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Keeping things tense and exciting in tabletop games without just resorting to throwing the players into a fight is a central part of our discussion today on Tavern Watch -- we're talking torches burning down in Shadowdark or Crows, using the spotlight like a TV show director to keep things tense in Monster of the Week, or the Chaos mechanic in Triangle Agency that makes every roll a balancing act.

Listen up my fellow puzzle and garden sickos, Epic Games Store is giving us everything we ever wanted with their free game of the week this week.

World of Warcraft introduced player housing to the community as part of the lead-up to the coming Midnight expansion, and Blizzard is taking that commitment seriously.

If you've ever wanted to own a restaurant chain and work your way toward having a successful business, Epic Games Store does not have your back with their free game this week.

The zoos may be closed due to weather, but that's not stopping their residents from enjoying it.

Things are getting even weirder for our party of all Artificers as they wrap up their sojourn into the Mournlands in the name of...

The subtitle for this game is "Grand Theft Horse," and Rustler seems to fulfill some of the zany violence and mayhem of the GTA franchise in a medieval-style ambiance.

We have featured Girl With The Dogs before for its impressive videos navigating grooms for many difficult animals.

There's an old chestnut about how if you confront an average D&D party with a door, they'll try anything except going through it.

Before the next game in the series Styx: Blades of Greed comes out in February, the Styx series is making its first appearance on the Epic Games Store -- and to celebrate, the previous two entries in this series are free this week.