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Geeking out with Angie Powers

Metro Boston Organized Play geeks out with RPG superfan Angie Powers!
Angie is a longtime gamer and one of the admins for the largest
Pathfinder-related Facebook group. We chat about what brought her to
gaming, what keeps her gaming, what’s involved with managing a gaming
community online, and more.  You can listen to the conversation here:

https://youtu.be/2wr3rh6eItg

Alpha Omega Hobby PFS 2E Character Creation & Quest 1

  • What: We’ll be starting with character creation then running Quest 1 (The Sandstone Secret) to help everyone get familiar with the rules and flow of a scenario.
  • When: Monday, January 13, 2020 6pm – 9pm
  • Where: Alpha Omega Hobby 1515 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02169 (the entrance in downstairs from the street level, but the building does have an elevator if you need it)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negotiating Masculinity in Tabletop Roleplaying Game Communities (part 2)

Here is Metro Boston Organized Play’s fourteenth video in a series of interviews/conversations about gaming. This is “part two” of our evening with the Venture-Captain of Richmond, VA, Rigby Bendele!

Rigby discusses their research for “Negotiating Masculinity in Tabletop Roleplaying Game Communities.” You can download their thesis.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Negotiating Masculinity in Tabletop Roleplaying Game Communities

Here is Metro Boston Organized Play’s thirteenth video in a series of interviews/conversations about various aspects of gaming. This is “part one” of our evening with the Venture-Captain of Richmond, VA, Rigby Bendele!

https://youtu.be/MhRrmrlk1E8

Rigby discusses their research for “Negotiating Masculinity in Tabletop Roleplaying Game Communities.”  (You can also download this scholarly work here: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5805/)

Enjoy!

 

 

 

By the Numbers: Metro Boston Stats for 2018, Q4

For the period of October 1 through December 31, Metro Boston Organized Play ran 78 tables of games for 370 (non-unique) players. (That’s roughly 5.5 tables per week.) For the 2018 calendar year, Metro Boston ran 501 tables for 2,406 (non-unique) players.

These stats include Pathfinder Society RPG, Pathfinder Society CORE, Pathfinder Society ACG, Pathfinder Playtest, and Starfinder Society games. We have intentionally omitted data from Pathfinder Academy games that were run for kids ages 6-16.

These stats include games run specifically at Metro Boston venues which currently are: Barnes & Noble (Prudential), Comicazi (Davis), Knight Moves Cafe (Brookline), Knight Moves Cafe (Somerville), Omar’s World of Comics (Lexington), Pandemonium Books and Games (Central), and special events.

Players were counted even if they were not reported in the online record. (E.G.: new player didn’t want a chronicle sheet but played at one of our events to try the game.)

Ten Things to Keep You Busy During the Holidays

The Metro Boston Lodge wishes you all a happy holiday season! Stay warm, stay happy, stay safe, and keep gaming!

Do you have some time on your hands coming up?  Do you need something to read on a plane, train, or automobile?  Do you need to get away from the holiday hustle and bustle for just a moment?  Don’t fret; we’ve got you covered whether you’ve got 5 hours to wait in an airport or 5 minutes to take your mind off the cold at a bus stop.

Here are some quick, easy reads with substance:

  1. How Men Can Become Better Allies to Women
  2. Five Ways Men Can Improve Gender Diversity at Work
  3. Why More Black Women Should Play Tabletop RPGs
  4. I Fit the Description (trigger warning: This piece contains a true account of fear and racism.)
  5. Men as Allies: Engaging Men to Advance Women in the Workplace

Here are some longer options, if you’ve got the time:

  1. More Fun and Games
  2. Pathfinder Tales Novels

If you get queasy while reading in a moving vehicle, here are some things to watch or listen to:

  1. 8 Women in Tabletop Gaming You Should be Following
  2. Creative Space with Monte Cook & Shanna Germain
  3. Watch A Mini-Documentary About A Group Of Girls Playing Dungeons & Dragons For The First Time

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