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Five Regular Items We’ve Used as Last-Minute Replacement Game Pieces
One of the most frustrating shared experiences amongst tabletop gamers is the disappearance of certain game pieces. Here are five everyday objects we’ve used as makeshift substitute game pieces.
Four Types of Tabletops Players We Don’t Love
We previously talked about the types of players we love to have in our gaming sessions, so naturally, it’s time to be negative and talk about the worst kinds of players—the ones we have all, unfortunately, experienced. These are the people who make it hard to continue holding game nights, the worst of the worst, the monsters wearing human costumes. These are four types of tabletop players we don’t love.
Four Types of Tabletop Players We Love
Game nights attract different types of people, and if you know your group, you can end up with a pretty good gaming session. While we’re pretty tight with our current group, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t have a few favorite types of players. Let’s explore some of our favorites.
Happy Birthday To Us, Plus… a Sonnet About Trees?
It’s 4/20, and you know what that means — time to light up a… candle because we’re turning two years old! Yup, we’ve officially entered our terribl...
Three Ikea Configurations for Tabletop Storage
Anyone looking for tabletop storage that looks good and makes sense? Here's what Rollacrit's wordsmith found.
Games for the Heartpocalypse | Rollacrit Blog
Would you like to play a game for Galentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or Singles Awareness Day?
The Importance of "Session Zero"
The concept of a session zero is not something new to RPGs, but is probably the most misunderstood and underutilized gathering that can make or break a great campaign. Let's discuss some topics that should be brought up during this initial meeting that we feel are crucial.
Bring Your Own Dice—Why Every Player Should Have Their Own Dice
Since Rollacrit is named after the best kind of dice throw, we like to consider ourselves dice aficionados. That’s just a fancy way of saying we’re really opinionated about dice because we play with them almost all the time. But credentials aside, we’re intrinsically familiar with them—after all, dice are the components that make gameplay exciting—the element of chance that’s introduced to a game.
What’s the Best Game Night Food for Messy Players?
Save your game pieces by choosing the right foods for your next game night. Rollacrit’s wordsmith has some food ideas for your messier friends.
