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Gaming expert James Lowder shares his top picks for 2023 games, including two-player, family, and role-playing games suitable for players of all ages and levels, with his favorite game taking the top spot.
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If you’ve ever been to a corner bar in Wisconsin, chances are you’ve seen a pull-tab machine. Milwaukee Magazine writer Tea Krulos explains the history and legality of pull-tabs in Wisconsin.
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Women and girls don’t always feel welcome in the gaming community. At a recent gaming trade show in Milwaukee, people learned about women in the game industry from an all-female panel.
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Battlebox is a Black-owned, family business that is operated by Bryant Wilcox. It includes a video game buy-sell-trade store, cafe and lounge, and a warehouse. Bryant talks about the origins of the storefront, its current struggles and future plans.
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Gaming expert James Lowder joins Lake Effect to share his favorite games in 2022. From two-player, to family, to role playing games and his top pick — there's a game for players of all ages and levels.
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Milwaukee Recreation is adding new permanent courts for a 5,000-year-old Hmong game—a sport growing in popularity in the city. The group is keeping the tradition alive.
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Dungeons & Dragons revolutionized the gaming world when it was first released in the 1970s. But did you know, the first game of Dungeons & Dragons happened right here in Wisconsin? In fact, the game and the company it created were founded in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. A new book called, Slaying the Dragon, unveils this history and the controversy surrounding it.
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The video game Pong turns 50 this year. UW-Milwaukee professor Michael Newman shares Pong’s impact on the many video games that followed.
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Playing on Jeopardy! was a dream come true for UWM student Avinash Rajendra. After auditioning a few times, he finally got a call from the show's producers late last year. Rajendra played on the Jan. 21 episode, where he was up against the then-reigning champion Amy Schneider.
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Shortages have been top of mind this season, as people are looking at gifts for friends and family. For gaming companies these shortages have meant fewer games being published and fewer games available to buy. For this reason, gaming expert James Lowder decided to focus on a variety of different games - including some older picks - for our annual games to gift conversation.