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TV Brew: ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Season 2 Premiere Review

January 21, 2023 // 0 Comments

Amazon's hit original animated series based on the 'Critical Role' Livestreams is back for a second season of humor, heart and mayhem. [...]

Gaming Brew: Accessibility in Tabletop Gaming – Jennifer Kretchmer

January 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Producer, actor, and creator Jennifer Kretchmer has compiled a list of resources for accessibility in tabletop gaming. [...]

Gaming Brew – Paris Gondo: The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying

July 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

The concept of conventions like Origins and GenCon is not only to see the latest from the big names but to test out games from lesser-known designers. Last month, after [...]

Tabletop Tuesday – Tabletop in the Wake of Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 // 1 Comment

Would you believe we missed last week’s Tabletop Tuesday because of the coronavirus? No, not because any of us caught it, but because yours truly works in an industry [...]

Tabletop Tuesday – Advice for Gaming Stores

February 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

This Tabletop Tuesday, I’m taking a break from board game reviews or RPG discussions to focus on something else. I want to discuss tabletop gaming stores, aka [...]

Tabletop Tuesday – Warnings in RPG Books (or “How To Behave”)

January 14, 2020 // 2 Comments

“Don’t be a dick” – such a simple rule in gaming and geekdom. Somehow, it keeps being brought up, and (for some reason) there’s a backlash. Not [...]

Tabletop Tuesday – Survival of the Able

October 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

A truly groundbreaking new game... [...]

Tabletop Tuesday – Favorite Horror RPGs (2010s Edition)

October 8, 2019 // 1 Comment

‘Tis the season to sit around telling terrifying tales that chill, thrill and leave you with nightmares. You might think I’m talking about sitting around a campfire or a [...]

Tabletop Tuesday – Inclusion Tools in RPGs Are Necessary

September 24, 2019 // 5 Comments

I’ve already talked about how the RPG industry is moving away from the usual homogeneous stereotypes, especially the edgelords and bigots. Even in our current [...]

Tabletop Tuesday – Zombie World

August 6, 2019 // 1 Comment

In a culture that’s slowly moving past the zombie-craze, you wouldn’t think we’d need an RPG to explore the zombie apocalypse. There are still films, shows, comics, [...]