The Books on the Bookshelf
Let’s get a list of fiction—or poetry, for that matter—going so we can settle down with something interesting when the gaming group’s gone home and you still have a little bit of time left with the fireplace.
Thoughts and Ramblings
Scooby Doo Where are You!
It's time someone gave some credit to the original Ghost Hunters. I'm talking the Scooby Gang of course.
Gaming Classics: Call of Cthulhu
I still remember the first time I held Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game in my trembling hands. Alright, I’ll be honest, my hands weren’t really trembling. They weren’t trembling because at that moment, back in…
Free Games to Scare You!
It's time to increase your Halloween fun! Here are a couple of free Print 'n Play games to get your blood pumping.
Getting Your Own Gaming Gang Started, Part One: What to Play
I’ve talked about getting a gaming group started, where the focus is on playing in public, a bit on the podcast and I’ve received some emails and comments asking to cover this more in depth. So I thought I’d start posting…
What’s On Your Watchlist?
Sure, we're on the Halloween countdown, but other events are looming. There's the Secret Santa from The Dice Tower and The Spiel. But even more compelling than that: International Game Days. That is, Internationale…
Sure it’s Horror, but is it Scary?
People like to be scared, not real life scared but pretend scared. That is why horror is so popular in books, movies, tv, etc... There is great difficulty in translating horror to scary though, I've seen plenty of horror…
The Play in Game Play
My first thought is that the play space itself is complicated. When playing Snow Tails or Fearsome Floors, I’m not alone at the table when I make husky noises during the former or mimic movie monster groans while playing the…
The Final Frontier: 10 Questions with Tory Niemann, Designer of Alien Frontiers
Alien Frontiers, the much anticipated retro-science fiction based board game from Clever Mojo Games, will be released soon. This of course depends upon a slow boat from China, but until that happens we wanted to find out a…
Ace of Aces: World War I Aerial Combat in a Book!
The game for two players was published by Nova game designs in 1980 (designed by Alfred Leonardi) and consists of two books, one for the Allies, and one for the Germans.
Care to Donate to TGG? We Have a Better Idea!
I understand that many websites out there, regardless of their subject matter, ask for donations. Now the point of this post isn’t to knock anyone out there who looks for help to support their site. That’s the furthest thing…
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Dynamite Entertainment Comics for November 6th, 2024
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