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Old 02-13-2008, 01:00 AM
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[Book/Fiction]: Game Night, reviewed by ShannonA (4/3)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13630.phtml

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A fun satire of roleplaying groups, laid out as the story of six gods spending an evening roleplaying.

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Re: [Book/Fiction]: Game Night, reviewed by ShannonA (4/3)

Is this the same Jonny Nexus that edits/edited Critical Miss?
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Re: [Book/Fiction]: Game Night, reviewed by ShannonA (4/3)

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Is this the same Jonny Nexus that edits/edited Critical Miss?
Yes. And itīs a decent read too.
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Re: [Book/Fiction]: Game Night, reviewed by ShannonA (4/3)

It's a fantastic book. I actually couldn't put it down, not because it was compulsive, but because the roleplaying gags come so thick and fast and I laughed out loud at several of them.

It does get a bit slow in the middle, and too much of the humor comes from Dralg. Also,

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It's a TPK and the adventure has no resolution.
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