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Anthony Rapoza
Anthony Rapoza is a huge nerd with an interest in all things geeky and unique. His geek passion started at the age of ten, when he was forced to play a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his relatives. In the decade that followed, he has played countless tabletop RPGs, copious amounts of board games, and endless hours of video games. He has an imaginary PhD in Miniature Wargaming and has achieved a black belt in the art of Dungeon Mastering.
Posts by Anthony Rapoza
Play Oregon Trail In Space With FTL: Faster Than Light
Dec 13th
Remember the devastation of trying to ford the river and watching your loved ones drown as a result? How about rationing food until everybody except for one had starved to death? Have you ever wanted to experience the same heart wrenching regret and morbid joy of Oregon Trail…but in space? Well, now you can! Thanks to the folks at Subset Games, you can live through your own Battlestar Galactica-type nightmare over and over again with FTL: Faster Than Light.
FTL: Faster Than Light is a PC game that was created by two men, Matthew Davis and Justin Ma, and was released in More >
What Really Is Happening To Games Workshop?
Nov 25th
For those of you that are unfamiliar with Games Workshop (GW), it is the powerhouse of the tabletop wargaming industry. They developed and published games such as Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000. GW has always had the industry firmly in its grasp, but recently things seem much less stable and there has been more uncertainty than ever before surrounding the company. But the question echoing in every wargamer’s head still remains. Is Games Workshop digging its own grave or is there something we are missing?
Games Workshop was founded in 1975 in London and was originally a generic board game developer, but More >
Celebrating 10 Years Of World Of Warcraft!
Nov 23rd
A very happy birthday to World of Warcraft! World of Warcraft(WoW) was released ten years ago on November 23, 2004 to the gaming community by Blizzard Entertainment and what a ten years it has been. Whether or not you have played or even care for World of Warcraft, there is no denying its enormity and impact on the gaming world. Spawned from the Warcraft Trilogy, World of Warcraft is undoubtedly the most successful massively multiplayer online role-playing game(MMORPG) out there. Not only did it set the standard for subscription-based MMORPGs, but it also created a massive footprint in the gaming world. More >
What Are “The Five Armies” In The New Hobbit Film?
Nov 20th
With the third and final installment of The Hobbit just around the corner, many fans of Tolkien and Middle-earth are both anxious to see and dreading the events to come. With the cliffhanger we were left with at the end of The Desolation Of Smaug, there is no doubt the next movie will be filled with death and destruction. As if to emphasize this, the title of the final film is The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. However, most people are unfamiliar with what exactly “The Battle Of The Five Armies” is or what the “Five Armies” are. Before More >
Tabletop Gaming Review: Zombie Dice
Sep 21st
Braaaaaaaains! The staple diet of every flesh eating zombie. Most people picture the zombie apocalypse and see themselves as the survivor. They see themselves fighting zombies, playing it safe, and being an all around bad ass. The sad truth is that the majority of us would become flesh eating zombies ourselves. But hey! It’s not that bad! In Zombie Dice, each player takes on the role of a zombie and must compete to eat the most brains or have his or her own brains blasted apart with a shotgun. What’s not awesome about that?! (more…)
