WOODEN PYRAMIDS

2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises. Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: THUNDERSTONE! And Thunderstone is a race: two to five players see themselves cast into the role of leader of a party of adventures, though you never fight yourself.The party, and all its equipment, is contained in your deck, and it starts out absolutely shit: some terrible Militia, barely strong enough to hold a tiny dagger, and a small assortment of

"helpful" items.

WOODEN PYRAMIDS: ECLIPSE PHASE Eclipse Phase, just to catch those of you not familiar with the idea of PNP RPGs, is a game where one player creates a story, a scenario, in the world, and each other player makes a single character that will try to confront the scenario, interact with NPCs, and will generally either accomplish his WOODEN PYRAMIDS: CHRISTMAS REFLECTION 2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises. Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: NOVEMBER 2011 I remember when I was, oh, about 11 or 12, my dad bought me a huge binder of Magic: the Gathering cards. I held it with a strange reverence, this giant block of unspeakably rare and valuable pieces of

a

WOODEN PYRAMIDS: 2011 2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises. Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: SLOW YOUR ROLL You miss out on action! Wolves, ice spiders, malign spirits, and cutpurse thieves all occupy the roads and backwoods. Not to mention the caves and castles dotting the landscape all but literally beckon bold adventurers to test their might, like a fantasy analogue to that carnival game with the mallet. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: ENVIRO-BEAR 2000 Enviro-Bear 2000 is a charming, oddly simulationist affair where you play a bear in a sedan, trying to get enough food to fatten up and then park in a cave before winter comes. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: 2012 Quick, name a fantasy RPG, one of the old pen-and-paper types. What did you say? Dungeons and Dragons, probably. Maybe not though, maybe

it was Pathfinder,

WOODEN PYRAMIDS

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WOODEN PYRAMIDS

2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises. Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: THUNDERSTONE! And Thunderstone is a race: two to five players see themselves cast into the role of leader of a party of adventures, though you never fight yourself.The party, and all its equipment, is contained in your deck, and it starts out absolutely shit: some terrible Militia, barely strong enough to hold a tiny dagger, and a small assortment of

"helpful" items.

WOODEN PYRAMIDS: ECLIPSE PHASE Eclipse Phase, just to catch those of you not familiar with the idea of PNP RPGs, is a game where one player creates a story, a scenario, in the world, and each other player makes a single character that will try to confront the scenario, interact with NPCs, and will generally either accomplish his WOODEN PYRAMIDS: CHRISTMAS REFLECTION 2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises. Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: NOVEMBER 2011 I remember when I was, oh, about 11 or 12, my dad bought me a huge binder of Magic: the Gathering cards. I held it with a strange reverence, this giant block of unspeakably rare and valuable pieces of

a

WOODEN PYRAMIDS: 2011 2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises. Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: SLOW YOUR ROLL You miss out on action! Wolves, ice spiders, malign spirits, and cutpurse thieves all occupy the roads and backwoods. Not to mention the caves and castles dotting the landscape all but literally beckon bold adventurers to test their might, like a fantasy analogue to that carnival game with the mallet. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: ENVIRO-BEAR 2000 Enviro-Bear 2000 is a charming, oddly simulationist affair where you play a bear in a sedan, trying to get enough food to fatten up and then park in a cave before winter comes. WOODEN PYRAMIDS: 2012 Quick, name a fantasy RPG, one of the old pen-and-paper types. What did you say? Dungeons and Dragons, probably. Maybe not though, maybe

it was Pathfinder,

WOODEN PYRAMIDS

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WOODEN PYRAMIDS

2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises. Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012

ECLIPSE PHASE

Quick, name a fantasy RPG, one of the old pen-and-paper types.  What did you say?  Dungeons and Dragons, probably.  Maybe not though, maybe it was Pathfinder, or Exalted, or Dark Sun, or Nobilis if you're so indie it hurts.  Now name one with an SF setting.  Shadowrun! Except that has magic too.  Cyberpunk 2020, you offer, tentative because it's such an ungainly system.  GURPS?  Yes indeed, there is a great lack of role playing games set in the bold future instead of the never-past, and I've never understood the reason for this. Surely we ought to get more excitement out of imagining our possible futures than remixed editions of fairy tales, that owe their origins to a time when a pointy rock was seen as the pinnacle of human science

and engineering.

Seems like someone out there agrees with me.  Specifically, those ones are Posthuman Studios.  And that agreement is Eclipse Phase.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

SLOW YOUR ROLL

OK, we're all playing Skyrim, having a fun time of it. It's undoubtedly a game with a lot to do, with hundreds of quests, dungeons, and abilities.  But pump your breaks, that's not what you should be thinking about.  It's called  _Skyrim_, not _QuestMan_, or _LotsaDungeons_.  The greatest, most awesome thing about this game is its namesake, the world you inhabit, and all the exploring and adventure and huge productivity-swallowing world that awaits you outside of quests.  So here, I have a suggestion.  Not just a different way of playing the game, a different way of playing games altogether.  Just follow one simple rule. Don't use fast travel to get anywhere.  Ever.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2011 CHRISTMAS REFLECTION 2011 was a lively year for computer gaming, with several brilliant surprises.  Multiple roguelike games saw relative commercial success: The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dreadmor, and Realm of the Mad God. Bioware managed to disappoint with Dragon Age II, while announcing Mass Effect 3 will have a few more RPG elements than it's immediate predecessor.  But there are two surprises in particular I want to talk about here.  Two things I honestly though I would die without seeing: a good Deus Ex sequel, and Duke Nukem Forever.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011

ENVIRO-BEAR 2000

I maintain an eagle-like vigilance over all of PC gaming, as a matter of principle, so that no game might slip my notice unappraised.  Why do I not extend this watchfulness for console games, you might ask? Perhaps you ask this while expelling half-chewed Chex Mix across the room in fanboy rage while you heap ill-formed profanities upon my name and call into question my parents' virtue.  Well you unwashed console peasant, it is because PC is, was, and always will be home to the greatest innovation and uniqueness in video games.  Case in point?

Enviro-Bear 2000.

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