This is really just a long list of STUFF that I’ve perused on a variety of websites listing what’s coming out at Gen Con. Some of this will actually be bought and some of this will simply be looked at and drooling will commence. I’m going to fail to stick...
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Building a Tabletop Games Convention
This post has changed format a couple of times in the past few weeks largely down to technical issues (not the fault of my new tablet I’m sure!). Anyway, I’ve had some feedback on my recent posts (more wanted) on what constitutes a tabletop games convention and the current position...
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- 29/06/2014
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Tabletop Tech
So, I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 + Bluetooth keyboard that doubles as a hard case for it. The main reason for this sounds a bit silly and a bit of an extravagance but…I wanted a tablet which I could take to Gen Con with me so that I...
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- 14/06/2014
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The Scottish Tabletop Games Convention Scene
Off the back of my post(s) about Conpulsion and indeed the multiple references to conventions throughout the blog of late I figured I should share my thoughts on “The Scottish Tabletop Games Convention Scene”. To do that I need to be clear about what I mean when I say Tabletop...
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- 12/06/2014
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Atomic Robo RPG!!!!!
I HAVE IT! -ahem- I have it in PDF that is as the printed version isn’t out til June but I decided to be spontaneous and make sure I have it sooner than later by pre-ordering it via Leisure Games in London. So why do I have the PDF now?...
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- 27/04/2014
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That 2014 Look Ahead Post
A blog like this wouldn’t be a proper blog without taking a look at the year ahead and making some bold commitments. So what does 2014 look like from here? Game Time It looks like I’ll largely continue where 2013 left off when it comes to game time. I want...
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- 31/12/2013
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Active/Passive Characters in RPGs
I had planned to be kicking off a Star Wars EotE game by now but due to a number of factors that hasn’t happened. So for October what I want to do is complete character creation likely using this fabulous character generator (and so much more) created by OggDude on...
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- 06/10/2013
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Future Proofed Hobby?
In the past few years the hobby has gone through a number of changes. Some games/formats have gone.WoWTCG is probably the most notable although to be fair this had been coming for a while. Some games/formats have shrunk and awaiting some sort of relaunch.There’s a perception in some parts of...
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- 16/09/2013
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50 Days Later…
So this is post number 51 on this blog. The 50 daily posts that precede this one cover various parts of my opinion on the hobby and some insight into my hobby of gaming. I started the blog for a number of reasons that I’ve touched on over those 50...
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- 04/09/2013
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Plan for September
I’m going to try and do this every month. Main reason is so that I can track my progress against those objectives I set. So gaming plans for September are as follows – Friday 6thThe second session of the D&D Next Playtest. We’ll finish off the scenario I ran the...
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- 02/09/2013
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