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New Game Day giveaway: What did you play on 2/2?

Posted by Martin Ralya | Feb 1, 2014 | Crock Pot

2/2 is the first annual New Game Day, and...

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Hot Button: Leaving a Player Behind

Posted by Walt Ciechanowski | Jan 22, 2014 | Hot Buttons

If one of your players feels the need to drop...

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Does Your Group Have a Meta?

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 16, 2014 | Crock Pot

I’ve been gaming with the same main group...

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Paper or Plastic?

Posted by Don Mappin | Jan 15, 2014 | Gaming Trends

Your supermarket may still make the option available but for a few...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Three Cues from Your Character Sheet

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 14, 2014 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

Looking for that hook to make your character...

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Closing NewYearNewGame.com

Posted by Martin Ralya | Jan 13, 2014 | Crock Pot

After launching New Year, New Game in 2012 and...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Let Gravity Work for You

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Jan 8, 2014 | Crock Pot

OK Game Masters, here’s the chance to drop...

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Announcing the 2014 New Year, New Game Contest

Posted by Martin Ralya | Dec 17, 2013 | Crock Pot

New Year, New Game (NYNG), Gnome Stew’s...

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Hot Button – How Much Information Do You Need In Published Scenarios?

Posted by John Arcadian | Dec 4, 2013 | Hot Buttons

I’ve always been a fan of the theory that...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: A Doorway into Dungeon Denizen Psychology

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Nov 15, 2013 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

As GMs, we’re called upon to portray every...

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Shopping for the Roleplayer in Your Life

Posted by Scott Martin | Nov 14, 2013 | Gaming Trends, Specific RPGs

If you know a roleplayer, it can be hard to...

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I Want A New Agent

Posted by Don Mappin | Nov 12, 2013 | GMing Advice, Hot Buttons

It’s accepted convention that the loss of player...

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Reflections After Playing 75 RPGs

Posted by Martin Ralya | Oct 23, 2013 | Crock Pot

A little while back I played my 75th RPG...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Shoot the Rapids

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 15, 2013 | Crock Pot, GMing Advice

In the James Fenimore Cooper novel “The...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: D&D Next Scratches the Monster Itch

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Oct 8, 2013 | Crock Pot, Gaming Trends, Specific RPGs

New games usually offer only a modest selection of monsters –...

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