#RPGaDAY 2016, Day 8: What aspect of RPGs has had the biggest effect on you?

For the past four days, I’ve been writing about conventions, as the first two years’ worth of #RPGaDAY entries were all about convention things when Gen Con was going on. I’m not certain why that was changed for this year, but with my overall lack of enthusiasm for the question prompts ((There are only nine of the thirty-one that I am interested in reviewing.)) I thought it wouldn’t matter. But there’s one that was interesting in there. You’ve seen this on other people’s blogs and social media accounts three days ago.

What aspect of RPGs has had the biggest effect on you?

I. Love. Maps.

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#RPGaDAY 2016, Day 7: What is one of your favorite convention moments?

In Arizona, I headed an organization that eventually started up a gaming convention. That convention, RinCon ((Playfully named after the Rincon mountains on Tucson’s eastern side.)), is still going strong — this year it will be held September 30 through October 2nd ((Head to RinConGames.com for more info!)) in beautiful Tucson, Arizona.

I’m going to briefly talk about two of my favorite memories from that convention: Berin Kinsman‘s run of Sea Dracula and Jason Corley’s Ghostbusters game.

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#RPGaDAY 2016, Day 6: What am I missing at Gen Con this year?

There’s a lot going on with the Gen Con experience. I am home, not attending this year, and I miss the show. I miss the experience.

Back in 2014, I almost went to Gen Con with my friends Ron and Vern as a revival of This Just In From Gen Con with the blessings ((There’s a pun there.)) of the TJI stakeholders. But things out of our control happened and, well. There it lies.

However, my goal with that year’s TJI would have been to bring the experience of the convention to the listeners. That list of experiences is a good place to start.

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