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Entries from April 26th, 2013

So Where Do You Start?

April 26th, 2013 · 8 Comments · Design, Me

I get a lot of email from people that want to play strategy games – that are attracted to particular strategy games because they like the subject matter or because they listen to our podcast and everything sounds so amazing that they have to get into this system cracking nutbar hobby of ours. It’s one […]

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Crusader Kings II Stream Tonight

April 12th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Me, Paradox

While I fight with posts that are much longer than the number of people that will read them, I do want to keep one promise which is that I would stream a learning game of Crusader Kings II for people that are curious but afraid. So tonight, for three hours starting at 8:00 PM Eastern […]

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A Few Words on Omerta

April 1st, 2013 · 2 Comments · Business Sim, Haemimont

Haemimont’s Omerta isn’t a game that will be going down as one of the triumphs of 2013, and I don’t think anyone expected it to be. A light, Prohibition-era gang sim with tactical combat elements, it is a new title from the Bulgarian studio best known for its excellent reboot of the Tropico series. I’ve […]

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