Oct 2 2015
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Welcome to our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans, nagging questions, and whatever else we feel…
Samantha Nelson
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Samantha Nelson is an A.V. Club contributor, freelance food and drinks writer, hardcore gamer and member of the Critical Hit podcast.
Sep 23 2015
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In Azeroth, the setting of Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft, goblins are the ugly face of capitalism. They’re willing to…
Sep 8 2015
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Walking the massive exhibit hall of the annual Gen Con gaming convention this year, you could find dice made out of…
Aug 3 2015
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Readers of Alice Hoffman’s other novels—including last year’s Museum Of Extraordinary Things and 2011’s The…
Jul 30 2015
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Reid Duke travels to Magic: The Gathering tournaments 40 weekends each year. “It’s a lot,” he said. “I enjoy…
Jul 29 2015
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Having to root out a traitor in your midst plays a major part in plenty of board and party games. It forces you to…
Jul 21 2015
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In Gameological Unplugged, Samantha Nelson looks at trends and new developments in the vast world of tabletop games.
Jul 16 2015
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In Gameological Unplugged, Samantha Nelson looks at trends and new developments in the vast world of tabletop games.
Jul 13 2015
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Ernest Cline’s debut novel, Ready Player One, stars a high school boy obsessed with dated pop culture whose video…
Jun 30 2015
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This installment’s question: What’s your favorite game of 2015 so far?
Jun 11 2015
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Welcome back to AVQ&A (Gameological edition), where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and…
Jun 9 2015
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Usually, the world-changing events that accompany a game’s cataclysmic threat hit at a rapid clip—weeks, days, or…
May 18 2015
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It was recently announced that Nintendo and Universal have entered into a partnership that will bring attractions…
May 15 2015
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In an Avengers: Age Of Ultron trailer, the robot villain compares the Avengers to puppets, too tangled up in the…
May 15 2015
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Welcome to our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans, nagging questions, and whatever else we feel…
May 14 2015
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This installment’s question comes from contributor Patrick Lee:
May 13 2015
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In Gameological Unplugged, Samantha Nelson looks at trends and new developments in the vast world of tabletop games.
May 11 2015
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While it spans many locations throughout New York at the dawn of the 20th century, Leslie Parry’s debut novel Church…
Apr 13 2015
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Religion often tries to help people reconcile the world they live in, grounded in practical needs and desires, with…
Apr 9 2015
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This installment’s question comes from A.V. Club contributor Zack Handlen: