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2004 In Games
This page lists board game, board and card games, Wargaming, wargames, Miniature wargaming, miniature games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2004. For video games, see 2004 in video gaming. Games released or invented in 2004 Game awards given in 2004 * Gamer's Choice Award (Origins Awards): ''Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (game), Babylon 5: A Call to Arms'' * International Gamers Award: ''Memoir '44'' * Schweizer Spielepreis: ''Ingenious (board game), Ingenious'' * Spiel des Jahres: ''Ticket to Ride (board game), Ticket to Ride'' () * Games (magazine), Games: ''BuyWord'' Deaths See also * 2004 in video gaming {{DEFAULTSORT:2004 In Games 2004, Games Games by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City
The City may refer to: Places *A city centre in general United States * New York City, New York ** Manhattan, one of the five boroughs of New York City * the City of Chicago, Illinois, particularly as distinct from the various suburban municipalities and communities surrounding it, making-up the rest of the "Chicagoland" metropolitan region and outlying hinterlands * San Francisco, California * The City Shopping Center, a former name of The Outlets at Orange in Orange, California * The City, a brand used from 2008 to 2009 at several prototype locations of former American consumer electronics retailer Circuit City United Kingdom *"The City", a term for the City of London, the historic core of London; also used to refer to the British financial services sector * The City, Buckinghamshire, a village and civil parish Turkey *Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has been known as “the city” in the past, the name being derived from the words “in The City” Fictional cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex Machina (role-playing Game)
''Ex Machina'' is a cyberpunk role-playing game book published by Guardians of Order covering a range from classic cyberpunk to postcyberpunk. It exists under both the cinematic '' Tri-Stat dX'' and '' d20 RPG'' systems. Setting ''Ex Machina'' includes a detailed retrospective on the cyberpunk genre, as well as lengthy advice on how to convey that genre in a role-playing environment without losing touch with its core themes. In addition to information on setting design and genre handling, ''Ex Machina'' also includes four complete game settings for gamers to choose from, each of which takes the Cyberpunk genre in its own unique direction. The settings are named ''Heaven Over Mountain'', ''Underworld'', ''IOSHI'' and ''Daedalus''. System There are two variants of the system for ''Ex Machina''; ''Tri-Stat d8'' and the ''d20 System''. ''Tri-Stat d8'' Under ''Tri-Stat'' the game uses point-based character design and a two-die task resolution system. The game engine focuses on stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeon Twister
''Dungeon Twister'' is a strategy board game with a fantasy theme. ''Dungeon Twister'' was created by Christophe Boelinger, who published other French games such as ''Halloween Party'', ''A Dog's Life'', and ''Snowboard''. ''Dungeon Twister'' was originally printed in French and has gained popularity worldwide with English and German releases. History The ''Dungeon Twister'' Basic Set was produced in France in 2004 by Asmodée Éditions. It was again produced in 2005 in the U.S., also by Asmodée. In November 2009, Asmodée and Hydravision Entertainment together announced that a video game adaptation of the game would be released in Q3 2009 for Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. In May 2012, it was announced that the Xbox 360 had been dropped in favor of PlayStation 3, with a new release slated for Q2/Q3 2012 via PlayStation Network. In late June 2012, the final release date of 3 July 2012 was announced. Boellinger stated that he liked the game, but the game saw very negative recepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duel Masters Trading Card Game
The ''Duel Masters Trading Card Game'' is a two-player or two vs. two team collectible card game (CCG) jointly developed by Wizards of the Coast and Takara Tomy (itself an affiliate of Hasbro, which owns WotC). The card game is part of the '' Duel Masters'' franchise. The game was released in Japan in May 2002, where it quickly became the number one selling trading card game for over a year. Owing to this popularity, it was released in the United States on March 5, 2004. The game shares several similarities with '' Magic: The Gathering'', the world's first collectible card game, which was also published by Wizards of the Coast. In fact, ''Duel Masters'' was originally intended as an alternative tradename for ''Magic: The Gathering'' and the earlier game play was abandoned in the '' Duel Masters'' manga plot to promote this latest experience. As in ''Magic: The Gathering'', ''Duel Masters'' players summon creatures and cast spells using mana. Key differences include the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonball GT Trading Card Game
''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. The series aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 to January 1996 and was later dubbed for broadcast in at least 81countries worldwide. ''Dragon Ball Z'' continues the adventures of Son Goku in his adult life as he and his companions defend the Earth against villains including aliens (Vegeta, Frieza), androids (Cell), and magical creatures (Majin Buu). At the same time, the story follows the life of Goku's son, Gohan, as well as the development of his rivals, Piccolo and Vegeta. Due to the success of the series in the United States, the manga chapters making up its story were initially released by Viz Media under the ''Dragon Ball Z'' title. The anime's popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boardgame
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogs In The Vineyard
''Dogs in the Vineyard'' is an independently published role-playing game published by Lumpley Games in 2004 that is loosely based on the history of the Mormons. Setting The game is set in "a West that never quite was"—loosely based on the Mormon State of Deseret in pre-statehood Utah. Players are "God's Watchdogs" ("Dogs"), who travel from town to town delivering mail, helping out the community and enforcing the judgments of the True Faith of the King of Life. This may involve anything from delivering new interpretations to the town's Steward to executing heretics. Dogs have absolute authority within the Faith, but not within the laws of the Territorial Authority, and so their actions can lead to conflict with the government in the East. System The game features a form of conflict resolution in which die rolls are used in poker-style bids. Characters' statistics and traits are represented by dice pools. At the start of a conflict, the Gamemaster and other players decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digimon Card Game
, short for "Digital Monsters" ( ''Dejitaru Monsutā''), is a Japanese media franchise, which encompasses virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films, and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on the eponymous creatures who inhabit a digital world, a parallel universe which originated from Earth's various communication networks. The franchise was created in 1997 as Digital Monster, a series of digital pets, and it was intended as the masculine counterpart to Tamagotchi. The creatures were designed to look cute and iconic on the devices' small screens. Later developments had them created with a harder-edged style, which was influenced by American comics. The franchise gained momentum with an early video game, ''Digimon World'', originally released in Japan in January 1999. Several anime series and films have been released; the video game series has expanded into various genres, such as role-playing, racing, fighting, and MMORPGs. The franchise generated over $500 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destination (game)
''Destination'' is a brand of roll-and-move board games first published in 2004. In the original taxi-themed version, players compete as taxi drivers to acquire play money by moving from destination to destination across the board using dice. The game combines chance from rolling dice and drawing chance cards with a degree of strategic decision-making in planning routes and managing resource cards. Developed by Portsmouth-based entrepreneur Rachel Lowe, the brand featured in the inaugural British series of ''Dragons' Den'', in which Lowe's investment pitch was rejected. After securing alternative funding, ''Destination London'' was published by RTL Games Ltd for Christmas 2004, becoming Hamleys' best-selling game of the year. Since 2004, over twenty-five editions of the game have been published, covering different geographic areas and including licensed versions inspired by Pixar animations, ''Harry Potter'', the London 2012 Olympics, and ''Downton Abbey''. In May 2009, RTL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Champions
''Dark Champions'' is an action-adventure role-playing game published by Hero Games in 2004 that uses the 5th edition of the Hero System. Description The emphasis in this game is on modern action adventures in the fields of espionage, military and police work. The book includes advice on character creation; as a timesaver, players can opt to use one of several pre-generated character packages. The game focuses on people with ordinary abilities, but there is an option to create more cinematic characters with "super skills", which is more fully explored in the supplement ''Dark Champions: The Animated Series'' (2005). Rules cover modern combat, firearms, equipment, as well as designing weapons and equipment. There is also information about forensic science, organized crime and terrorism. Publication history The first game released by Hero Games in 1983 was the superhero role-playing game '' Champions'', created by Steven S. Long using the first iteration of the Hero System. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D6 Space
''D6 Space'' is a generic science fiction role-playing game (RPG) based on the '' D6 System''. Although derived, in part, from material originally presented in ''The Star Wars Roleplaying Game'', ''D6 Space'' is published as a stand-alone rulebook (not dependent upon or requiring other D6 System or ''Star Wars'' rulebooks) and is supported by its own line of supplements. Setting Being a generic system, the ''D6 Space Rulebook'' contains no setting information, and provides rules material for playing in a wide variety of cinematic space opera and cyberpunk settings. One setting, '' Fires of Amatsumara'' is currently available from West End Games. Another, ''Dead Night of Space'', by licensee Final Sword Productions is compatible with these rules. System ''D6 Space'' uses the D6 Classic System ruleset, and is thus compatible with other games using those rules. Some differences do exist between ''D6 Space'' and other related games. ''D6 Space'' uses Agility, Mechanical, Strength, Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
