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As role playing gamers can get together with new faces at the table to burst the social bubble, Free RPG Day will be even better this year! Even during the pandemic, this event just moved around lots (shifted dates), and it was up to game stores to decide on how to big to make this special day work.

Even I have returned to playing since I craved that need to enjoy the theatre of the mind. Although I had a regular Call of Cthulhu monthly session that started up once when social outings were allowed, there’s wasn’t any connectivity (i.e. it wasn’t a campaign). Now, I’m also involved with two Dungeons and Dragons groups in an ongoing narrative! I have to admit that the blockbuster comedy heist movie helped whet my appetite and I’m glad to have friends with a diverse range of interests to satisfy that RPG itch.

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Free RPG Day has come and gone, and although not as big as Free Comic Book Day, the former has its legions of supporters. Not every local games shop participates, as they have to pay for shipping the items to them, but in those that do, the joy in discovering what’s new to play is part of the fun. The event helps bring people who love using their imagination to bring to life realms like Dungeons and Dragons. In the world of role-playing games, the sky is the limit for fantasy, military strategy and science fiction. With the roll of the dice, fates of characters are determined.

Ever since this event’s inception on June 16, 2007 by Impressions Game Distribution Services, the interest is there. This celebration has its host of regular sponsors, like Chessex, Pelgrane Press and Q-Workshop. Other companies participate when they have new products to promote. GAMA (The Game Manufacturers Association) is a major sponsor. Their mission is to promote the interests of all persons involved in the commerce of games and game-related products and their vision is to instill a positive impression of tabletop games in the mainstream consciousness, and to effect a significant increase in game play throughout the world.

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