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Live-action role-playing turns a rule set into a shared physical experience. Players speak, move, improvise, and react as characters, so safety needs to be…

High Level Games Convention brought a broad tabletop role-playing audience to Atlantic City in 2018, alongside live-action role-play, panels, workshops,…

Walking into a gaming convention for the first time can feel like entering a busy tavern where everyone else already knows the house rules. Tables are covered…

Cosplay at HLGCon was more than a chance to recreate a favourite character for a photograph. At the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, costumes became part of…

Escape rooms sit at the meeting point of theatre, puzzle design, game mastering and venue management. The strongest experiences give players a clear reason to…

In the autumn of 2018, the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City opened its doors to a different kind of gathering. High Level Games Convention, often shortened to…

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…