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(The group steps through the astral portal and find themselves standing on a gear the size of a continent. The massive cog turns other gears upon which sit entire civilizations.) (Ralgath the demon is nowhere to be seen. The gods … Continue reading Werewolf 90: Gods and Monsters, Day Five
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: Curse of Strahd Campaign Journal, Week 34
This is the round of 16 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 16
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Quiz Type: Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post … Continue reading Triviacados: Wednesday, April 24, 2019
“Funnel Race” is more than a bit of a misnomer. The point of the event is to finish last, which if anything makes it the exact opposite of a race. But semantics don’t lessen the excitement of what is one … Continue reading MarbleLympics 2019: Event #2 – Funnel Race
Somewhere Sometime (The group steps out of the astral portal onto uneven, rocky ground. They struggle to keep their balance as the air around them shifts in chaotic patterns and the sky swirls with purple lightning, tendrils of flame, and … Continue reading Werewolf 90: Gods and Monsters, Day Four
I had a lot of trouble picking the top game this week between MK11 and Days Gone. I ultimately settled on Mortal Kombat 11 because of its history and multi-platform release, but Days Gone, a game that initially held zero … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/23/19 – 04/29/19
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results here in … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, April 23, 2019
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What difficulty do you select when you play games that allow it? Do you ever adjust the difficulty higher/lower after playing awhile? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Is Adjusting
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results here in … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, April 22, 2019
This is the round of 64 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 32
Heya Guacs! It’s episode #47 of the AVoCADo GamesCast. In this episode, we chat about GTA V roleplaying, talk about how to train for a speedrun, throw shade on some memes, debate the validity of the “gamer” label, and have … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #47: It Turns Out We Don’t Live in a Society
Subterranea Friday, June 2nd, 1978 9:11pm MARCIE KLEIN: Hey, everyone? Did any of you happen to notice that astral portal behind the stalagmite is still there? JANET WEISS: Is … is it safe to go through? I really don’t want … Continue reading Werewolf 90: Gods and Monsters, Day Three
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. This Sunday quiz is brought to you by Ralph Waldo Wiggum. Or … Continue reading Triviacados: Sunday, April 21, 2019
Elks Lodge #287, Walla Walla, Washington Friday, June 2nd, 1978 7:39pm (Madge walks in, her arms loaded with boxes of Bisquick. She drops them to the floor in shock.) Oh my! Oh dear! What … what in blazes happened? (The … Continue reading Werewolf 90: Gods and Monsters, Day Two
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results here in … Continue reading Triviacados: Saturday, April 20, 2019
Hello folks, and welcome to the start of what might become regular coverage of the Marblelympics at The Avocado, depending on reader interest. We begin with the opening ceremonies, a relatively sedate stop-motion affair compared to what’s about to follow. … Continue reading Marblelympics 2019: Event #1 – Underwater Race
Time to catch a dose of Gifylis. (Note to self: maybe work on this) 1- Post a SFW (or spoilered) gif 2- Identify the source 3- ??? 4- Profit! Continue reading Identify This Gif
In the mid-90’s Capcom’s arcade division developed many popular fighting games and brawlers. Super Street Fighter II was the flagship title for the powerful CPSII hardware. Darkstalkers, Dungeons & Dragons and Street Fighter Alpha were among the games that utilized … Continue reading Franchise Festival #51: Marvel vs. Capcom
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Quiz Type: Forced Order No Skip / Minefield Or visit the quiz … Continue reading Triviacados: Friday, April 19, 2019
This is the round of 64 for the HD Years generation of video games, covering games roughly between 2006-12 including the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – HD Years – Round of 64
