by Will Hindmarch | Oct 6, 2008 | Board Games, Business, Design, RPGs
Earlier this year, I was looking forward to D&D’s Fourth Edition. I was preparing game designs and a publishing plan for a new solo design venture. I had budgets, I had outlines, I had a timeline, I had drive and ambition. When I finally saw D&D 4E, I...
by Will Hindmarch | Sep 19, 2008 | Fantasy, Horror, Musing, RPGs
I know it’s nostalgia because it aches a little. It’s something about the time of year. This is when, longer ago now than it seems, I’d sink into the thick of the school year. The air mellowed out, it got dark sooner, and summery shirts gave way to...
by Will Hindmarch | Sep 11, 2008 | MMOs, RPGs, Storyteller's Dilemma Series
My new table-top RPG group hasn’t gotten together for a month now. In fact, we’ve only played twice so far. Finagling our grown-up schedules and managing the physical distance between our physical selves is just plain complicated. There are jobs and meals...
by Will Hindmarch | Aug 26, 2008 | Books, Promotion
Thanks to Fred Hicks at the Indie Press Revolution booth agreeing to handle the Gen Con sales of our new book, Things We Think About Games, we enjoyed a terrific launch over the past two weeks. I’m told the book was a “top seller” at Gen Con. I...
by Will Hindmarch | Jul 30, 2008 | Books, Promotion
The first Gameplaywright Press book, Things We Think About Games, is now available for preorder. Have a look at the book’s page for details on ordering, Gen Con availability, and our “First Twenty” special for the first twenty orders that come in...