This was run by the inimitable Bob. At the start, the players were just John and me. Bob ran this using a very light version of FATE; because the rules are so simple, and because all three of us are … Continue reading
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This weekend is the wonderful little gaming con known as JonCon. I’ll be there pretty much all three days, and so not posting much here. Hopefully I’ll have some great play reports to give on the other side of the … Continue reading
Something I forgot to note in my slew of Con of the North posts: a couple weeks from now (April 19-21), there will be a pretty nifty gaming convention in Wisconsin called Gaming Hoopla. They now have their event listing … Continue reading
The “Minneapolis Ties to Gaming” panel that I mentioned before went pretty well. We went through local gaming history pretty much chronologically, starting with boardgames published in the area nearly 100 years ago and ending with the potential future of … Continue reading
Minicon 48 was great, all told. I did quite a bit of gaming, though no RPGs. I will be writing up more in the next few days. … Continue reading
This weekend, I’ll be at Minicon, the Twin Cities’ longest-running SF convention. No scheduled games, but I could certainly run something if there’s interest! And I’ll be on a panel that promises to be really interesting: “Twin Cities Ties to … Continue reading
This has been a long series of posts, but Con of the North is probably the most intensive few dozen hours of gaming that I do in a year, so I think it’s worthwhile. This year’s lessons for game-running at … Continue reading
The last game of the con for me was one of the highlights: the Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator. This is an amazing computer-moderated game in which three to six (but ideally six) players take roles of the bridge crew of … Continue reading
This was actually a game that didn’t go too well for me, but I think it would be impolitic to go into detail. Suffice to say it was a combination of factors, including but not limited to: too many players, … Continue reading
For a few years now, I’ve been trying to get into one of the InSpectres sessions that Heather runs. I’ve heard a lot about how fun they are, and I’ve been determined to see for myself. But it has seemed … Continue reading