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Gameological At Large

9/1/16

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large9/1/16

Gameological At Large9/1/16

Goblin feasts and Lovecraft’s beasts: The new board games of Gen Con 2016

Samantha Nelson

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6/20/16

11:48 AM

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Gameological At Large6/20/16

Gameological At Large6/20/16

The most promising games from E3 2016, part two

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6/17/16

10:00 AM

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Gameological At Large6/17/16

Gameological At Large6/17/16

The most promising games from E3 2016, part one

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5/19/16

11:00 AM

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Gameological At Large5/19/16

Gameological At Large5/19/16

Dog butts and a “haunted” NES: The strange game machines of IndieCade East

Derrick Sanskrit

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12/1/15

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large12/1/15

Gameological At Large12/1/15

Gameological at Essen: Highlights from the world’s biggest board game fair

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9/8/15

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large9/8/15

Gameological At Large9/8/15

Witchy schemes and London Dread: A taste of the new board games at Gen Con 2015

Samantha Nelson

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7/30/15

11:00 AM

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Gameological At Large7/30/15

Gameological At Large7/30/15

What’s it like to be a top Magic: The Gathering player?

Samantha Nelson

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6/24/15

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large6/24/15

Gameological At Large6/24/15

The good, the bad, and the decadent: Behind the scenes of our weirdest E3 meetings

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4/29/15

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large4/29/15

Gameological At Large4/29/15

An unlikely hit inspired a community and fierce rivalry at a Chicago arcade bar

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12/9/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large12/9/14

Gameological At Large12/9/14

Summoning genies and running for Swedish parliament at the Essen board game fair

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9/30/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large9/30/14

Gameological At Large9/30/14

Previewing the games of tomorrow today from Gen Con

Samantha Nelson

and Tasha Robinson

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8/13/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large8/13/14

Gameological At Large8/13/14

RenQuest turns a renaissance faire into a massive role-playing game

Samantha Nelson

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7/22/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large7/22/14

Gameological At Large7/22/14

Grand Theft Ovid is what happens when games and ancient poems meet on stage

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6/19/14

12:00 PM

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Gameological At Large6/19/14

Gameological At Large6/19/14

We clean out our E3 notebook with turkey legs and dancing unicorns

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6/17/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large6/17/14

Gameological At Large6/17/14

The future will be strapped on: Testing wearable tech at E3

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5/29/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large5/29/14

Gameological At Large5/29/14

Chicago’s top Skee-Ball club is like a bowling league but with more puns

Samantha Nelson

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3/5/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large3/5/14

Gameological At Large3/5/14

Begging for likes and betting on rock-paper-scissors at IndieCade East

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2/5/14

1:00 AM

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Gameological At Large2/5/14

Gameological At Large2/5/14

How a transgender “foreign hope” is challenging the pro StarCraft world

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12/17/13

1:00 PM

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Gameological At Large12/17/13

Gameological At Large12/17/13

Last-minute gift picks from the Chicago Toy & Game Fair

and Samantha Nelson

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