The holiday season is fast approaching and RPG Geek, the internet’s best RPG database and resource site, is once again doing their Secret Cthanta Exchange. For those inclined, there is still time to sign up and be part of the fun. I have participated in this great gift exchange many times over the years and…
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Embracing VoIP Gaming
New links added! Two and a half years later, this is still a growing gaming format. Today, it is more mainstream than it was when I wrote the original comments in August of 2014. This is still an avenue I heavily promote! Lately, there has been a huge uptick in Voice over IP (VoIP) gaming…
The Future is Looking Very Bright
Here we are, 9 days into the new year and things are off to a fabulous start here at Rolling Boxcars. Here’s a look at what we have been up to so far and what we are getting involved in this year. I have decided that I wanted to do something bold and crazy this…
2016 Goal Setting – The Year of Change
Welcome to 2016, we made it! The world did not end; which was predicted by some ancient alien theorists. As most people do, we set goals every January and generally fail to live up to the goals we have set. As per my usual course of action, I will set goals for 2016 and hope…
The 2016 RPG Geek GMs Challenge is live!
The 2016 RPG Geek GMs Challenge is live! Head on over to RPG Geek and sign up for the challenge. The premise of the challenge is to promote and motivate folks to run more games themselves. Thus, the hobby increases the pool of skilled GMs and the overall opportunity for everyone to play more games….
A Year in Review
In January of 2015, I set some personal goals and a laundry list of goals for the blog. This is a look back at where I met or failed to meet my stated goals. Available time and a lack of tech savvy may have played a part in missing the mark on some of the…
What’s Your Most Wanted Game(s) This Holiday Season?
What game(s) (RPG/boardgame/card game/etc) are you most wanting this holiday season? For me, there are two products I really want! The first is Feng Shui 2 and the other is Mouse Guard 2e Boxset. I recently received the Feng Shui book as part of the RPG Geek Secret Cthanta program. I’m not sure if the…
Building A Local RPG Community – An Analytical Look [Part 3]
In this, the last installment, of my analysis on the building and fostering of a local RPG community panel, we are going to explore what defines a gamer and how to create safe spaces for your local community. I have touched a few of the safe space principles in the first installment, but we’re going…
[NSFW] On-Air Hangouts – Attempting to define “This RPG Looks Good”
Last night, Shane, a blogger friend of mine and I decided to continue testing the waters of recording google hangouts while we discussed some RPG related topics. We banter about some conventions we have going on this weekend. Although the real purpose behind getting together to record is a publisher friend of ours, Charles White…
Building A Local RPG Community – An Analytical Look [Part 2]
In this installment of my analysis of the building and fostering a local RPG community panel, we are going to explore the online avenues that the panelists suggested. The online realm is vast and very diverse, therefore it is ripe for finding locals that may be interested in checking out what it is you are…
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