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Support your Local Game Store or Not?

Do I play at my local game store? Yes I can proudly say that I do. My son now also plays in a weekly game at our local store now.  We both play different games in our time there and with different groups. If it was not for my local store I don't know  how… Continue reading Support your Local Game Store or Not?

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Friday Night Magic Runs off Roleplaying – Help Me Bring it Back

Great Points and a good Read. I have over the years mostly just come to accept that Friday Night Magic becomes the Card Flipper invasion. But There use to be some great groups in many stores that would get together on Friday nights and play long into the night.

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I went by the biggest of the local gaming stores recently on a Friday evening. I was horrified to find not a single RPG being played on, of all days, a Friday evening. What’s the meaning of this? I used to recall a time when there was several small groups that would meet there on Friday evenings to play. Not to mention all the miniatures games that used to get played on Fridays there as well. Out go the Roleplayers and in their place was a room filled with Magic the Gathering players.

I am all for the continuation and the expansion of the hobby in all directions, but to the exclusivity of just one aspect? I totally get the MtG players pay money to play and Roleplayers are, at best, paying for  the table space and maybe some snacks. The same can be said for all other forms of…

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Hitting the Road

In a few short hours I will be tossing my stuff in the care and Missy and I will be heading up to Charlotte NC to spend the next three days gaming ! Were on our way to MACE Run by my friends Ron McClung And Jeff Smith.  A few years back when Storm-Con was… Continue reading Hitting the Road

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More Sneak Peeks ! Tech and Tables of Contents !

So they burst the 50K charity wall and now we get the goodies for it ! The last wave of Sneak Peeks coming our way! The Table of Contents and Firearms and Alien TECH ! This guy is doing a happy dance because he has Firearms in his world. So here we go ! And… Continue reading More Sneak Peeks ! Tech and Tables of Contents !

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Sometimes it’s the little things.

To a few of you it might sound strange to say this. But for me, I want to know that the people behind a product that I enjoy, enjoy it as well. It gives me confidence that the writers and creators are not just there to hit deadlines and collect a pay check. As a player and… Continue reading Sometimes it’s the little things.

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GM Advice good read.

As I was cruising around the internet I stumbled on this. Great little read and I felt the need to throw the link up on my blog today since it goes along with the theme I have been talking about this month. GM advice. swing on over give it a look. Not a long read… Continue reading GM Advice good read.

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For the love of the game

We all have been there. That moment, something happens in our game sessions and the first thing we say when we bump into our gamer friends the next day. "Last nights game..." These are moments we love; moments that will stay with us forever. To be talked about over cups of coffee shared with fellow… Continue reading For the love of the game