So last year I did this – http://a2ndchapter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/rpgaday.html This year I’m doing it again but plan to use the blog as well as my Twitter feed. Are you getting your RPGaDay? Also as I’m not at Gen Con this year I decided I’m create myself a Gen Can’t badge instead. Want...
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UK Games Expo 2015 – Evolutionary Steps
I received some (well deserved) abuse during my visit to UK Games Expo 2015 as every so often I compared what UK Games Expo had to offer versus what Gen Con 2014 had. Now to be fair to me (!) I wasn’t doing it to downplay what UK Games Expo...
Continue reading...UK Games Expo 2015 – Part 4
Of course after commenting in the last post about using the word Two rather than the number 2 I forgot to append the year onto the post. Argh! Anyway, there’s a convention report to wrap up! UK Games Expo 2015 – Day Three So the Sunday morning wasn’t as bad...
Continue reading...UK Games Expo – Part 3
I realised after posting Part Two (rather than 2) that I’d used the word rather than the number. Completely unplanned as that was it reminds me how out of the habit of this blogging I am. Anyway, onto matters more pressing. UK Games Expo – Day Two The hordes descend…...
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UK Games Expo – Day One Let the con begin!We had planned to meet for breakfast but we all failed miserably at meeting at the same time. Perils of my body clock meant I woke up at 5am but fortunately I was able to get back to sleep.Breakfast (and parking...
Continue reading...UK Games Expo 2015 – Part 1
So after Gen Con last year I decided that 2015 would be the year I went to UK Games Expo. Not since the days of Gen Con UK has the UK had a suitable equivalent to the big convention that North American and indeed other countries have had available to...
Continue reading...Tumbleweed Mark 2
So I’ve not written anything here for a while and whilst part of me feels bad, overall I don’t really feel like I’ve missed it. I’ve been really busy with game related stuff and also with work so not really had the time nor the impetus to post much. The...
Continue reading...Games aren’t just for kids, but should be for them too.
So I’ve been busy the past couple of months which has resulted in no updates to this blog (ironically another post to come on that). What have I been busy with? Well it turns out one of my planned themes for a post (this post’s title) turned out to be...
Continue reading...Community Engagement
So you’re part of / organise a community of gamers and want to increase the profile of your community or indeed you’re a game store owner who wants to reach a new audience. How do you do that exactly? I related in a previous post about Growing The Dice Pool...
Continue reading...Expanding the tabletop horizon…
So I’ve spoke about changing how I engage with my hobby and that has a number of facets which I’m going to break down over several posts to provide greater detail than I would in 1 post. Some of this is more “the hobby” focussed and is both aspirational and...
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