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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
by (shelved 274 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,276,475 ratings — published 2011
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 272 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,287,908 ratings — published 2022
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 176 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,589 ratings — published 2014
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 154 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.20 — 23,791 ratings — published 2017
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 113 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,821 ratings — published 2014
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In Real Life In Real Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.80 — 39,771 ratings — published 2014
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Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 101 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,575 ratings — published 1978
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Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,269 ratings — published 2010
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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,848 ratings — published 2003
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
by (shelved 95 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,268 ratings — published 2003
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Dungeon Masters Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Dungeon Masters Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 94 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,320 ratings — published 1979
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Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 1st Edition) Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 1st Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 3,046 ratings — published 2009
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Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 89 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.55 — 6,099 ratings — published 2014
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Monster Manual (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Monster Manual (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 89 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,619 ratings — published 1977
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Warcross (Warcross, #1) Warcross (Warcross, #1)
by (shelved 83 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.13 — 121,468 ratings — published 2017
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
by (shelved 76 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,551 ratings — published 2003
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Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,878 ratings — published 2014
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Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)
by (shelved 67 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,455 ratings — published 1989
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Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying (Call of Cthulhu RPG) Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying (Call of Cthulhu RPG)
by (shelved 66 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.46 — 8,222 ratings — published 1981
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Xanathar's Guide to Everything (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 64 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.48 — 3,578 ratings — published 2017
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Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Vampire: The Masquerade Revised (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 3,033 ratings — published 1991
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Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
by (shelved 64 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,110 ratings — published 2003
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Legends and Lore: Cyclopedia of Gods and Heroes from Myth and Legend (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Legends and Lore: Cyclopedia of Gods and Heroes from Myth and Legend (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,807 ratings — published 1980
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Fiend Folio (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Fiend Folio (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,596 ratings — published 1981
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.46 — 1,551 ratings — published 2008
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 60 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,980 ratings — published 2000
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The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.55 — 9,125 ratings — published 2011
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Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.72 — 5,041 ratings — published 2013
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Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,757 ratings — published 2021
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Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2) Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)
by (shelved 56 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.44 — 180,644 ratings — published 2020
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Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 56 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,483 ratings — published 2016
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)
by (shelved 53 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,939 ratings — published 1989
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Armada Armada (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.56 — 126,841 ratings — published 2015
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Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 51 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,731 ratings — published 2000
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Unearthed Arcana (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Unearthed Arcana (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,095 ratings — published 1985
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Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,175 ratings — published 2003
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Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.51 — 3,700 ratings — published 2010
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The Invisible Game: Mindset of a Winning Team The Invisible Game: Mindset of a Winning Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.34 — 225 ratings — published 2016
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Shadowrun Shadowrun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,496 ratings — published 1991
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The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.38 — 3,359 ratings — published 2008
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Slay Slay (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.18 — 15,792 ratings — published 2019
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.55 — 952 ratings — published 2008
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Manual of the Planes (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Manual of the Planes (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,374 ratings — published 1987
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Oriental Adventures (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Oriental Adventures (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.72 — 944 ratings — published 1985
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 44 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,345 ratings — published 2000
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Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,307 ratings — published 2011
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Monster Manual II (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Monster Manual II (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 43 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,117 ratings — published 1983
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The World of Darkness (Main Rulebook) The World of Darkness (Main Rulebook)
by (shelved 42 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,483 ratings — published 2004
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as gaming)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,713 ratings — published 2015
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Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as gaming)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,812 ratings — published 1981
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Joey Comeau
“Dear Nintendo, We need a new Mario game, where you rescue the princess in the first ten minutes, and for the rest of the game you try and push down that sick feeling in your stomach that she’s ‘damaged goods’, a concept detailed again and again in the profoundly sex negative instruction booklet, and when Luigi makes a crack about her and Bowser, you break his nose and immediately regret it. When Peach asks you, in the quiet of her mushroom castle bedroom ‘do you still love me?’ you pretend to be asleep. You press the A button rhythmically, to control your breath, keep it even.”
Joey Comeau , Overqualified

Joe Dunthorne
“After that, we had a short conversation about how your body can sometimes seem totally separate. She said her body can feel like a distant bureaucracy controlled by telegrams from her brain, and I said my body is sometimes like that of Mario Mario, being controlled with a Nintendo joypad. Mario's surname is Mario.”
Joe Dunthorne, Submarine

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