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Tag: Gaming
GenCon Round-up – The Overall Experience
GenCon is the second largest gaming convention in the world, with a 2022 attendance level exceeding 50,000 gamers. It is only eclipsed by Essen SPIEL with a reported 91,000 gamers, exhibitors, educators, and fans in attendance in 2021. The U.K. Games Expo takes the number three spot, with 2022 attendance topping 46,000. There may be…
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Dear Rolling Boxcars, When running/playing in a historical setting should modern attitudes replace historical one? If those attitudes are replaced is it still historical? Sincerely, Lost in Time Dear Lost in Time, Thanks for the great question! This is something that is coming up in conversations more and more as of late and for good…
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Do you have a gaming or geek-related question? Do you need help with a situation? How about a recommendation? If so, submit your questions to “The Boxcars” and let us weigh in with our collective wisdom. Questions can be submitted on the Ask The Boxcars page. Dear Rolling Boxcars, “How do people overcome the fear…
Soundwave Comic-Con is A Wrap – Rolling Boxcars Will be Back!
What a fun weekend! On the heels of feeling under the weather at the beginning of the week, I ended the week by spending Saturday at a small homegrown comic convention that was organized by my local comic book shop, Soundwave Comics. It was a well run and highly organized one-day event. I was super…
Double Trouble: Strange New Englands?
Double Trouble: Strange New Englands? Strange New England: A Compendium of History, Folklore, and Evidence of the Unexplained & Strange New England: A Field Guide to New England’s Legends, Curious History, and Wired Destinations Before we get any farther let me address the elephant in the room. Yes, this article has two titles both…
Did You Know We`re on Patreon?
Friends, lend me your ears for a moment. I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that we have a recently started our Patreon. If you like what Stephen and I are publishing and would like to help us grow, we’d love to have your support. Every dollar and every supporter puts us…
Like the Nor’ easters, I’m Back!
The past month or so have been super busy for me. I have been running lots of games, game prep and I even picked up a new client who needed some editing done for his new Patreon. I assure you, I am still here in good spirits and ready to get back to writing, venting…
Forming A Social Contract Within the Context of the Game Group
Players congregate around a game master with the hopes of having a great roleplaying experience, but not all are satisfied with experience. Some will leave the group for many public or privately stated reasons. Some will not express their concerns or feelings at all. Game masters need to be attentive to what their players want…
Non-Con Struggles – Local Gamers Fail to Turn Out
This past weekend I attended a little local shindig at one of our many local game stores that goes by the name of Non-Con. It’s run from 7PM to 7AM the following morning and is meant to bring the gaming community together for gaming and obviously to sell games and RPG books. I have not…
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