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Taipei Game Show

Posted on 2017 January 24 by njwJanuary 24, 2017

I’ve been missing cons a lot here. So much so that last weekend, I went to the Taipei Game Show, which is a mixed industry-to-industry and industry-to-players trade show that happens every year at the Taipei World Trade Center. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged boardgames, buying and selling, computers & RPGs, conventions, Taiwan | 1 Reply

Real-life adventures

Posted on 2016 July 1 by njwJuly 1, 2016

Convergence finally asks me to be an Invited Participant, and what happens? I’m not even in the country for it. It’s been a major break between posts here, and for good reason. At the beginning of May, I started a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, computers & RPGs, conventions, Convergence, real life, Taiwan | Leave a reply

Lots to do before Con of the North

Posted on 2016 February 11 by njwFebruary 11, 2016

Con of the North 2016 starts tomorrow, and I still have a lot to do: Paint some markers for my Blade & Crown game Transfer a bunch of prep to my netbook Create one or two more PCs Print all … Continue reading →

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Con of the North: Get event requests in today!

Posted on 2016 January 5 by njwJanuary 5, 2016

Eek! Life is busy, and deadlines sneak up. I just realized that the deadline for event requests for Con of the North is today! If you’re planning to go and you haven’t already submitted your event picks, go to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, Calteir, Con of the North, conventions, scheduling, Taiwan | Leave a reply

Ryuutama: The Dragon and the Frog

Posted on 2016 January 5 by njwOctober 20, 2019

After real life annoyingly asserted itself Monday night, those of us who were able to come had our scheduled game of Ryuutama. I was GMing, with a scenario idea that had occurred to me a few days before. So far, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged actual play, China, non-violent resolution, Ryuutama, Taiwan | Leave a reply

More Ryuutama pleasantness

Posted on 2015 December 29 by njwDecember 29, 2015

We’ve continued playing Ryuutama the past few sessions. It’s been set on a mountainous island with great rocky cliffs and tiny villages hunkered beneath them, next to a big beautiful ocean. No fair guessing what island inspired this. It’s primarily … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged actual play, let me tell you about my character, reviews, Ryuutama, Taiwan | 1 Reply

FLGS intro: Witch House

Posted on 2015 October 31 by njwOctober 31, 2015

The other FLGS (after going to two branches of Alchemy) I had to visit in Taiwan was 女巫店 Witch House. It’s not strictly an FLGS, I suppose. They sell games, and they’re plenty friendly. Primarily, though, Witch House is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged boardgames, diversity, FLGS, reviews, Taiwan | Leave a reply

Idle thoughts about 三体 The Three Body Problem

Posted on 2015 September 23 by njwSeptember 23, 2015

Another of my treasures from that Taiwan trip was the three volumes of 三体 The Three-Body Problem, by 刘慈欣 Liu Cixin. In the small amount of time I had to look, I tried a couple of Mainland import bookstores, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged China, prose fiction, reviews, SF, Taiwan | Leave a reply

Review: 美麗島風雲 The Wonderful Island

Posted on 2015 September 11 by njwSeptember 11, 2015

When I went to Taiwan in June, I tried to do what I could to support the local gaming scene. When I visited Alchemy on Zhongxiao, I bought what looked like a great game, produced in Taiwan: 美麗島風雲, translated as … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged boardgames, reviews, Taiwan, tips and tricks | 1 Reply

FLGS intro: Alchemy Games

Posted on 2015 July 1 by njwAugust 3, 2015

Next time you’re in Taibei, Taiwan and looking for a good FLGS, Alchemy Games is the natural place to check out. There are several locations around the city with different strengths. The one on Xinyi is more about M:tG; the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged FLGS, gaming history, Taiwan | 2 Replies
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