Eliminating Frustration Points
There are always moments in games that frustrate...
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Tag: challenge
Announcing the 2014 New Year, New Game Contest
New Year, New Game (NYNG), Gnome Stew’s...
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New Year, New Game Challenge: How’s it Going for You?
One of Gnome Stew’s side projects is New...
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The Winners of the 2013 NYNG Challenge
There were 20 entries in the second annual New...
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The Second Annual New Year, New Game Contest: A Challenge to GMs
Welcome to the second annual New Year, New Game...
Read MoreHalfway to NYNG 2013: Have You Run Any New Games This Year?
This past January, we launched the first annual New Year, New Game...
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The First Annual New Year, New Game Contest: A Challenge to GMs
Welcome to the first annual New Year, New Game...
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Welcome to 2012! Before we all get exploded by the Mayan apocalypse...
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Fair or Foul?: Spaghetti Mysteries
I have an affinity for mystery/investigation...
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Front-load Your Encounters
Gripe all you want about 4E, but I’ve learned...
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Enabling Player Fun – Win Scenarios
No matter how roleplaying heavy or interactive a...
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Johnny’s Five – Five Ways To Overcome Combat Haus Characters In Combat
 Sometimes being a Game master feels like...
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Challenge =/= Fun
There is a Greek legend about a thing called the...
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Challenge Em — Get Your Players To Feel The Challenge In Your Game
Scarecrow dropped this little nugget into the...
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Threat, challenge, and being awesome
I recently read Robert Donoghue’s article...
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