By Tyler on July 25, 2013
The summer is just flying by! We’re coming to the close of the submission period for GMs to run games. If you’re still on the fence or have put off getting your games in to the field marshals, now is the time to act! If the universe holds you up and you can’t send your […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Field Marshal Reports, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage on the mountain, ccgs, conventions, GMs, miniatures, news, Role-Playing Games
By Tyler on May 23, 2013
As spring turns to summer, so do the thoughts of the Carnage staff turn to the question, “Who wants to run some games at this year’s convention?” Now you, the discerning game master, can answer that question with the utmost expedition. The GM sign up form is now up and running! Carnage wants passionate GMs […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Field Marshal Reports, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage on the mountain, ccgs, miniatures, Role-Playing Games
By Tyler on December 12, 2012
The New England Role Players Association (NERPA) had its recorder out and rolling at Carnage Noir last month. Freshly released in their actual play podcast is a session of Fiasco that went down on Saturday of the convention. Fiasco is more of a story-telling game than a traditional role-playing game “about ordinary people with powerful […]
Posted in Role-Playing Games | Tagged actual play, bully pulpit games, fiasco, nerpa, podcasts, Role-Playing Games
By Tyler on October 9, 2012
Thanks to the efforts of Matt Golec, Carnage-goers once again have the opportunity to participate in Here’s Looking At You, Kid, a no-ship math trade with their fellow conventioneers. As Matt explains, “Math trades are a great way to swap games you no longer play for games you’d love to add to your collection. You […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, boardgamegeek.com, card games, carnage noir, ccgs, math trade, miniatures, Role-Playing Games
By Tyler on September 25, 2012
Note: this is the 2012 convention book! For the current year’s convention book, which traditionally publishes in early fall, visit the news page. All right, you mugs. The big score’s less than two months away. It’s a three day job and I don’t want anything to go wrong. So we’ve got it all planned out, […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Field Marshal Reports, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage noir, ccgs, convention book, conventions, miniatures, Role-Playing Games
By Tyler on July 3, 2012
This year at Carnage Noir, we are pleased to host a fundraising effort coordinated by the Green Mountain Gamers for Extra Life and Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. As Bethany explains, gamers will collect pledges based on the total amount of time they play games in the twenty-four hour period at Carnage. Furthermore, Green Mountain Gamers […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games
By Tyler on April 1, 2012
Listen up, youse mugs. There’s a new racket in town: Carnage Noir. This thing of theirs is a good, old-fashioned game convention. And they want a taste of your GMing action. Board games, miniatures, whatever your specialty is, there’s a place for you at the table. Head over the GM Sign Up page to get […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage noir, ccgs, GM Submissions, GMs, miniatures, Role-Playing Games
By Tyler on March 4, 2012
The Escapist reminds us of March 4th’s relatively newfound significance: “Today is GM’s Day, when players pay homage to the gamemasters who work so hard to bring them excellent adventures at the game table.” From everyone at Carnage, we want to wish a happy GM’s Day to anyone who’s ever thought to themselves, “Ya know, […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged days of note, gm's day
By Tyler on November 9, 2011
James Lorentz of the New England Role Players Association was at Carnage this year, recording the audio of role-playing sessions throughout the weekend. Yesterday, NERPA published “On the Brink of Invasion,” an adventure for The Unexplained run by its creator, Brad Younie of Carnivore Games. If you didn’t make it into Brad’s game this year, […]
Posted in Role-Playing Games | Tagged carnage, carnage in wonderland, carnivore games, conventions, nerpa, podcasts, Role-Playing Games, the unexplained
