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Do any of the gamegrene regulars here (I think you know who you are) have a Facebook account?
I'm trying to get a full set of players for a game of phpDiplomacy and I have one seat left to fill. We play through the phpDiplomacy Facebook app. (See, Facebook does actually have its uses).
For those of you unfamiliar with the game, Diplomacy is a game of strategy, psychology and calculated risk taking based on the Great War (WWI) in Europe.
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I am looking to start running a game via email. But I have no real idea how to do this. We are planning to send one or two emails a week. Otherwise, I don't have a clue.
I will be running the game and have the world and background set up. I also have a game system ready, if such a thing is needed. But I don't know how to determin success rolls, combat, magic, or anything else.
Combat in my games are very descriptive and typically consist of one move at a time. An attack and defense, leading to the next attack and so on. How would I do this via email? What if they fail at somethng?
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Without true individual drama the increasingly popular computer games that mimic roleplaying are patterning the minds of good role-players to be rigid and selfish. The quality of role-playing that I have seen with those players in my gaming group who engage in this pursuit has diminished greatly. These games present a repetitive structure that focuses on self-aggrandizement and the ability to conquer by whatever means necessary.
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I love Civiliations II. The simplicity and elegance of that game make it playable even today. One of the features I liked to toy around was to set all the empires to an AI and instead of playing the game, I'd watch a game organically play out.
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Well, ive been Refereeing (Dm'ing) for about a year now. I havent really had that much fun because nobody ever wants to play it anymore. I would really like to referee when there is like 6 people but i cant get enough people to play.
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Dear all,
I'm looking for some help. After endless frustrating hours of web searching, I have been un-sucessful at finding a download of the original Chucky Egg game in it's original format.
All I seem to be able to find is a crap boring immitation of the original called GJ Chucky Egg! It's rubbish.
First off, I know, I know, I've been a horrible boyfriend. I've been struggling between Ghyll, paid writing and tech-editing gigs, and actually playing games, and it leaves very little time to update Gamegrene.com on a regular basis. With that said, I suspect I am nearing a bit of a clearing. Hopefully. (Incidentally, I suspect my lack of updates is chief cause of this, but there haven't been very many content submissions lately either).
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This is funny as hell and I've never even played WoW.
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i bumped into this today, and remembered all thoos DVD's aeon had reviewed...just thought you'd like a glimpse
