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She wasn't obnoxious, she just wasn't funny and cracked a joke based on a silly movie that gave her the impression that people who pain minis are saddos with no social skills or the ability to get a girlfriend. Dr Who has nothing to do with geeks. As to how BBT has helped destigmatise geekdom...

Not at all. Also let's not pretend that the fact that there are no consequences in the sitcom itself doesn't mean there aren't consequences outside. I have a friend who is single for reasons that are not relevant. He is 37. We were at a social gathering and decided to tell that he likes...

I haven't said that. At all. I have said the sitcoms that target geeks are the ones I am talking about. If anyone else wants to argue about other sitcoms that mock someone else, they're welcome to do so. Also I am not saying sitcoms shouldn't exist (no idea where you get that from reading my...

I won't argue with the fact that most sitcoms are all about laughing at things and that's indeed part of my issue. However I am talking about the sitcoms that affect geeks and the ones that portray geeks, not the rest. The fact that the genre in general is built upon mockery doesn't take away...

Hear hear! Uhmm... I can't see that, sorry. Fistly I don't bite that "it's been done for geeks and thus is fine to laugh at us because she loves us". Secondly, even if that is the case (let's give her the benefit of the doubt) that series is available for other than geeks to watch and, trust...

Since laughing at someone for lack of knowledge or mistakes says a great deal more about those people (nothing good, by the way) than about me, let them laugh... Assuming of course they're laughing...

Oh.. how did that happen? I can see it OK in my browser!

I hate it when people try to take the piss. I hate it when they try to hide it under a veneer of “hey, I’m just like you!” Rubbish! I have difficulties taking it, and therefore here goes this article/rant. For the last few years we have seen, and quite a few of people applauded, comedy...

The G*M*S Magazine Podcast Episode 92–Crit Juice! In this rather awesome episode, I bring you Matt Buchholtz, the second more difficult to pronounce surname I’ve ever had in the podcast, and the first member from the Crit Juice actual play podcast to come and talk to me.Crit Juice is a...

Hello everyone, this is something well worth getting behind of; International Tabletop Day. I interviewed recently the Associate Producer of Tabletop, Boyan Radakovich, to talk and discuss about the reasons for, and behind, International Tabletop Day. This event is to take place on the 30th...

We had a discussion recently at the podcast about how to handle difficult situations, and how to handle character death, at the table. What are people's preferred ways, or most effective ways to deal with someone who's taking too much time, cheating, or simply sulking or bullying at the table...

For the last few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about how to make the podcast more appealing to a larger number of people. Listeners have expressed concerns about how long the podcast can be, too much Kickstarter, too little Kickstarter, reviews can be heavy, interviews are cool, they don’t...

The G*M*S Magazine Podcast Episode 81 – Alas Vegas with James Wallis Another episode of the podcast, and this time is just an interview, since we’ll be changing things in the podcast soon, and the Kickstarter that this interview is related to is finishing soon. Being a Kickstarter related...

The G*M*S Magazine Podcast Episode 79–Dark Harvest: The Legacy of Frankenstein At last, after too long of waiting, and not without some host coordination issues, we are back to bring you more RPG goodness and more interviews. Huzzah! In this episode Dale and I talk about the recently reprint of...

Amazingly enough, it is really fun to watch! I thought it would be dreary because it's tough to shoot a fun RPG game if the right combination of great adventure, quick pace and right players get together. They got it pretty much right! :)

Zombies are popular. Maybe it's their charming presence, their immaculate teeth, that lovely figure and walking stance, their lovely breath... Or maybe it's that we love to hack them to pieces. Zombicide allows you to do that. This game, funded in Kickstarter a while ago, comes with miniatures...

G*M*S Magazine started in June 2010 in an effort to bring news and reviews about the gaming world and products. It quickly became apparent to Paco Garcia Jaen (that'd be me), founder and - so far - creative editor for the website, that one man alone can't write enough to keep the world...

Hi there, Apologies for the link error. Not sure what went wrong, but thank you very much for letting me know. Have added new links to the original post. Hope they'll work! Paco.

Its been nearly a month since the last podcast with interviews from Spiel, and a lot longer since we recorded some goodness and brought you some interviews. Time to change that! At Dragonmeet, I had the opportunity of interviewing Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson for a few minutes, and Dr...

I must admit I don't care too much if the game feels "american" or not. For me is just the game's flavour. I do like, though, when the setting is congruent. For example, if you're going to have a Victorian London based setting, don't make it sound like it's 1850's New York. If you have to...