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Grid-based movement limits players, and other entities in a game, to moving through the game world in increments of whole squares on a grid. It has been a common staple of turn-based strategy games since the earliest board games of antiquity. It was also used by early RPGs.
Commonly reffered to as seagull, the gull is a (mostly) white aquatic bird known for its cheeky behaviour.
Used in many games such as Sim City and Black & White to make sweeping changes to the environment or to move massive objects.
A six sided geometrical shape sometimes used in strategy, puzzle, and board games.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Hotseat multiplayer mode allows multiple people to play the same game on one system. This generally only applies to turn based games such as Civilization IV or Advanced Wars.
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
A professional soldier of the Roman army.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
Logging is the process of cutting down trees for timber. This is an important aspect in many strategy games.
The indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.
Somebody wrote or drew a message on the wall, maybe it was in blood, maybe they had a marker handy; but now here you are, reading it.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
A militia is a group of regular citizens that work, often without pay, to enforce laws and provide defense for a community.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
Oftentimes developers will release the tools they used to create a title to the fans that play it. This Mod Support allows normal gamers to re-define their gaming experience and share their work with the public, promoting creativity and community.
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
This page is about the concept of Multiple Personalities, also known as Split Personalities. This is the concept of a single physical body being host to many separate identities. Isn't that right, Zach?
Combat between ships dates back to antiquity, and in the 20th century expanded to include the use of aircraft.
Nomads are people with no permanent settlement.
Games in which, instead of playing on "Easy" or "Hard", players play on "Marine" or "Way of the Samurai".
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
The inaugural Penny Arcade Expo East took place at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts on March 26-28, 2010.
The 2010 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington from September 3-5.
A crude, flammable liquid made up of hydrocarbons that can be found in geologic formations beneath the earth's surface.
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