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Gnome Stew won the silver ENnie Award for Best Blog in 2011 and 2010 -- thank you for your support! Online since 2008, we've published 1,110 articles packed with GMing tips and advice, as well as two books for GMs. Our top 30 articles make a great starting point for new readers.

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Jul 22, 2011 by 13

You Pick It, I Review It 2011 Edition

For those long-time readers of the Stew, this is a tradition that I have had a lot of fun doing the past two Gen Con’s. It is the 3rd annual You Pick It, I Review It event. This is where you get to put the last item on my Gen Con shopping list before I pack up and head to Indy for the best 4 days in gaming. In ...
Nov 16, 2009 by 9

Review: Realms Of Cthulhu

A long while back, fellow gnome DNAPHIL offered up the chance for the readers to pick what book he would pickup from Gencon and review. The two leaders were the new Hackmaster and Realms of Cthulhu (I'll be abbreviating it RoC). Phil picked up his copy of Hackmaster and and reviewed it here  and here. I picked up Realms and proceeded to let it get piled under ...
Aug 3, 2009 by 2

The Results Are In…

Last Friday, I asked you all to pick the product that you would like me to pick up at GenCon to review, and you answered. The results were tallied and the winner was...

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