Dan Hinkin
An educator and tabletop game lover.



Paizo is back with some big news about some of the upcoming Pathfinder products. Check out their press release: Tuesday, April 16th, Paizo Inc. hosted a livestream on their Twitch channel (https://twitch.tv/officialpaizo) to announce all of the products associated with the War of Immortals meta-event. This stream,
by Dan Hinkin
When my late friend, Brian Fitzpatrick – self-proclaimed nerd and all around great guy – invited me to play a role-playing game set in a system that he had created, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Through nights over zoom during the pandemic, something awakened within me and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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