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Dec 1, 2009 by 7

Shock: Social Science Fiction

This article is part of the Game Cryer's Holiday Gift Guide. You can see other gift ideas for you and your gaming friends at the main Gift Guide page here. Shock: Social Science Fiction from GlyphPress was on my wish list for quite some time, and when I finally got my grubby little paws on a copy I was overjoyed. As the name implies, it's a science fiction game ...

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