This past weekend was Method Con 2. It was a lot of fun and got me behind on posting. A con report should be up soon. … Continue reading
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I have gotten the message, at times, that one of my biggest potential selling points for my game(s) is that they’re written by a trans woman. I feel pressure to publicly appeal to that fact in order for them to … Continue reading
As with last year, I’m wondering what to run at next year’s Con of the North. Somehow the submission deadline always comes up too quickly! Here’s what I’m thinking of so far: The Dooms that Came to Chaegrae. This is … Continue reading
One of my favorite podcasts of all time is Roll 2d6. Or, to give its fuller title, “Roll 2d6, a Podcast about Games, Gaming and Gamers, with Adam and Nate.” (Note that that website is currently dead; I’ll explain more … Continue reading
After some discussion on Steve Brust’s blog, I’m wondering if it’s possible to list all the cons in this area. There really are a lot of them, and it’s very easy to lose track. I’ve seen various attempts to concatenate … Continue reading
Overall, this year’s Convergence was pretty good. It was, very interestingly, slightly smaller than last year’s. This may have been due to the loss of the Sofitel for this year, or because people are staying away due to crowding, or … Continue reading
I didn’t do much actual gaming at Convergence this year, but what I did was good. Thursday night, I played a little Zar. Usually pretty fun, and this was no exception. No idea who won, but that’s rarely the point. … Continue reading
The next, second, and last, panel I was on at Convergence 2014. The topic was pretty similar to last year’s “I’m Getting Too Old to Find Time to Game”, so we were a little worried about repeating territory already trod. … Continue reading
My first of only two panels for this year’s Convergence, this one was Friday at noon-thirty. Not especially gaming-related, but the panel was very meta, and so applicable in a way. The panelists started off listing our qualifications for being … Continue reading
Convergence 2014 is nigh — this coming weekend, in fact. Convergence is getting bigger and bigger. So big that people are avoiding it. As Yogi Berra said, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” So big, too, that it feels … Continue reading