Getting Your Own Gaming Gang Started, Part One: What to Play
Oct 11, 2010
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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
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
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
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 movies but not many of them were actually scary. The same problem translates over to boardgames.
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 latter. The impulse to paidia is as strong as the move to the ludic.
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 little bit more about the game, the designer, and Clever Mojo Games.
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.
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
One of the problems I’ve faced, as I’m sure many have, is the gamers in your group who insist on taking a game too seriously. While a certain amount of seriousness is desired (we are here to play games after all, not text on the phone or make it apparent that you would rather be doing something else), there are those who take it too seriously and lower the fun factor of everyone else.
You’d have to have been living under a rock not to realize that that this past Saturday marked the ninth anniversary of the September 11th
I’ve noticed that I’m happier when I get to make meaningful choices and when I contribute in my community (family, workplace, neighborhood, and so on). When gamers come over to play games at your house, remember that the issue at stake is not you and your house.
There are a lot of great game companies out there and you can’t be a fan of gaming without being exposed to many of the
I want to point out that games are not your life. It makes me a little uneasy to say that, but it’s true. But it’s true in the way that photographs are not your life, much as Kodak would love to advertise to you the exact opposite claim. Like photos, though, you can construct snapshots of your life through games, while remembering that it’s important to focus on the life and the stories.
I don’t remember who first introduced us to the Fletcher Pratt Naval War Game, perhaps Jeff does, but just thinking about it brings up the most exciting memories of battling on the high seas in WWII.
Developing a gaming group is an intensely social experience. Take your time. But don’t stress it too much. These other people who play games? They’re your species.
I ran across this thread over on Boardgame Geek and thought it would be interesting to share some people’s gaming pet peeves. Are you guilty
