Everyone has had their first virtual bar. Maybe it was the Pig & Whistle in UO summoning bunnies and stumbling into corners. Perhaps after a long day of grinding you summoned beer in the Blind Fish in Neriak while the monk feigned drunk on the table. Did you rock out on an ommni box in the Tatooine Cantina or were approached in an inappropriate manner in the Lion’s Pride Inn in Goldshire? Whoever has had this experience will cherish it for a lifetime.

Sometimes, however, it is not always possible to meet up with your friends on these virtual havens for sin and debauchery. A downed hub at a LAN party, a power outage, maybe not enough computers for everyone to go bar hopping in Jordheim. Well search no further! Now from Slugfest Games comes The Red Dragon Inn!

What they have done here is create a game that, if electronic means are not available, you can set up in the mundane world of your kitchen and unleash your virtual party animal. They have thoughtfully provided four character classes for a rounded party able to take on any pub environment. Dierdra the priestess, Fiona the warrior, Zot the wizard and Gerki the rogue are the current available choices. The lack of character appearance and gender options is easy to look past after tipping back a few shots of Dragon’s Blood and we expect that these features will be improved in coming expansions.

There are plenty of things to do at the inn. Seducing your enemies with your sublime beauty, unleashing an insane rabbit, palming cards from the deck or smashing a stein into the skull of your opponent just to name a few. Putting your friends under the table or out on their duff is only part of the fun. The back-stabbing, insults and brash vulgarity following each action is a liberating release for the budding extrovert and don’t worry about replay value, re-rolling your character is only a shuffle away. The best part is, there is no monthly fee!

So, if you are one to have people over and sometimes worry that your server might be down for an update or the new guy will be too low level to enter the city, consider The Red Dragon Inn as a highly fulfilling backup plan for your virtual needs.

A fantastic line of virtual vintages	It does not involve a keyboard or mouse
No hardware of software dependencies	No way to secretly imagine that the female character is really female
Yes, it can be effortlessly converted into an actual drinking game … about drinking	… Whoops, gotta go, the server is back up

-Groggy