Anyone who has ever gone through the act of character creation in an RPG understands the concept of a backstory. It’s what goes beyond the math and the dice rolling and gives your character a place in the world you’re playing in. They are as varied as the people who… Continue reading
The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) started out as an almost strictly video game event in Seattle, Washington. Based off of the popularity of their webcomic and driven by their passion for gaming and technology – PAX eventually grew to include PAX East, South, and a convention has even launched in… Continue reading
I spent years recruiting and training people to work with high school and junior high students. In every church, regardless of size or denomination, there were always those I pursued in this effort that I felt were downright born for youth ministry but wanted nothing to do with it. While a… Continue reading
When we start communicating with churches to see about starting up gaming groups in their congregations – we have a litany of reasons why this sort of group is useful in a ministry context. Whether your church is in a center of nerd culture or the geekiest thing you’ve done… Continue reading
Recently an article was published in the Telegraph stating that board games are dying out. The author sited a survey that showed 73% of parents polled had vivid memories of playing board games with their families while only 44% of children surveyed said they play them now. From the instant… Continue reading
If you haven’t had a chance to read part one of Heather’s to part series, you can find it here. My evolution from non-gamer to game master has led to many positives in my life. In my last article I shared how I got into role-playing games as an adult.… Continue reading
