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Gaming Convention Calendar November 2023

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in November!   Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona Meeplefest: Mesa, Nov 10-12 Arkansas TableCon: Springdale, ...
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Let’s Be Meddling Kids: A Review of Betrayal at Mystery Mansion

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Increasingly, board games have become an adult activity. It’s understandable, of course. Board games can be expensive, and many games have mechanic...
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August 2023 Gaming Convention Calendar

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in August!   Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona MaricopaCon: Phoenix, Aug 25-27 Consim World Expo: Tempe, Aug...
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June 2023 Convention Calendar

boardgamesMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in June!   Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona Phoenix Fan Fusion: Phoenix, June 2-4 Arkansas  n/a California ...
THe kickstarter banner for Raccoon Sky Pirates. It shows a black and white illustration of a raccoon leaping away from a rock toward a space ship of some kind

Trashing the Neighborhood: A Review of Raccoon Sky Pirates, a miniature TTRPG

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
When you think about playing tabletop RPGs, the first thought that you have is generally about the epic-scale adventures of heroes: science fiction...
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A Review of Boop, a Game of Herding Cats

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Have you ever heard the expression “it’s like herding cats”? It means that whatever task you’re undergoing is difficult, time-consuming, and frustr...
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April Gaming Convention Calendar 2023

AnnouncementMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in April!   Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona  n/a Arkansas  n/a California GameSchoolCon: Irvine, Apr 13-16...
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A Review of Flamecraft, a Game of Adorable Dragons

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
The fantasy genre has gotten a lot of new boardgames in the last few years. The sudden expansion of the audience of Dungeons and Dragons, the popul...
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March Gaming Convention Calendar 2023

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in March!   Alabama n/a Alaska n/a Arizona  n/a Arkansas  n/a California WonderCon: Anaheim, Mar 24-26 Jo...
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A Review of The Yawning Portal Game

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
This year, with the previous release of a Dragonlance sourcebook and the upcoming release of the DnD movie (which looks to mainly concern the Sword...
A image of the box art for DnD Clue. It shows a red skinned tiefling in armor, standing in front of a cityscape and next to what looks like a puzzle box of some kind

A Review of Dungeons and Dragons Clue (5th Edition Version, 2019)

Blog PostMorgan Carpenter
It’s almost always fun when Dungeons and Dragons crosses over with other kinds of media. It’s great to see them utilize the story and lore that has...
A photograph of a person's hand rolling a die into a small pile of other dice. Behind this is a helmet and gauntlets for a suit of medieval armor

January 2023 Gaming Convention Calendar

boardgamesMorgan Carpenter
Here are the gaming conventions going on in December!   Alabama Rocket City Gamefest: Huntsville, Jan 21-23 Alaska  Platypus-Con: Juneau, Jan 8-10...

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