I have been asked on more than one occasion about the resources out there for the uninitiated online RPG gamer so, this essay will highlight some of the many resources that I have used over the last few years. I will make every effort to highlight the good and bad, the gorgeous and the ugly….
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It’s A Wrap! 2014 Comes to an End
This has been an amazing year! Not only in terms of what I have learned from writing this blog, but also the sheer amount of games I have been able to play this year. The most amazing thing has been the awesome people I have gotten to meet and game with over the last year….
Update – 2014 RPG Challenge: Play Five RPGs You Have Never Played Before
I wanted to give a quick update on the RPG challenge I began last january. I had signed on to participate in a challenge that required each participant to play five new (to them) RPGs during the course of the year. Well, it took a while due to my hectic schedule, but I got in…
Difficult to Maintain Online Gaming Groups?
I am curious, do you find it easier or more difficult to maintain a long term VoIP online gaming group? I have been seeing an increase of posts on Facebook and G+ about players and GMs alike showing up for an online game and not enough players show up to run the game. Ultimately the…
2015 RPGG GM Challenge – Run 5 Games You Have Never Run!
The 2015 RPGG GM Challenge – Run 5 Games You Have Never Run! is live at RPG Geek. I would like encourage all my readers to head over there and take a look at the simple rules and sign on to the challenge! Please feel free to use the Boxcar Nation G+ community to host your…
Sci-Fi Beta Kappa — Animal House: The Alien Takeover!
Today, I had the opportunity to play an interesting game called Sci-Fi Beta Kappa. Yes, you read that right and it sure sounds like a frat house party game. If that was your initial thought after reading the title you’d be partly right. Sci-Fi Beta Kappa is an interesting game. Is a light-hearted role-playing game…
Of Dreams and Magic – Dreaming Will Never Be The Same!
Just the other day some of my online gaming friends had the chance to play in a demo game of Of Dreams and Magic, a modern fantasy RPG with some unique twists. The game was run by none other the designer and production staff of this active Kickstarter. Following their game they put the word…
Virtual Gaming, Oh How I love Thee
I was talking to Shane Runkle of Runkle Plays Games Blog the other day and we were talking about how many games we have each played over the last year. It was during this conversation it dawned on me that I did very little face-to-face RPG playing this year. Oh hell, I have played so little…
Join the Boxcar Nation!
I created a G+ community to serve as a companion site to the Rolling Boxcars Blog. We’re just getting up and running and I would encourage everyone to check it out and join the Boxcar Nation! My hope is this companion site will serve as place for continued conversations and networking. Join the Boxcar Nation HERE…
Reluctant PandaCon Grows by the hour
It would seem that what had been branded as “AndreaCon” has now been formally changed to “Reluctant PandaCon“. Things are blowing up and more games are being added and filled quickly. Looking to be a jam up and jelly tight for next two months for VoIP gaming. There’s no insight and I am loving it!…
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