Eurovision Fever!
It's flashy and fun. It's colorful and vibrant. It's a spectacle of songs and props and pyrotechnics and costumes. It's the biggest music competition in the world. It's the Eurovision Song Contest! Each year beginning in 1956, countries across Europe (and in later years, Australia) have sent their...
Winner Takes All . . . To The Game Closet
I can't figure out if I've shared this anecdote before; if I have, Google is failing me. But, to borrow an old quip, "Don't stop me if you've heard this one; I want to tell it again." My wife's family has a tradition at their gaming table. It stemmed from...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon
There are a ton of great tabletop and digital roleplaying games out there, but sometimes you just want to enjoy some dungeon delving, monster slaying, and treasure hunting. If that sort of thing appeals to you, consider picking up Shattered Pixel Dungeon as soon as you can. It's a simple...
If You Don't Succeed, Dry, Dry Again
I came across some random notes from our household's visit at the end of March to Who's Yer Con, a local three-day Indianpolis convention that punches way above its weight class in terms of fun. However, all these notes seem to be dry-erase-marker based: "Check dry-erase markers. Reinvigorate dry-erase markers?...
Train Games On The Train
Last Saturday, to be exact, on a special Austin Steam Train ride. Along with Jimmie, Randy, and Bridget, I demonstrated Express on a trip with more than 150 people. The point was just to go out and back, playing games. And we did that thing. Everyone had a good time...
The Curious Appeal Of New Games
I saw an online point made recently about games that I found very interesting. The thesis was this: Why do so many gamers buy new games when they probably already own so many other games? The poster theorized that one reason is because of asymmetrical skill level in competitive games....
Munchkin Big Box Two Terrific Weeks!
As we begin the third week of the Munchkin Big Box crowdfunding campaign on BackerKit, we look back on the two terrific weeks that have passed so far. As of Wednesday night we had broken $800,000 (!!!) with over 5,500 fans having made a pledge! That means that...
Voice Advice?
(Or should that be "advoice"?) I love using different character voices at the table in my tabletop roleplaying games. This technique helps differentiate characters, provide atmosphere, and separate what I'm doing as the GM (or player) from what the character(s) I control are doing. However, I've run into a problem:...