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Wizard (board game)

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Wizard (board game) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Neils51 (talk | contribs) at 23:23, 31 January 2018 (→‎ Gameplay: grammar/usage - 'spells' is a countable noun ) . The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 23:23, 31 January 2018 by Neils51 (talk | contribs) (→‎ Gameplay: grammar/usage - 'spells' is a countable noun ) (diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the board game. For other uses, see Wizard. Wizard Designer(s) Steve Jackson Publisher(s) Metagaming Genre(s) Man to Man combat with medieval weapons System(s) The Fantasy Trip Wizard was designed by Steve Jackson, later of Steve Jackson Games, and released by Metagaming in 1978 as MicroGame #6 as a magic-based pocket board game of indi...

BoardGameGeek

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BoardGameGeek From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search BoardGameGeek BoardGameGeek logo Owner Scott Alden Website BoardGameGeek.com Alexa rank 1973 (November 2017 [update] ) [1] Launched January 2000 BoardGameGeek is an online forum for board gaming hobbyists and a game database that holds reviews, images and videos for over 101,000 different tabletop games, including European-style board games, wargames, and card games. [2] In addition to the game database, the site allows users to rate games on a 1–10 scale and publishes a ranked list of board games. [3] [4] [5] BoardGameGeek was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko. [6] Since 2006, the site annually awards the best new board games of the year with the Golden Geek Award. Winners are selected based on a vote by registered users. [7] Since 2005, BoardGameGeek hosts an annual board game convention, BGG.CON, that has a focus on playing ...

GURPS

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GURPS From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search GURPS GURPS Fourth Edition logo Designer(s) Steve Jackson Publisher(s) Steve Jackson Games Publication date 1986 (1st and 2nd ed.), 1988 (3rd ed.), 2004 (4th ed.) Genre(s) Universal System(s) GURPS The Generic Universal RolePlaying System , or GURPS , is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting. It was created by Steve Jackson Games and first published in 1986 at a time when most such systems were story- or genre-specific. Players control their in-game characters verbally and the success of their actions are determined by the skill of their character, the difficulty of the action, and the rolling of dice. Characters earn points during play which are used to gain greater abilities. Gaming sessions are story-told and run by "Game Masters" (often referred to as simply "GMs"). GURPS won the Origins Award ...

The Fantasy Trip

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The Fantasy Trip From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search The Fantasy Trip Designer(s) Steve Jackson Publisher(s) Metagaming Genre(s) Generic Fantasy System(s) The Fantasy Trip The Fantasy Trip ( TFT ) is a role-playing game that was designed by Steve Jackson and was published by Metagaming Concepts. It was developed from Metagaming's Melee and Wizard MicroGames, also designed by Steve Jackson, which provided the basic combat and magic rules. These games could be played on their own, or, using the "Gamemasters" module In the Labyrinth , expanded into a full-fledged role-playing game. The basic combat and magic rules presented in Melee and Wizard were greatly expanded specifically for purposes of role-playing in Advanced Melee and Advanced Wizard . It was the first published role-playing game to use a point-buy system for character generation, instead of the random dice roll method routinel...