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You’re all feeling pretty proud of yourselves when the bus returns. The doors open, and inside Rafto is the color of a lobster. “I got carbon monoxide poisoning!” he yells at you. “Which one of you numb-nozzles forgot to close … Continue reading Werewolf 44 – The Snowman II: Harry Hole’s Month Off – Day 3
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus discussion topic: What is your favorite and most hated original songs w/ vocals in a video game? Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread Just Wants to Sinnnnnnggggg
Hey folks! Welcome to the first AVoCADo GamesCast-ing call of the new site! We’re going to record the next episode of the GamesCast next weekend, on the 11th or 12th of November, and we’d love for you to participate. For … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #29
The long Norwegian night falls, and the auroras dance in the sky while synthesizers play soft minor chords in the forest. You all return to the log cabins, modern apartments, or bus stops where you sleep. When morning comes, you … Continue reading Werewolf 44 – The Snowman II: Harry Hole’s Month Off – Day 2
Heyo, trivia players! Just a quick update on the trivia tournament… Yes, we will be continuing with it here at The New Place. For the benefit of new folks, or if you were linking to it through the The Old … Continue reading Trivia Tournament Update
At the police headquarters in Oslo, 18 cops are called in off their respective beats (ski speed traps, wilderness vice, tastefully organized crime, etc.) and brought into an improbably spacious conference room. You look around at each other – some … Continue reading Werewolf 44 – The Snowman II: Harry Hole’s Month Off – Day 1
After handily losing in Werewolves 38, 42 and 43, I’m ready to strike out on my own with a game inspired by would-be franchise starter The Snowman (somehow still in theaters!) The game is beginner/intermediate level difficulty, and it helps … Continue reading Werewolf 44 Sign-ups: The Snowman II: Harry Hole’s Month Off
Steven Mello had been in this timeline long enough. It was time to get back home. It turned out this place and time doesn’t even have money to scam off of them, turns out they just kill you for no … Continue reading Werewolves 43: Witch Trials – Day Six
Hey folks! Episode 28 of the AVoCADo GamesCast is now out. In this episode, Wolfman Jew, The Kappa, Science is Bad, and I discussed Electronic Arts’ development troubles, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and outsider art in video games, among … Continue reading Episode #28: HallowEAn
The Colonel had reason to feel good that night. He had helped bring a witch to justice. There were still two more out there, he knew, but two had been taken down, along with the Devil himself. Even so, he … Continue reading Werewolves 43: Witch Trials – Day Five
Here’s a handy repository of all the episodes of the AVoCADo GamesCast we did while the site was still just a Disqus channel. Episodes from #28 onward have their own pages on this site. # Name Cast Topics Disqus Page … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episodes #1-#27
There are suspicious people about, with violence on their minds. Two weeks later, those same people are shining with pure innocence, simply trying to root out the schemers in their midst. Yes, it’s the game of trickery, deception, and confusion. … Continue reading The Werewolf Den
Zephania Video, a captain of the King’s navy, and Goody Admirax, a lowly scullery maid, were in love. Having the whole town know took a lot of the pressure off, but for the sake of propriety, they felt they should … Continue reading Werewolves 43: Witch Trials – Day Four
Goody Whiteadder retired to her bedchambers for the evening, anxious to consult with her Scripture. She was feeling mightily poorly, having been terribly thrown by the horrifying offerings at that night’s meal. What had her slave been thinking, serving mashed … Continue reading Werewolves 43: Witch Trials – Day Three
This article was originally published on the Disqus version of the Avocado in September 2017. The original version of the article, as well as its comments, can be found here. On October 10, 2007, Valve Corporation released the Orange Box, … Continue reading Remembering Team Fortress 2, a Magnificent Disaster
Sewerus Pumpkin sold a lot of soap that night, as the people were desperate to wash off the death of an innocent child. When the last horrified customer left, he happily jangled his many new coins and locked the door. … Continue reading Werewolves 43: Witch Trials – Day Two
It was Sunday, a day of rest—The Lord’s Day—and yet there was no rest in Avocado Township. Everyone had gathered at the church for a sermon, as usual, except the Reverend Cabot. Normally, he would be there to greet everyone … Continue reading Werewolves 43: Witch Trials – Day One
Welcome to Avocado Township, of the Massachussetts Bay Colony. It is 1691, a time of innocence and purity. Or if not purity, puritanism. The good people of Avocado Township do their best to live a good and godly life, but … Continue reading Werewolves 43: Witch Trials
Beatrix Isolde groaned. As she untangled her arm from the cable, she could feel the rawness of her skin. She longed for Zenon’s medigel gun, but now wasn’t the time. “Crush, did my datapad survive?” B asked, into the darkness. … Continue reading Werewolf 42: Cyberpunk 2 System HQ
The train chugged along toward its destination. Sam Zecko sat in the darkness, awaiting her fate. With the dim light from the windows, she could just barely make out what was in front of her. Every time the team was … Continue reading Werewolf 42: Cyberpunk 2 Car 7: Elevator Metal
The team stood in darkness. Occasionally a few whispers could be heard. Someone thought they heard a sob or two. After a few minutes, there was a loud metallic clang. The members of the Strike team collectively cringed, knowing what … Continue reading Werewolf 42: Cyberpunk 2 Car 6: The Broken Link
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