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Building Community Online After HLGCon

At the 2018 High Level Games Convention at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, a tabletop role-player, a live-action storyteller, an artist and a designer…

Ethics in Game Design: Lessons from High Level Games

High Level Games Convention 2018 brought tabletop role-players, live-action participants, designers, artists, publishers and vendors together at the Showboat…

HLGCon mentorship program: connecting new and veteran gamers

The High Level Games Convention (HLGCon) 2018 brought tabletop role-players, live-action participants, designers, artists, publishers and vendors together at…

How to host a LARP for 20+ people in a hotel ballroom

Hosting a LARP for 20+ people in a hotel ballroom is less about filling a room than managing a compact live production. The cast needs character goals, safe…

A guide to the open gaming tables: how to join a pickup game

An open gaming table is a scheduled seat where a game master welcomes new players, often with a pre-generated character and a scenario that fits one session. A…

How to Record LARP Memories Without Missing the Story

High Level Games Convention, held at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City in 2018, brought together players, designers, artists, publishers and vendors around…

What we learned from the HLGCon post-event survey

HLGCon brought tabletop role-players, live-action participants, designers, artists, publishers and vendors together at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City in…

When story and mechanics stop competing

At the 2018 High Level Games Convention at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, the Balancing Story and Mechanics in RPG Design panel brought together the…

How to get feedback on your game without being overwhelmed

A game can attract more feedback than any designer can use. At High Level Games Convention, held at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City in 2018, tabletop…

The best dice sets from HLGCon’s vendors, with photos

High Level Games Convention turned the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City into a meeting place for tabletop role-players, live-action performers, designers,…