Metatopia is a con in New Jersey that’s aimed at indie game creators. I heard a few reports about last year’s con, and it sounded pretty amazing. The folks who run it also seem to have a pretty good sense … Continue reading
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I continue to work hard on Calteir. I have big plans for this over the next month or so, meaning that posting here is only occasional. Mountains on the main Calteir map are the big focus right now. So I’m … Continue reading
How do you structure a discussion about gaming? What kinds of gaming count as gaming? How do you assume your audience relates to gaming — as creators, players or something else? Do you assume your audience is all gamers? Do … Continue reading
And with my Minicon 50 posts finally written up, I’m heading off to WisCon! I’m not scheduled for a lot that’s gaming-related, and it looks like I might even have a schedule conflict or two, but here’s my relevant schedule … Continue reading
Now that it’s nearly a month after Minicon, and there have even been other cons since then, I should probably start writing things up a bit more briefly, lest I never get these done. Work continues to be busy, but … Continue reading
Sunday evening, I had dinner with John, who then headed out. The con was winding down and lots of people were already gone. I decided to stick around a bit longer, to soak up a bit more Con atmosphere, and … Continue reading
My first game of Sunday, and well worth getting up a little early for. I was in one of Heather’s InSpectres games last year, so I was enthusiastic about getting another chance to play. Heather again did a great job … Continue reading
Go read this post on Go Make Me a Sandwich. It is spot on regarding the deep-rooted problems of sexism in tabletop RPG publishing. In particular, this quote hits me right in the stomach: And I don’t know how to … Continue reading
Over on her blog, Mortaine put up a very important post about how hard it is to succeed in the RPG market when you’re not a white, cis, hetero man. It’s well worth taking a moment to go read. I … Continue reading
If I had as much time as I wanted, I’d probably be a miniatures gamer. I love the intricacy, the skill, the sheer aesthetic delight of painting minis. The maneuvering, the planning, the feints and the luck of battles. And … Continue reading