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GM Submissions Closing Soon for Carnage 21
By Tyler on July 12, 2018
The submission period for GMs to run games at Carnage 21 is winding down. If you’re interested in hosting a game or other event at the convention this year, head over to the registration site and submit your idea today. Submissions close at the end of July 31st so that Carnage staff can build this […]
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Carnage XX Blog Roundup
By Tyler on November 20, 2017
If you couldn’t make it to Carnage this year, or there was just too much going on for you to see everything, some of our friends who came kindly wrote about their experiences at the convention this year. Check it out: Designer Robin Lea blogged about her weekend of running games and having fun, including […]
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Carnage Royale Opens for Game Submissions
By Tyler on June 6, 2016
Care for a game, Secret Agent 802? Carnage Royale is looking for people to volunteer to share and teach their favorite games at this year’s convention, November 4th through 6th, 2016 in Killington, Vermont. A tabletop game convention like Carnage wouldn’t exist without passionate people who step up to volunteer to run games for players, […]
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Carnagecast 57: Gulveig
By Tyler on October 27, 2014
Ray flies solo this episode as he talks with Andrew Valkauskas, the designer behind Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok, about his new card game Gulveig, the future of the Fate of the Norns line, crowdfunding and more. Gulveig is a quick, casual card game, featuring dynamic trick-taking and bluffing, with Viking clans gaining and losing […]
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Carnagecast 54: Shuffle Up and Deal
By Tyler on October 6, 2014
It’s all card talk on Carnagecast this week. Ray’s looking forward to the 2014 Commander decks for Magic: the Gathering, and the imminent Khans of Tarkir block. Tyler’s got his eye on The Sleeper Below for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game, and the just-announced For the Greater Good expansion beyond that. Ray explains what he […]
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Let Slip the GMs of War!
By Tyler on May 16, 2014
We come not to praise Carnage, but to perpetuate it! As mud season recedes into memory, let’s look ahead to the fall, and this year’s Carnage on the Mountain. And in particular, let’s look to what our hearty GMs have up their sleeves after a winter of scheming. Board games, card tourney formats, miniatures scenarios, […]
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Carnagecast 36: Back from Hiatus
By Tyler on January 28, 2013
In episode 36 of Carnagecast, we emerge from hiatus just in time to still be able to wish everyone a happy new year. Pillar of the Carnage board Rod Sheldon is with us to talk about the highlights of this past Carnage Noir, the gaming we’ve gotten in over the holidays and plans for 2013: […]
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Here’s Trading With You, Kid: A Carnage Noir No-Ship Math Trade
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 […]
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Carnagecast 35: 24 Hour Charity Gaming Marathon at Quarterstaff Games
By Tyler on October 8, 2012
In episode thirty-five of Carnagecast, Jeff Durochia and Brennan Martin tell us about the charity gaming event Extra Life and the 24 gaming marathon they’re hosting at Quarterstaff Games in Burlington, Vermont to raise money for the local Children’s Miracle Network hospital, Fletcher Allen Health Care. This October, Quarterstaff opens its doors from 8:00am Saturday […]
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