News Dave Arneson passes away – a great tribute WotC stops selling pdfs, causes mass hysteria and sales: WotC’s announcement  WotC sues 8 file sharers Indie publishers put pdfs on sale Marcus King opens mouth, proves he is a douche Jane Witt agrees with King Nicole Lindroos of Green Ronin responds to above douche [...]

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Holy craps, we’re back from MegaCon in Orlando, FL. Through sleet and ice and snow and hard winds…wait, who are we kidding? None of that went on during our return trip. However, we did have a hell of a time at our first convention as official Vendors Of Cool Stuff That You Should Purchase, promoting [...]

A 20 mile journey of considerable proportions As the duly-appointed (by way of headbutt roshambo) boardgaming specialist of the HGP, I spent the 2.5 day weekend in Doraville, GA (a small town-district within the Atlanta metropolitan area) for the 14th installment of Ward Batty’s Atlanta Game Fest. For those not familiar, AGF is an opportunity [...]

Over the past few months, finding convenient and gas-friendly places to play board games has become quite a chore. I’d like to take a moment and go over the pros and cons of the most commonly used gathering places, as they specifically relate to supporting board game / tabletop RPG playing. All of the following [...]