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Where to Draw the Line on Horror Gaming

Posted by Bridgett Jeffries | May 14, 2021 | Common Problems, Cons and Events, Convention Games, Game Mastering, General, Genre Advice, GMing Advice, Tools for GMs

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Don’t Doubt Your Gaming Group

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Dec 16, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Common Problems, Game Mastering, GMing Advice, Player Perspective

When do you game? Is it a weekly thing? Does the...

Getting Players to GM

Posted by Pete Petrusha | Jul 22, 2019 | Approaches and Techniques, Common Problems, GMing Advice, Improving Your GMing, Intro to Game Mastering, Players, Role of the GM, Tools for GMs

As a GM, do you really get to play like everyone...

Make Time for What You Love

Posted by Pete Petrusha | May 20, 2019 | Common Problems, Game Making, Game Mastering, General, Players

To create a game is to learn that the act of...

Our game space and some ideas for yours!

Posted by Paige Leitman | Jan 14, 2019 | Common Problems, Gaming Trends, Nature of GMing, Organization, Tools for GMs

WHERE you play the game is important. I mean, it’s not as important as having good people, and a good game, but a well-thought-out game space can enhance the enjoyment of any event. Here are a few design principles that I’ve uncovered in the process of creating game spaces in my own home, and in surveying game spaces in other people’s conventions, stores, and homes.