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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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RPG news roundup (12/14)

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Old school is still cool, at least for gaming, as there were a few releases and annoucements coming from the resurgent "Old School Revival"....
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Tabletop RPGs from video games - do they work?

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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RPG Campaigns during the holidays.

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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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Update on this weekend's D&D Realms event

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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Playing RPGs on Google Wave

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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RPG news roundup

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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RPG News from last week (10/26)

Chicago News This coming weekend is Halloween and it's your chance to get out and play some games at your local gamestore. Some highlights include:...
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Old school scoop - Swords & Wizardry coming to game store near you

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Swords & Wizardry, the 2009 ENnie award winning RPG game, is on it's way to a game-store shelf near you. Previously, it was available only in...
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D&D news from last week (10/2)

It's finally October and autumn is definitely here in Chicago! Gaming always seems to take off in the autumn as school starts and the days are less...
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D&D news from last week (9/25)

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There are a couple of exciting events happening in Chicago this week for the D&D/RPG community and some news to report from around the D&D...
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