Saying “No”
The game table, for me and many people I know, is a happy place. An escape. A safe place to be. Somewhere where we can leave the things behind that we want to, and embrace new identities, new...
View ArticlePlay boldly – Let yourself be vulnerable
Role-playing games can be powerful. They can make you feel, think and change. To get those kind of powerful experiences, you need to be bold. Bold enough to act and not pick the safe path. Bold enough...
View ArticleHow to keep girls in your gaming group
So, you’re in an all male gaming group and the group have a new player and she is a girl. You want her to stick around. Thank you, that is awesome. This is a guide for you and your group then. Because...
View ArticleEvolution of the Gaming Group – From No Kids to Parenthood… or Not
I have been married for 6 years. For a 24 year old, that’s actually a while. Most of my friends near my age are just now, or within the past two years, getting married. It’s exciting and great – the...
View ArticleThe GTFO Fallacy
This is a topic that frustrates me almost every time it comes up. You’re sitting at a game with your friends. You ask yourself why there aren’t enough women/minorities/gnomes at the table. Why it’s so...
View ArticleEvolution of the Gaming Group – From No Kids to Parenthood
I’ve been married for just over 20 years, and a parent for nearly 17. I’ve been a gamer the whole time. There are plenty of adjustments that had to happen for both those sentences to be true! We were...
View ArticleThe best larp advice I ever heard
A bunch of years ago I was given the best larp advice I have heard so far. Today I’ll pass it on. ”Involve other people. Involve them, involve them, involve them.” – Henrik Thurfjäll That’s it. The...
View ArticleWhat do I need? – First Tabletop Session
It’s your first tabletop session! You’ve picked a game and you’re ready to get your friends together to play. But, wait – what kind of supplies do you need to play a tabletop game? Here’s a quick guide...
View ArticleThe Media is the Method (and the Message)
I like my games long duration, high context, and personally intense. I like to be gut-punched by my interaction with them, explore difficult subjects, experience catharsis and earn my emotional...
View ArticleGame Design Brunches
A friend of mine, Stras, had this great idea to start getting together and have game design brunches. What’s a game design brunch, you ask? Well, we get together and eat brunch and talk about game...
View ArticlePositive Feedback Round
The positive feedback round is an exercise you can do after larps or gaming sessions. The exercise gives everyone an opportunity to both give and receive positive feedback. The purpose of the exercise...
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Playing high status characters – What can we learn from The Lion King?
In this post I will address two different approaches to playing high status characters. On one hand you can play a high status character who feels secure in their position, who respects and...
View ArticleGaming with toddlers
As a parent of two babies, I do not get as much “gaming time” that I might like to. In fact, it is difficult to get any time at all. When they are really small they sleep most of the time, but at this...
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