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Shogi Headed for the XBox

18 Mar

Posted by Yehuda as Classic Board Games

Yet one more board game in this year’s list of board games headed for the XBox Live Arcade. This time it’s Shogi, otherwise known as Japanese Chess. It will have 16 levels of play and a kick-ass AI (supposedly).

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Dave’s Memories of Gary

18 Mar

Posted by David as RPGs

A recent episode of the Slice of SciFi podcast includes an interview with Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson. Joining the regular hosts in the interview is author Michael Stackpole as they discuss the passing of Dave’s longtime friend and colleague Gary Gygax.

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St. Patrick’s Heroes

18 Mar

Posted by David as RPGs

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Highmoon Media Productions presents Heroic Moments #3: St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Special Edition). Heroic Moments is a series of single action scenes for the free 4C System for superhero roleplaying games. This installment challenges players with a jealous Celtic goddess bent on revenge and a gigantic, nightmarish creature straight from myth.