Dueling Review: KaBoom - Dueling Reviews: Thorn the Dragonborn and Bitzy the Bard discuss the tower building dexterity game KaBoom
Dueling Review: Time Stories - Bitzy the Bard and Rose the Ranger discuss the cooperative, puzzle board game Time Stories
Dueling Review: Hex Hex XL - Dueling Reviews: Thorn the Dragonborn and Bitzy the Bard discuss the fast-paced, curse casting card game Hex-Hex XL.
The Family that Plays Together - A new generation of board games goes beyond the traditional roll-and-move games of our youth.
Some Intimate Time Together - I am lucky that my partner enjoys playing board games. If you also have a willing sweetheart, you might find that you can have a game night any night.
It’s Game Night! - Many board game enthusiasts have friends that have formed a game group that meets regularly to play board games.
Time to Party! - I love hosting weekend game parties. The whole group is invited to bring their families along for an extended day of gaming.
Why I Don’t Mind the Rain on Vacation - You packed up the kids, loaded all your suitcases in the car, and traveled across the country. But why does it always have to rain on vacation?
Building a Bird Nest - Crochet a bowl that looks like a bird nest using jute twine for your Wingspan game
But I could never do that - How to be a DM 1: Bitzy shows you that what it takes to be a good DM is already within you.
Roll up a character…or not - How to be a DM 6: Process of creating player characters to become your heroes
Hmmm, I wonder what that is? - How to be a DM 8: Describing the scene to your players during exploration
What’s behind that tree? - How to be a DM 11: Using a vinyl mat to show exterior scenes to your players
What’s that noise behind the door? - How to be a DM 12: Showing interior scenes to your players with tiles
Who’s that hiding under there? - How to be a DM 13: Representing your heroes and their opponents with miniatures
You attack the sleeping troll? Hold on a second… - How to be a DM 18: The treatment for New DM Anxiety is preparation
Making Room in Your Life - Castle Tiles 1: Discussion on different ways to make castle room tiles in tabletop RPGs
Building a Great Big Beautiful Wall - Castle Tiles 4: How to add walls to foam board castle tiles in RPGs
I See a White Wall and I Want to Paint it Gray - Castle Tiles 5: Painting foam board castle tiles in RPGs
“She Kills Monsters” and So Can You! - Bitzy reflects on player characters in RPGs after seeing the play "She Kills Monsters"
Show Some Initiative! - To keep track of PC initiative order and conditions during RPG combat, I like to use a magnetic board.
See the Forest for the Trees - To bring wilderness encounters to life, I like to use miniature trees and plants. Here I show you how to make trees out of pine cones.
Branching Out - One cheap way to make miniature trees for RPGs is to craft them out of Christmas garland.
Out on a Limb - One simple and quick way to make miniature deciduous plants for your RPG game is to use aquarium plants.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree - There are times when your band of adventurers is travelling through old established forests. In these cases, I use large tree trunks in the terrain.
I’m stumped! - To add interest to your game, you can add small items like tree stumps to your forest crafted out of bottle caps.
But My Strength Modifier is -1! - How we often impose limits on ourselves that we created in our minds
Let the good times roll! - Bitzy discusses using Roll20 and Zoom to continue RPG adventures while being apart.
Making Room in Your Life - Castle Tiles 1: Discussion on different ways to make castle room tiles in tabletop RPGs
Building a Great Big Beautiful Wall - Castle Tiles 4: How to add walls to foam board castle tiles in RPGs
I See a White Wall and I Want to Paint it Gray - Castle Tiles 5: Painting foam board castle tiles in RPGs
Looks Like a Boot – Feels Like a Sneaker - How to make spats for cosplay from second-hand boots and sneakers
Show Some Initiative! - To keep track of PC initiative order and conditions during RPG combat, I like to use a magnetic board.
See the Forest for the Trees - To bring wilderness encounters to life, I like to use miniature trees and plants. Here I show you how to make trees out of pine cones.
Branching Out - One cheap way to make miniature trees for RPGs is to craft them out of Christmas garland.
Out on a Limb - One simple and quick way to make miniature deciduous plants for your RPG game is to use aquarium plants.
Barking Up the Wrong Tree - There are times when your band of adventurers is travelling through old established forests. In these cases, I use large tree trunks in the terrain.
I’m stumped! - To add interest to your game, you can add small items like tree stumps to your forest crafted out of bottle caps.
Building a Bird Nest - Crochet a bowl that looks like a bird nest using jute twine for your Wingspan game
Dress-up is not just for younglings! - Costume Play is a great way to play dress-up again as an adult.
Looks Like a Boot – Feels Like a Sneaker - How to make spats for cosplay from second-hand boots and sneakers
Porcupine Mountains – July 2019 - We found beautiful hiking at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan.
Starved Rock – May 2020 - Our first trip in our new Roadtrek Zion was to Starved Rock State Park near Utica Illinois.
But My Strength Modifier is -1! - How we often impose limits on ourselves that we created in our minds