Peter Adkison was a serious D&D fan. One might have once called him the biggest D&D fan in the world. He didn't have his character's name tattooed on his belly, like a certain briefly hip action star. But he did have his character's name, Mavra, as his online handle and license plate. But then Peter won the Diana Jones award and was inducted into ( Read more... )

my results from Laws's Game Style Quiz.

You Scored as Storyteller
You're more inclined toward the role playing side of the equation and less interested in numbers or experience points. You're quick to compromise if you can help move the story forward, and get bored when the game slows down for a long planning ( Read more... )

It's Christmas time, time to buy the best games around and distribute them to friends and family. Here's what I'm giving.

Bohnanza (card game). Simple and devilish. Good for lots of players. Trading keeps most players interested most of the time.

Ingenious (board game). Pretty and clever. Lay domino-like tiles to score points along several color/ ( Read more... )

The justifiably infamous Ken St. Andre is coming to Conquest, a local gaming con that's part of an array of such cons here and in other states. This is the DM who would put a monster on guard at the dungeon's exit, so that if you wanted to leave, you had to fight your way out. The first solo adventure of his that I ever played starts out with your ( Read more... )