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What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Borrowing from Brakeman’s topic last week, what enemies do you hate? Who will you fight only if absolutely necessary? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Noped Right out of There
The year is 191X, pronounced “Nineteen Exteen.” The Great War has been raging on for a long, long time. Nobody is quite sure HOW long, but the general consensus is “enough.” Ceaseless years of blood, turmoil, ray gun research, gas … Continue reading Werewolves 85: 191X – Signups
This is the fifth in a series of video game tournaments to determine the best video game of all time (according to the Avocado)! Because this is such a broad category, and because of the difficulty in comparing, say, arcade … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – Millennial Years – Nominations
Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this upcoming weekend (the 23rd or 24th of February), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. Generally we prefer to record in the afternoon … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #45
Hey listeners! Episode #44 of the GamesCast is finally here! Tune in to hear me, The Kappa, Wolfman Jew, Pulprobot, and Science is Bad discussing Super Bowl LIII, the Anthem demo, Dead in Vinland, Kingdom Hearts, and much, much more. … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #44: Danthem
Daylight sears the heaps of bodies left to rot all through the land. The Speculator tries on his wedding vestments. Recites the sermon prepared him by the vagrant. Culls from a list of those still wandering the surface the souls … Continue reading Werewolf LXXXIV – Anarchy! (DAY SIX)
Elite Dangerous is a spacefaring game released by Frontier Developments on PC in 2014. Later on it was also released on OS X and Xbox One and then, later still, on the PlayStation 4. It is the fourth title in … Continue reading Game Review: Elite Dangerous
Let’s accompany your half price Valentine’s chocolate with some GIFs 1 – Post a SFW (or spoilered) gif 2 – Identify the source 3 – ??? 4 – Profit! Continue reading Identify This Gif
Who could tell the lovers it had all been a fabrication? Who could append a question-mark to their suffering? She turned to the woman. Holding her close, she whispered, “any day now.” The woman shrank wearily from her embrace. “You … Continue reading Werewolf LXXXIV – Anarchy! (DAY FIVE)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we will be flying through the clear blue skies of Mario‘s 3D history. Cover … Continue reading Franchise Festival #50: Mario (3D)
Time to do some puzzlin’! So here’s what you’re faced with this week: You’ll find clues below that hint at a word or phrase. (The digits in braces refer to the number of letters per word of the solution.) Each … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think Puzzle 18: Movie Misnomers
Welcome to Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what are some of your favorite enemies in games? Don’t forget to join us tomorrow at 9:00 AM for Franchise Festival, where … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is the Bad Guy
The meek, they say, will inherit the earth. What rubbish! Only the Speculator sees the fruits of his machination. Only the Speculator is owed. His airships block the swallows from communion with the stars. They carry his name in the … Continue reading Werewolf LXXXIV – Anarchy! (DAY FOUR)
Hey, Paisanos! dw here. It’s the first Nintendo Direct of 2019 coming directly (picture me doing the Iwata gesture) to you. Here’s a thread so y’all can post about it. No details other than it’s about Switch games. Here’s … Continue reading Nintendo Direct 2/13/19 Discussion
Welcome back to the weekly D&D and Tabletop RPG thread! Here’s a place where we can talk about Dungeons & Dragons or any other tabletop RPGs that you nerds might be into. Tell us about the games you’re playing, speculate … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop RPG Thread: Lamentations of the Flame Princess
Well we’ve certainly hit a gold vein this week, as there is a veritable smorgasbord of big, diverse titles coming out. I think almost every genre is represented this week, third person action, first person shooter, fighting, RPG, simulation, sports, … Continue reading New Game Releases 02/12/19 – 02/18/19
Hey everyone, so I know we have struggled with regular Frinkiac Challenges, but now that the new season is over I figured I’d do one I’ve been wanting to for a few months. You know the rules. Continue reading The Great Frinkiac Challenge is in the Good Place.
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What games do you play when you have a little time to kill? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Is Killing Some Time
The Speculator regards the abscess of earth passing under him as a predator would its prey. His wraith-like entanglement, his moloch horns, his corporeal expression smear the sky like smoke from actinide fires. He whispers suffering. Heaves destruction. Carnage for … Continue reading Werewolf LXXXIV – Anarchy! (DAY THREE)
The game is played by contenders with want for a distinction between winners and losers. The game outside the game needs only the Speculator and nature’s indifference toward human endeavor. Night fell. The Speculator beheld, from high in his zeppelin, … Continue reading Werewolf LXXXIV – Anarchy! (DAY TWO)
Grab your gif-ing gloves (mine are designer, Gifenchy) and let’s do this! 1 – Post a SFW (or spoilered) gif 2 – Identify the source 3 – ??? 4 – Profit! Continue reading Identify This Gif
