So what do you do for 4 days at a gaming convention? I actually don’t know seeing as I’ve not really gamed my way through a 4 day gaming convention.Wait a minute Dave, I thought you’d been to 3 of the UK iterations of Gen Con?Ah yes! That’s a very...
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Getting to GenCon 2014 When do you need to buy your ticket? GenCon tickets go on sale in January, normally around noon on the last Sunday of the month so that’d be the 26th for 2014. Timezone wise Indianapolis is (currently with daylight savings etc) 5 hours behind the UK.Your...
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So as I said in my post on GenCon 2014, my intention is to experience the “best 4 days in gaming” next year. So what do you need to consider when planning such a trip? How long do you go for? Well to experience it properly surely you need to...
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In yesterday’s post I talked about Beyond The Rim for Star Wars EotE RPG. Today’s post I’m talking about why I purchased an expansion for a board game that I’d only played once… That board game is Seasons. As per the previous game report post the group came away from...
Continue reading...Back in my post named “Expansive Gaming” I reflected on the nature of expansions for games. I’ve recently picked up a number of expansions for games I’ve been enjoying and wanted to share the reasons why I’ve picked them up. This post is about Star Wars EotE : Beyond The Rim...
Continue reading...I’m taking some time off work the week starting the 7th of October and starting to forward post more to ensure that there is content ready for publication during that week as we’re having a family holiday.I have couple of posts already done but whilst I was writing the third...
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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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I can’t really speak to what makes a good gaming convention as I’ve only attended 3 different named conventions. One of those conventions I’ve attended on multiple occasions although it has changed a bit each time I’ve gone. I know why I attend conventions but that’s not the purpose of...
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