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Michael is a tabletop gaming geek who's been playing Dungeons & Dragons since he bought the boxed Basic set in 1979. He writes about it for Examiner.com and for Chgowiz's RPG Blog, as a member of the RPG Bloggers Network. Michael runs open campaigns and demos at gaming stores and events in the Chicagoland area. Email


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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Many computer RPGs (cRPGs) and video games can trace their heritage to the grand-daddy of roleplaying games, Dungeons and Dragons. The first games...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The holidays are a great time to spoil your fellow gamers at the table with treats and snacks beyond the usual chips and sodas. The recipes below are...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Local News The Chicago Toy & Game Fair is this coming weekend (Nov 21st and 22nd) at Navy Pier! There will be many exhibits and vendors showing...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
With the holiday shopping season getting off to a start, I thought it would be nice to talk about some great gifts for your favorite tabletop RPG...
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 · 1 comment
With the holidays coming up, many gamers find themselves pulled in a lot of directions with family gatherings, holiday parties, shopping and just...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009 · 1 comment
Local News As I mentioned last week, Games Plus is holding their next ENWorld Game Day this coming Saturday, Nov. 14th for the entire day. The...
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In the local news roundup earlier this week, I mentioned the upcoming Worldwide D&D Game Day - Weekend in the Realms on Saturday, Nov 8th. There...
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If you're a technology geek, you may have heard of the new communication tool that Google is working on - Google Wave. This potentially revolutionary...
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Local News The gamestore Games Plus will be a busy location next week with two events of interest. This coming Saturday (Nov 7th), they are hosting a...
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The game supplement Twilight Sector - Campaign Setting Sourcebook by Michael Cross & Matthew Hope and published by Terra/Sol Games is a 126 page...
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