by wizcreations

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I have never heard of this before, yet a quick Google search says this has been celebrated since 1991!

That Dave & Buster advertisement is great :laugh:

by lgoldberg

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An item RPG Item: Loner: Another Solo RPG - 3rd Edition has been added to the geeklist 2026 Annual Geek Session Report Challenge

by LynnCh

The next list is up!

GCL Gelato 751 - Yogi or Not

by big_booboo

An item RPG Item: Loner: Another Solo RPG - 3rd Edition has been added to the geeklist 07 September 2026: How did your RPG session(s) go this week?

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An item RPG Item: Mecha Aces has been added to the geeklist September 2026 US Math Trade

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by Inkwan

brumcg wrote:

I haven't done this. I don't think I'd want to? If I was going to attend a game playing con, I'd want more variety.

I would be more interested in a publisher con (like Chaosium Con).

Ditto. I wouldn't be like to do this BUT a CON dedicated to all Free League games or the like? Count me in!

by Forbidding

September 12th is National Video Games Day. A day for players to celebrate their favorite video games by picking up an old classic, teaming up with friends for an online session, or taking advantage of special sales at retailers. A blurb from the July 7, 1992 edition of The Hanover Evening Sun newspaper claimed it was a day for children to thank their parents for all the money spent on cartridges and quarters for arcades.

Why is September 12th National Video Games Day? No one really knows and the date is disputed. Some say July 8th is "Video Games Day" while others say the two dates are for separate, distinct celebrations. The earliest record of a "National Video Games Day" is from the 1991 edition of Chase’s Calendar of Events which celebrated the day on July 8. This was changed to July 12th in 1994 and 1995, and then to September 10th in 1996. From 1997 onward the date had settled on September 12th.

:arrowE: To celebrate, every person who leaves a message on this post will be gifted 40 geekgold :gg: for 5 microbadges of their choice.

• Select Chuck E. Cheese locations are having promotions.
• Dave & Buster's is offering free unlimited gameplay.
• Pinballz is offering gameplay at half price.
• #VideoGamesDay is trending on Twitter.
• Domino's Pizza mocked Sony with a "video game day digital pizza".
• Lucasfilm Games invited Star Wars fans to pick up their games with discounts up to 60% off.

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by cauldronofevil

Yeah, when I did my own poking around the forums and such trying to understand Fate the usual response was ‘Get someone knowledge with Fate to teach you….’.

The problem is there IS no one knowledgeable in Fate. I went to two game conventions looking for them and they weren’t there. I don’t know anywhere in the city I can find them and there are no game stores left in my city to even try.

So, ‘you can’t learn it unless someone teaches you’ is pretty damning advice for an RPG.

by SeaofStars

I have not been to a single game focused convention, but I would be willing to for the right game or group of people.

by MichaelLavoie

I'm pretty much done with IPAs, because of the never-ending glut of them crowding the marketplace, but there are still a few classics that I enjoy. Near the top of the list is Heady Topper, from The Alchemist. The Alchemist was originally a great brewpub in Waterbury, Vermont; it was a must-visit whenever I passed through. Unfortunately a wayward tropical storm flooded the place years ago; the pub closed, never to re-open. But the owners kept brewing this beer, which became near-legendary throughout New England. I used to brew a clone of it (called "Teddy Hopper") at a brew-on-premises operation that has, sadly, also gone away. Anyway, this is a roundabout way of saying that I am currently sipping a glass of this noble brew.