games
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Here Are the Best Games Available on the Apple App Store, According to Apple
It’s that time of the year. When every platform ever tells us what topped the charts. It’s a wrap-up not quite as exciting as Spotify Wrapped, but we’re always here to find new and useful apps and beautiful games we can play across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Arcade. Apple on Friday…
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Warhammer 40K’s Creators Needed to Renounce Real Monsters Long Ago
Games Workshop has had a long time to reckon with just how explicit the “Grimdark” satire of its tabletop wargaming universe is. It portrays a fascist, zealous imperial regime as heroic — in a universe of demonic horrors and alien invasion — to players who might find themselves fond of such ideals in real life.…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Helping Me Miss Tabletop D&D a Little Less
As I’ve been able to get back to more physical nerdy hobbies recently, one area I’ve not quite ventured back into is playing tabletop RPGs in person. This is, in part, because, unlike Warhammer, it’s been much easier to play something like Dungeons & Dragons remotely (due to the pandemic or otherwise). But it’s also…
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This Cleverly Designed Deck of Cards Can Turn Into a Chess Board
There are thousands of games that can be played with a simple deck of cards, but Rob Halifax has found a way to make 52 cards even more versatile with a redesign that lets you play games like chess, checkers, and even dominoes with the same deck that entertains you for hours on end with…