And we’re back! What did I miss? Nothing? Really? Oh well… I’ve only got 1 more post to make on the revisiting the questions before I return this broadcast to your usual content. When do people play games? In the previous post on this subject I focussed on the length...
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Questions – Where do people play games?
Continuing the theme of re-asking the questions I’ve come to a revisit of this post on where to play games. I focussed a bit too heavily on the FLGS side in that earlier post and I think in this post I want to focus on the majority of gamers that are...
Continue reading...Questions – How do you play RPGs?
In the last post I talked about how to play tabletop games in general and I made reference at the end of the post that RPGs are a little bit different. RPGs have the same “Action & Outcome” element in the main particularly in relation to conflict resolution but they...
Continue reading...Questions – How do you play?
This question came up in a conversation with a non-gamer recently and it reminded me of the chat I had with my “nearly gamer” work colleague. The mainstream board game that is played by families across the world isn’t that far removed from the hobby game scene. Sure the games...
Continue reading...Questions – Who to play with?
This goes back to my previous posts about community and how you find other like minded gamers. If your search for people who play the same games as you is starting completely from scratch then the best routes that I’ve found are – Internet search for clubs – you shouldn’t...
Continue reading...Revisiting the questions – Why should I buy Game X?
Back at the end of July I asked the question Why Play Tabletop Games? and a few others too. I’m going to revisit each of these over the next few days and ask them in a different sort of way. Why should I buy Game X? Let’s assume for a moment...
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Fireworks
So in Indie RPGs there are 2 terms which seem to form the cornerstone of how gameplay works. Kicker – Dramatic scene described by the player with their character in the middle of it.Bang – The action that drives the story, usually instigated by the character. These 2 aren’t exclusive...
Continue reading...Celebration Time
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...Growing the Dice Pool
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...Dice Bags or lack thereof.
The hobby has a lot of accessories as I’ve posted about previously. Most of these are probably extras that you aren’t going to use or need in the main. The thing with this hobby though is that now and again you come across something that you didn’t know you needed...
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