Author: Megan

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Castle Crashers

Castle Crashers is a beat ’em up 2D game with a set “story” about the questing of four debonair knights. Very similar to Rampage Knights, but it’s a lot more linear (not a roguelike)...

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Rampage Knights

Rampage Knights is a co-op “beat ‘em up” game with random dungeons and Munchkin-esque weapons. The story is nonexistent but who needs story when you can beat people with Ass Disease while your pet...

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Age of Mythology

Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game that was a staple of my childhood so I am going to be a little biased here. Sorry #notsorry Age of Mythology Gameplay Age of Mythology...

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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) launched in 2004 that is somehow still alive and thriving. It’s even beating League of Legends as of August. 2018. Crazy stuff. We’ve...

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Hiatus!

Date Night Gaming will be on hiatus for about a month or two ’cause…we made a thing. This is what happens when you have too many successful gaming date nights together, I guess. Our baby...

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The Four Bartle Types: Explorers

In 1996, Richard Bartle, co-creator of MUDs (multi-user dungeons), released his Bartle taxonomy of player types and introduced us to the concept of the Explorer. Explorers are the types of gamers who prefer exploring...

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Codenames

Codenames is a tabletop board game that tests your ability to connect dots and your ability to telepathically communicate with your partner and/or teammates. The results are usually delightfully mixed. Codenames Gameplay In Codenames,...

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Offworld Trading Company

Offworld Trading Company is a real-time strategy (RTS) from one of the lead designers of Civilization IV. Comparing it to Civilization IV, however, is a bad idea and their marketers should not have led...

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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is one of the best co-op games we’ve played, despite the reputation of the Tomb Raider games. Give me five minutes to talk you into trying this...

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The Four Bartle Types: Achievers

In 1996, Richard Bartle, co-creator of MUDs (multi-user dungeons), released his Bartle taxonomy of player types and introduced us to the concept of the Achiever. Achievers, also known as “Diamonds” or informally as “Achievement...