Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up, where we highlight some of the articles and videos that have gone up over the past week that you might have missed!
Joe Manganiello Plays MAGIC: THE GATHERING on Spellslingers
In case you missed the most recent episode of Spellslingers, Sean “Day[9]” Plott battled actor and creator of Death Saves, Joe Manganiello in a game of Magic: The Gathering!
Looking at Fantasy Flight Games’ New Legend of Five Rings RPG
With a storied history and a rich universe, Legend of Five Rings is a much-beloved RPG universe, for good reason. Contributor Rob Wieland took the newest version of the RPG to his table, looking at the Beginners’ Box, the core rulebook and the GM’s guide, and came back with his impressions.
Fudging Dice Can Be Sticky – Dealing with Cheating in RPGs
“It happens at tables with your best friends, and it absolutely happens at convention RPG tables. An innocent tilt of the die to turn an 8 into a 10, or perhaps miscounting a modifier to make that critical hit is cheating, and it happens in all aspects of the gaming community.” Rick Heinz looks at why players (and GMs) cheat at the table, and how to address it so it doesn’t undermine trust within gaming groups.
A Peek Behind The Scenes of Competitive Roleplaying
“Since its creation, Dungeons & Dragons has been known as a solely cooperative game, where roleplayers work together to accomplish goals, and largely help each other in surviving the adventure at hand. RPGSportsTV is about to change that.” We rolled an investigation check to take a look at how competitive roleplaying has emerged.
Board Games To Play With Little Gamers
It’s all fun and games (really), even when you’re playing with someone who can’t read yet. Raf Cordero compiled a list of games perfect for young gamers that are still fun to gamers of all ages.
More Geeky Goodness!
- Crafty Geeks: Handmade Gift Ideas For The Holiday Season
- Kids (and Grown-Ups) Get to Be DINOSAUR PRINCESSES in this RPG
- PATCHWORK Is The Perfect Board Game For Crafty, Clever Gamers
Image Credits: Raf Cordero, RPGSportsTV, Drop it by Hugo Cardenas. Art and animations at: Takayuuki.deviantart.com and Youtube