Dan Hinkin
An educator and tabletop game lover.



The thought of being a game master for a roleplaying group scares me a bit. While I have no problem teaching a board game or acting out the role of a dwarven monk or a space ranger, being in charge of a group and creating a world for them to
by Dan Hinkin
Check out the latest press release from Mirrorscape and Modiphius: Mirrorscape, the pioneering leader in tabletop gaming in augmented reality, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Modiphius, a renowned tabletop gaming publisher. This collaboration will see the licensing of key intellectual properties such as Fallout, Elder Scrolls, the
by Dan Hinkin
At the 2023 Origins Game Fair, I was able to meet a friendly board game creator named Rusty Lumpkin, owner of Three Nail Games. A teacher and a family man, Rusty wanted to create engaging gateway games that could be used in classrooms and played with his children. One of
by Dan Hinkin
I play a lot of two player games these days. My wife and I are always looking for a good mid-week game that we can get to the table and play together. We both work in education so after a long day at work, our brains can be fried, and
by Dan Hinkin
Read the following press release from Find Familiar Spirits: Fandom-centric spirits company FIND FAMILIAR SPIRITS™ is raising a glass to celebrate the upcoming release of QUEST’S END ROGUE™, the second release in its series of limited-edition, super-premium whiskeys made by and for fans of fantasy and gaming. Following the
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Gooey Cube, an independent TTRPG publishing company out of Colorado Springs, Colorado has launched its newest Kickstarter: The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx: Adventure and Campaign Setting. In their own words, “The enthralling and lampoony, collectible TTRPG adventure & campaign homage to Gary Gygax, authored by Luke Gygax and Alphinius Goo!” From
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Check out the press release from Catalyst Game Labs: Catalyst Game Labs—publisher of the massively popular BattleTech and Shadowrun games—is profoundly excited to announce Runefire, a cooperative deckbuilding game based on the popular Pathfinder roleplaying game. A crowdfunding campaign will be run this year, with behind-the-scenes details shared
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In his time making films, Walt Disney did a lot to advance the world of animation. From using technicolor, layered animation cells, tracing images of moving objects, and other techniques, Disney released the first full length color animated film with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. Since then,
by Dan Hinkin