by Will Hindmarch | Aug 1, 2011 | Conventions, Dice, Events, Fan Culture, Freelancing
I’m sure you’ve been waiting with breath all bated for this. It’s my Gen Con Indy schedule for 2011. If you’re looking for me at Gen Con this year, you’ll find me at the following places (and at sundry other places in the gaps within this...
by Will Hindmarch | Jul 3, 2011 | Board Games, card games, Conventions, Dice
This is a short one. I mentioned earlier that I’d played 7 Wonders and Bears! at #Origins2011 and I wanted to say a little bit about them, still. This was my second time playing 7 Wonders — or almost. I came into the middle of a game in progress and took someone...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 18, 2011 | ARGs, awards, Board Games, Books, card games, Dice, Events, Fan Culture, MMOs, RPGs, Video Games
You have a single prize to award to one noun — person, place, thing, or event — in recognition of excellence in gaming for the previous year, from July 2010 to July 2011. This is a prize of celebration and recognition only. No trophy, no money, no stickers, no medals....
by Will Hindmarch | Dec 20, 2010 | Dice, Play, RPGs
Today, on Twitter, Rob Donoghue (@RDonoghue) asked: GMs: If you strongly object to dice fudging, do you equally strongly support data transparency, such as visible enemy stats & Powers? After some dialogue, Tracy Hurley (@SarahDarkmagic) wrote: To turn it around,...
by Jeremy Keller | Aug 2, 2010 | Accessories, Dice
The iPad promises to enhance our tabletop role-playing game experience with the benefit of its magical whirly-ques and revolutionary gizmo-bobs hidden behind that shiny, multi-touch display. Of course, the hardware is useless without apps. Most gamers gravitate toward...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 1, 2010 | Dice, Fan Culture, Promotion, Writing
With The Bones coming out this month, in both special and regular editions, we thought it would be a good and fun idea to promote some more conversation about dice and randomness and how we play with both. The clever Daniel M. Perez knew just how to make that happen....
