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 Jeff Tidball | Jul 19, 2011 | Creativity, Design, Fan Culture
Although it apparently caused great furor, Chain World was news to me when I read the article “Chain World Videogame Was Supposed to be a Religion—Not a Holy War” on Wired.com last night. There’s no sense recapitulating the article’s contents...
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 | Jun 15, 2011 | Board Games, Books, Fan Culture, RPGs
The short list for this year’s Diana Jones Award has been revealed and, as is ordinary for these extraordinary awards, it’s a wonderful list. I got it from Robin D. Laws’ livejournal, but Matt Forbeck has the list all linked up: Diana Jones Award...
by Will Hindmarch | Feb 17, 2011 | Fan Culture, RPGs, Websites
This was on BoingBoing, so maybe you’ve seen it already. This is a collection of handmade dungeon maps and notes for D&D campaigns, crafted back in the 1980s. Maybe you’ve had this happen yourself. You find a manila folder (or Trapper Keeper or...
by Will Hindmarch | Feb 17, 2011 | Fan Culture, RPGs, Websites
This was on BoingBoing, so maybe you’ve seen it already. This is a collection of handmade dungeon maps and notes for D&D campaigns, crafted back in the 1980s. Maybe you’ve had this happen yourself. You find a manila folder (or Trapper Keeper or...
