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Matt Carlson: GenCon 2014 Mega Rundown – Eclectic

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Matt J Carlson

GenCon is split into three roughly comparable parts.  We’ve already talked about the boardgaming side of things, but there are also a host of gamers there to compete and play in trading card games.  Possibly the largest segment in attendance are … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: Review of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Matt J Carlson

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords Primary Designer: Mike SelinkerPublisher: Paizo Publishing Ages: 13+ Players: 1-4 (5 w/ expansions) Time: 90 mins It’s almost been a full year since the highly popular launch of the Pathfinder Adventure Card … Continue reading →

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iBoardgaming – A Few Non-boardgames

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Matt J Carlson

Thanksgiving weekend is a time to travel to be with family (for those that celebrate it). It’s hard to bring out a nice boardgame in the car (or on the plane) and while you could play something on your iPad … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: The Return of the Fantasy RPGs

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Matt J Carlson

Last time I talked about role playing games, it was a discussion of Dungeons and Dragons, including the rereleases of many old retro versions of the game and adventures as well as the upcoming revision of the game entitled “D&D … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: GenCon 2013 – The Kitchen Sink

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Matt J Carlson

Despite the focus on boardgaming by our particular interest group, GenCon has a very broad range of events present.  In fact, by my estimation, GenCon is an even bigger RPG (role playing game) convention than a boardgame one.  Companies bringing … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: A Brief RPG Interruption

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Matt J Carlson

A year and a half ago, the folks at Wizards of the Coast announced a move to create (yet another) new version of the popular role playing game (RPG) system, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D).  This is the seminal role playing … Continue reading →

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