It’s Not Just a Game: Karin Tidbeck on How LARP Turned Her Into a Writer
Photo © Henry Hustava I owe my writing career to play-pretend. More specifically, I owe it to LARP, that vast laboratory of story. It goes like this: When I was a kid, I spent most of my time in...
View ArticleAuthor Marie Lu Talks About Gaming and Her New Book Warcross
Marie Lu at San Diego Comic Con 2017/Penguin Random House © Marie Lu is the author of Warcross: a science-fiction novel about a bounty hunter pursuing her quarry within the virtual world of a...
View ArticleGet Your Game On: Hobby Game Roundup for September 2017
By Tomi Tapio K from Helsinki, Finland – In the dice box, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link Looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s four recently released hobby games we think you might like. The post Get...
View Article5 Non-Fiction Books Every Gamer Should Read
How did video games go from a pastime for “nerds” to a phenomenon that touches the lives of millions? Find out in our essential video game reading list. The post 5 Non-Fiction Books Every Gamer Should...
View ArticleText-Based: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy for Gamers
Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash From the earliest versions of Dungeons and Dragons, the worlds of fiction and gaming have overlapped and intermingled, one medium influencing the other in a...
View Article5 Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Gamer in Your Life
Holiday shopping is not a game, but maybe it should be. Are you still looking for a last-minute gift for the fannish friend or family member in your life? Consider one of these great new titles! The...
View Article6 Hobby Games You’ll Want to Play in January 2018
Cover detail from Conan: Adventure in An Age Undreamed Of/Modiphius © Get your game on in January with this list of new and upcoming titles you need to try. Remember: release dates are subject to...
View Article6 Hobby Games You’ll Want to Play in February 2018
Cover detail from “Sakura”/Osprey Games © Get your game on in February with this list of new and upcoming titles you need to try. Remember: release dates are subject to change, so be sure to...
View ArticleGaming in the World of Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser/©Pinnacle Entertainment Group Whether you call them low fantasy, sword & sorcery, or just plain fantasy fiction, Fritz Leiber’s tales of the barbarian Fafhrd and his...
View ArticlePre-Order Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana and Receive an Exclusive Print
Cover detail from Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, courtesy of Penguin Random House Art has been a part of the Dungeons & Dragons experience since the game’s beginnings as...
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