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At Gencon 2015, a serendipitous meeting led me...
Read MoreJohn Arcadian (he/him/they) is a freelance author, blogger, and art director in the tabletop gaming industry with many awards under his belt. He has given TEDx talks and academic presentations on the social aspects of gaming and writes gaming advice at the multiple ENnie award winning site https://gnomestew.com and rant the site from 2014 to 2019. He also creates books, interactive gaming content, websites, and provides art direction for various companies like Encoded Designs, Cubicle 7, Kobold Press, Darker Hue Studios, Engine Publishing, Third Eye Games, Monte Cook Games, and many others. You can find a nearly complete list of publications at https://www.johnarcadian.com
Posted by John Arcadian | Sep 14, 2015 | Reviews
At Gencon 2015, a serendipitous meeting led me...
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While listening to Gencon Episode of The...
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The name of the dashing green fellow in the...
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Quite some time back, I did an interview with...
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Recently, I came across an interesting program...
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Recently, I’ve been reading through the...
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We’re all probably familiar with the famous...
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One of the biggest problems I’ve ever seen...
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The shopkeeper’s green tunic clashes oddly...
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“ So, if you two can balance the ladders just...
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We here at Gnome Stew are excited to announce...
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A few weeks back, in my itinerant internet...
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I was not around for the beginnings of the game...
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You’ve probably seen the recent Ant-Man teaser...
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A recent article about railroading by Will...
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