“What we call the beginning is often the end, and to make an end is to make a beginning: The end is where ...

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 ...

In response to “Year of the Dragons Lair” from The Escapist forums: One of my greatest arcade accomplishments was getting through Dragon’s Lair ...

Funny story, but true: The first article I wrote for The Escapist, in 2006, was about gaming and the apocalypse. It was mostly ...

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, ...

Dungeons & Dragons has its certainties. Jeff Rients’ description for newbies covers the basics: “You play Conan, I play Gandalf. We team up ...