November looks like being a long month for me for a variety of reasons. My day job as a Project Manager is something that keeps me very busy. In November I am changing role and moving from 1 large financial services institution to another and that will likely detract from...
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In the run up to Christmas (yes I know November’s only just started) there tends to be a lot of celebration planning, thinking about gifts to give and that you may receive. That annual celebration along with others similar celebrations are part of our culture and everyday lives. Within the...
Continue reading...I’m kinda surprised that it’s taken me so long to cover this topic but then again it’s not something I’ve encountered (to my knowledge) recently. One of my hobby principles is to have fun when playing games and I’ve also touched on how unimportant winning is in achieving that fun....
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Conventioneering isn’t a real word but it probably should be! I’ve blogged about my plans to go to GenCon Indy in 2014 and I’ve blogged about previous GenCon UK attendances. I also posted about what I believe a Convention organiser wants. In that same post I also said “I know...
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So a few weeks ago I wrote up my post on Clubs, Societies and Community. My comrade in gaming goodness +Morgan Davie and I have a similar thought process about how gaming is made good in a club environment. To explore that a bit further I thought I’d pick on some of...
Continue reading...After I’d made my post on Tabletop Ambassadors I got to thinking about when that pro-hobby stance can go too far in 1 direction almost becoming a Zealot about the hobby or more specifically a particular part of the hobby. When does the Tabletop Ambassador go too far and tip...
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Gaming Groups come in various flavours and many gamers are members of multiple groups at the same time. As your gaming evolves so does your group dynamic and I wanted to explore those a little here. Established “Static” GroupThis is often the group that people first find themselves in. Also...
Continue reading...As with the last post on introducing a new game to the gaming group there’s also the prospect of introducing a new gamer to the gaming table. As ever there are things that you should and shouldn’t do. New Player – Established “Static” GroupShould do – If this is a...
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Introducing a new game into a group something that I’ve done a fair amount over the years, after all I do like to buy games so unless I’m happy for them to sit on the shelves unplayed I am going to introduce them eventually. Is there a set way to...
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So today is the 19th September which means that it’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Why is this relevant to tabletop games? Well in reality it’s not but why ignore such a prestigious event when it can be turned into a blog post about Pirates in games? Pirates are...
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