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Author: Ryan Carlson

Myth: A Fully Cooperative Dungeon Crawl Board Game Kickstarter

March 27, 2013December 14, 2017Ryan Carlson

It’s difficult to find a cooperative dungeon crawl adventure that doesn’t require one of the players to play against their friends as the dungeon master, crypt keeper, or overlord. I’m very excited to see that MERCS Miniatures is Kickstarting a …

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The Neverwinter Saga Is Now Complete With The Last Threshold

March 6, 2013Ryan Carlson

Fans of R.A. Salvatore’s legendary drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden will be pleased to know that the final book in The Neverwinter Saga was released today, March 5th 2013.

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House of Cards Review: A Modern-Day Game of Thrones

February 10, 2013Ryan Carlson

House of Cards is a political drama that follows Frank Underwood, a powerful U.S. congressman playing a modern day game of thrones. This review examines where the show creators got it right.

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US Developer Gets Paid to Watch Cat Videos by Outsourcing His Job

January 17, 2013Ryan Carlson

A former US developer working for Verizon found a way to spend all day surfing the web and got paid for it. He did this by outsourcing his development work to a firm in China for roughly one-fifth of what …

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Vinci Android Tablet for Kids

January 3, 2013Ryan Carlson

Not every parent is willing to entrust their young kids with their expensive tablet computer. In fact, most parents (myself included) will watch on in horror as their kids run across the living room with an iPad to the chorus …

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Running an Introductory Roleplaying Game for Kids

November 28, 2012December 13, 2017Ryan Carlson

How do you break the ice with kids and create their first introduction into roleplaying games? The struggle geek parents generally have are in relation to the timing of when to introduce a roleplaying game and just as importantly, how …

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HackMaster Fans Rally to Fill the Void Left by Dungeons & Dragons

October 4, 2012December 13, 2017Ryan Carlson

Learn to Hack! events are being held all over the country in order to raise awareness about the 5th edition of the HackMaster roleplaying game. As Dungeons and Dragons scrambles to re-establish relevance with their dwindling fan base, these HackMaster …

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Collaboration is Key to Surviving Zombicide

October 1, 2012Ryan Carlson

Zombicide, by Guillotine Games, joins the popular trend of cooperative board games that are designed to allow friends to play towards a common goal instead of being at odds with one another. In this case, you’re banding together in a …

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