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Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas | Brian Ritter, 25, of Plainview, left, Anthony Varelakis of Massapequa, center, and Jonathan Varelakis of Massapequa, are some of the players taking part in a session of Dungeons and Dragons at Ravenblood Games in Plainview. Every Wednesday night, individuals of all ages gather there to play out their adventures. (Feb. 23, 2011)
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Suspense hangs in the air as the dice are rolled and the counting begins.
"Seventeen plus two equals 19," says one player.
Silence ensues among those gathered around a table strewn with tokens and tiny figurines at Ravenblood Games in Plainview.
"Finally!" another gamer blurts out. "Part of the ochre jellies are defeated!"
This is the scene at "Dungeons & Dragons: Encounters,"...


