Part II is continued from Part I, in last week’s issue of The Escapist. How Do We Get ...
By Greg Costikyan Legacy AuthorSeptember 6, 2005
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