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Chris Anthony

7 recovered pieces under this original byline.

March 23, 2000
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Big Eyes, Small Mouth

Big Eyes, Small Mouth accomplishes what a lot of games want to - it's a genre game that's just the right amount of general (as opposed to too general or not general enough).

January 10, 2000
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Cybergeneration: Revolution 2

The year is 2027, and the Edgerunners have all but vanished; most adults have been assimilated, and spend their days working dull, soulless jobs and their nights dreaming of the days when they had s real future. A…

April 2, 1999
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Fading Suns

The introductory story gives the impression of a dustball out on the edges of the known worlds, sort of run-down but great for scum, villainry, and the poor schmuck of a noble who's there to try and keep an eye on…

August 14, 1999
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Maximum Tech

Realism isn't necessarily a good thing in a game, whether it's a role-playing game or miniatures wargaming, depending on the Game Master and the players involved. The amount of detail in a game is part of that realism,…

June 9, 1999
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Music in Gaming

While lack of background noise can be conducive to roleplaying at some times, and indeed switching around between CDs and cassettes can be extraordinarily distracting to a GM, music remains a fundamental part of…

June 3, 1999
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Starbase Jeff

Starbase Jeff is a card game. It's not a collectible card game, because everybody has exactly the same deck, just shuffled differently. It's not a playing-card game, because, well, they're not playing cards. However,…