It's focused more on boardgames than RPGs, but The Guardian features an article about gaming's golden age, which it describes as "sociable, brilliant and driven by the internet". The article points out that game purchases, while still dwarfed by video games, increase 25%-40% every year.
[lq]Many industry figures point to the internet as a key factor in the growth of tabletop gaming.[/lq]
Possibly equally significant is table gaming coverage in major mainstream outlets like The Guardian. WotC has been very successful in getting D&D 5E covered by the likes of Forbes and The New York Times. Click on the image below to be whisked magically to The Guardian's article.
Thirsty Meeples board game cafe, Oxford Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian
[lq]Many industry figures point to the internet as a key factor in the growth of tabletop gaming.[/lq]
Possibly equally significant is table gaming coverage in major mainstream outlets like The Guardian. WotC has been very successful in getting D&D 5E covered by the likes of Forbes and The New York Times. Click on the image below to be whisked magically to The Guardian's article.
Thirsty Meeples board game cafe, Oxford Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian
