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Visual Alternative for Games With Intimidating Manuals
Some board games are a little much — especially when your only frame of reference is playing Monopoly or Clue. And even though we love extensive manuals, they’re not for everyone. Consider these alternatives for your friends who are more casual gamers.
Why It's Time to Start Using a Clock in Your Dungeons and Dragons Game
Dungeons and Dragons is a great game—there's no denying that. A set of systems nearly as old as the hobby, it's been refined over the years into a tight and exciting way to experience a fantasy world. That doesn't mean, though, that you can't teach it a few new tricks.
Thank you, Gen Con!
We knew people were excited to come back to a “typical” Gen Con experience but wow, did you all show up and exceed those expectations. Your enthusiasm started in full force on Wednesday before the show was even open and it didn’t let up until the show floor closed on Sunday.
The Rules of Rolling
If you’re playing a tabletop game, chances are you’ll need to roll dice at some point. Like a sorcerer and their spellbook, or a ship pilot and their trusty blaster, dice are an integral part of the gamer’s tool set. As such an essential part of the hobby, there are a lot of rules that come with rolling dice that you might not be aware of, so let’s talk about the dos and don’ts of using your dice at the table.
New Characters Deserve New Dice
Starting a new campaign soon? You’ve got your character planned out, all your spells and weapons ready, but there’s still one thing missing: a new set of dice. Don't get us wrong, we do sell dice, but we're not saying you need new dice from a selfish perspective. A new set of dice can do wonders for your experience.
Things I've Learned About Myself Playing D&D
2022 was the year of D&D for me. I went from never having played a round to participating in about six different campaigns. (Yeah, that was quite a time commitment.) But during those games, while pretending I was other people, I learned a lot about myself as a person.
Games We've Purchased But Never Played: Batman the Animated Series Adventures
Welcome to the newest blog series from Rollacrit: Games We've Purchased But Never Played. In this series, we finally take the games off our “displa...
Acrylic Versus Resin Dice
Here at Rollacrit, we LOVE dice. In fact, we love dice so much, it’s rare to find a Rollacrit ronin who only has one set. Because we like dice so m...
Creating the Right Ambience for Your Game Night
After you’ve picked the perfect game and decided what food to serve, there are some other things to consider in order to make your tabletop game sessions as immersive as possible. Discover the balance between practicality and immersion that you can achieve that won’t take that much effort.
How to Flesh Out Your Character’s Backstory
Struggle with creating your character’s backstory? Here’s a few things to consider the next time you’re creating a character in a role-playing game, so you don’t have to minor in British/American literature to enjoy your next campaign.
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.
