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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 1,109 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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Nov 25, 2011 by 6

Black Friday, Part IV

Thanksgiving day is over. The fried turkey didn’t burn my house down or even singe me (actually, it was pretty danged tasty), so instead of some amateurish video of me running around, panicking like a sorority girl in a horror movie, you get this very-incomplete list of RPG-related sales. “Stay home? But it’s Black Friday!” Yes, stay home. (And get out of my article.) ...
Nov 26, 2010 by 2

Black Friday, Part III

It’s Black Friday! No, not that kind of Friday. (But now I want to watch that movie again.) And not the kind where nerds stand outside electronic stores in the wee hours, waiting to buy something that will probably cost less in a couple months, either. And no, we’re not talking about the kind of Black Friday that leads stockbrokers to autodefenestration. (Although ...
Nov 28, 2008 by 4

The Blackest of Fridays…

When Black Friday comes I'll stand down by the door And catch the grey men when they Dive from the fourteenth floor -Steely Dan, "Black Friday" So the tryptophan finally wore off, but it's too late;you've already missed all the cool tech deals at the local geek-o-rama. But that's all right, because Uncle Telas is posting a few links for your shopping dollar (assuming you still have one). These are not necessarily "Black ...

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