July 2026 If you’re familiar with my PAX reports, you know that I absolutely love the electric buzz of thousands of fellow gamers. It’s four days of gaming love with our enthusiasm cranked to eleven. But you also know that PAX is more than that experience of intensity. What matters most is the human moments, … [Read more…]
Another PAX has come and gone. Even if I haven’t finished sorting my pins and trinkets or sharing my photos, I miss it already. PAX is the place for gamers. Whether you love board games, tabletop games, TCGs, or just vibing with those who do, PAX East has something for everyone. Nintendo and Magic The … [Read more…]
As the convention hall closes on the evening of the last day, the dazzle and excitement of another PAX East is one more cherished memory. There are so many things that make PAX East my favorite con: the overwhelmingly positive community, the time with loved ones, the opportunity to try new things, the excitement of … [Read more…]
Pinny Arcade has a massive community of collectors and traders, and it’s a fun and exciting part of the PAX experience. But trading at the event has changed since the beginning, and the official website’s information is out of date. The community has its own lingo, etiquette, and some shared perception of pin value. I learned a few lessons in my first few years of trading; some from wonderful and supportive community members and some lessons from the school of hard knocks. This guide is here to help you avoid the harder lessons and get the most fun out of your pin trading experience.
The clouds have cleared, the rain has dried, and another amazing weekend at PAX East is in the rear view mirror. The Expo hall floor was admittedly different this year, competing with GDC for independent game creators’ attention. But, while some of the chatter from nay-sayers online was that PAX wasn’t the same, there was … [Read more…]
The dust is settling after another PAX East, and this time there is just too much PAX goodness to pack into one episode, so we have a special post just for the con. People have asked whether after the pandemic, is PAX back to it’s former glory? After the unfortunately necessary move to make 2021 … [Read more…]
A couple times a month, someone in a Star Wars Miniatures forum posts a pic with the question, “How much can I get for these?” The image is usually a wide shot showing the entire collection as a jumble of pieces of various sets and rarities; very little is clearly discernible. Sometimes the pieces are … [Read more…]
In most of my years roleplaying, initiative usually works the same way. We roll dice, whoever rolls higher goes sooner. If you wanted to cut the rope on the chandelier and crash it on your enemy before the party’s combat monkey blasts the baddie back five feet, then you need to roll high. If … [Read more…]
I’ve been a Shazam! fan for quite a long time, and I’m more than happy to talk about him, as anyone who listened to episodes 16 and 12 knows. I was thoroughly delighted by the film, and I’m more than happy to talk about that, as well. But there’s something about it that hit me harder than … [Read more…]
James and I were recently delighted to play a short session for the City on a Hill actual play podcast. They run a 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons game, and we were adventuring in a corner well away from the main storyline. The DM, Ryan, instructed us that the only available races were Gnomes, Halflings … [Read more…]