Age of Conan and Lord of the Rings Online are two of the fantasy MMORPG contenders battling for World of Warcraft’s leftovers. The games are well into their life cycles at this point: more than one year for Conan, two years for LotR. If you’re planning to dip into your gaming fund to immerse yourself [...]
What happened in the years between the defeat of Smaug and Bilbo Baggins’ eleventy-first birthday party? Tolkien never went into much detail about that period, save that Gandalf was seeking information about the ring and Sauron, and the forces of good somehow drove Sauron out of Dol Guldur in Mirkwood (only to reappear in Mordor). [...]
The final round of Paizo’s RPG Superstar 2009 game design competition required the finalists to develop a proposal for a full adventure. Neil Spicer took the top prize against stiff competition. His adventure, “Realm of the Fellnight Queen,” will be published by Paizo in a few months. Neil took some time out from creating evil [...]
Lots of gamers feel that Middle Earth is pretty much the greatest campaign world ever created, but the right combination of game system and Lord of the Rings awesomeness has never quite come together (oh MERP, how I loved thee…back before I knew any better). If you’re a fan of the mechanics of D&D 4E, [...]
The Middle Earth CCG has a special place in the hearts of many gamers – some even consider it the greatest CCG ever created. More of a role-playing board game than a strict card game, the Middle-Earth CCG captures the beauty and danger of Tolkien’s world wonderfully. It’s been out of print for almost ten [...]
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