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Critical Hits Gift Guide 2009
Critical Hits | December 21st 2009 by Danny
It’s the Monday before Xmas, and you’re still looking for a gift for the gamer in your life. Or you’ve got some Xmas money coming that you want to spend. Either way, here are some games (and a book) that we recommend you buy. Domini read more
Inq. of the Week: Friendly Local Gaming Stores?
Critical Hits | November 30th 2009 by Danny
Over the weekend I’ve done my fair share of video game playing, the most fun of which was easily several hours of playing four player New Super Mario Bros. on the Wii. With the great selection of new games that have come out this Fall, it seems read more
Warhammer the Smart Way: How to Play the Game Without Emptying Yo…
Critical Hits | October 30th 2009 by Danny
The most common complaint associated with Games Workshop games is that they are too expensive. Warhammer and its futuristic cousin Warhammer 40,000 are wonderful games for many reasons, but their ability to drain money from bank accounts is legenda read more
Space Hulk
Dusty Gamer | October 29th 2009 by Joonas Laakso
Space Hulk - Space Marine Terminator with heavy flamer I got the gorgeous 20th anniversary release of the Games Workshop classic Space Hulk. The first edition was a huge influence on my life-long interest in gaming, along with the one book I miss mor read more
Inq. of the Week: Gaming Women
Critical Hits | October 12th 2009 by Danny
Gaming genres were the topic last week, and not altogether unexpectedly, fantasy came out on top, with 95% of voters saying it’s what they enjoyed. Second place, with science fiction, took 72% of the vote, which says I need to get in more Trave read more
Inq. of the Week: On Reviewing
Critical Hits | September 14th 2009 by Danny
Alternative titles for last week’s poll: “Blood, Sweat, and Tiers”, “Tiers of a Clown”, and “Tiers for Fiers.” 91% of you have played lowish level D&D recently, 27% in the mid to high range, and ... read more
Review: Lord of the Rings Risk – Trilogy Edition
Critical Hits | September 3rd 2009 by Danny
Overview Lord of the Rings Risk: Trilogy Edition, a board game by Hasbro and Parker Brothers released in 2003, takes the classic game of Risk and transports it into Tolkien’s Middle Earth. In addition to ... read more
Preview: Magic the Gathering – Planechase
Critical Hits | September 3rd 2009 by Danny
While at GenCon this year I got to sit down and play a preview game of the new Magic the Gathering variation called Planechase that Wizards of the Coast is releasing September 4th. Like MtG except there is always one plane in play that drastically c read more
YouTube Tuesday: Well, OK, I Was The Traitor Edition
Critical Hits | September 1st 2009 by Danny
An ad for the newest Looney Labs party game, “Are You The Traitor?” Not only has it quickly become one of my favorite games (right up there with Werewolf), I worked on it and I ... read more
I Am A Liberal Gamer
Critical Hits | August 28th 2009 by Danny
I'm a big proponent of change in game design. If something isn't working, don't just patch it, teardown and rebuild. This puts me in opposition to what I will respectfully call the "Conservative Gamer" contingent, who prefer that games preserve much read more
Inq. of the Week: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Critical Hits | August 10th 2009 by Danny
I am going to subject you all to another question about what you'd like to see here, but focused on our immediate future. These answers will help us to determine where we should spend our time and energy at GenCon. While we already have a packed sche read more
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