Reviews
The High Level Games Convention in 2018 drew creators working at the intersection of narrative and visual storytelling. Aspiring game artists wandered the…
A convention playtest is a concentrated opportunity to discover how real players understand, use and enjoy a new role-playing game. In a busy venue, strangers…
Convention game libraries often hide in plain sight. Tucked behind a packed dealer hall or beside a folding table covered in character sheets, they sit there…
The walls between a stage and a game table have been thinning for years, and recent productions are tearing them down altogether. Audiences who once sat…
The first adventure module I ever wrote was an embarrassing 40-page mess filled with inconsistent maps, half-finished NPCs, and a plot that collapsed the…
A gaming convention at Atlantic City’s Showboat Hotel can combine tabletop role-playing, live-action role-play, workshops, panels, vendors and immersive…
The exhibitor hall at High Level Games Convention was more than a row of tables filled with books, dice, miniatures, artwork, costumes, and game components. At…
At High Level Games Convention, a tabletop role-playing session could become far more than a game on a timetable. Held at the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City…
The phrase “Top 10 LARP Experiences You Missed at HLGCon 2018” captures more than a list of costumes and character sheets. High Level Games Convention brought…
The panel on diversity and inclusion in gaming communities at High Level Games Convention explored a question that reaches far beyond any single session: who…