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Today I'm going to be giving out some RPG advice. Some things I've learned about becoming a better Game Master. This is based on a question about learning to DM from Brent McBride.
Today I will be talking about what makes for a good licenced board game, by which I mean games based on popular media or intellectual properties. This topic stems from a question from Danielle Thomas who asked a related question during one of our AMA live show.
In about a week and a half, the gamers of Windsor Ontario will be gathering at The CG Realm and playing tabletop games to raise money for charity. This is all part of the worldwide Extra Life charity gaming event that raises money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
What do you play when your board game table is a mix of experienced board game players and people new to hobby board games? That's what I will be discussing today based on this question:
Let's take a look at player-aids. Fan created game aids, and ones that are included with the games we play. Today I'm answering a series of questions about player aids.
Today I'm going to be talking about some great gateway area control and area majority board games. We discussed this topic a bit on our AMA episode but I thought it would be worth taking a deeper dive into introductory area control games.
I get a lot of questions from people looking for tabletop gaming advice when it comes to playing board games with kids. Some are broad questions like, "What games are fun for kids and adults too?" and some are much more narrow, like today's question.
At the time I'm writing this it's the Tuesday after Labour Day which pretty much marks the end of Camping Season, so I'm a bit late with this question. Today I'm going to talk about tabletop games that are great to bring with you when you go camping.
Today I'm talking about finding a place to buy, older, out of print, tabletop games. This question is based on feedback I've gotten about how we always talk about these great games on the podcast that people can't actually go buy and due to also getting a question about this topic.
There is a big difference between running a roleplaying game campaign versus running a one-shot. There is also a big difference in running an RPG for your home group as opposed to running one in public. In this article, I will be talking about running a one-shot in public based on a question I got on Twitter.
