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Article – Don’t take me for granted. Not fair.

By Paco Garcia Jaen Since I started my website, I have been very blessed by making a lot of friends in the game world and by getting some review copies of games (mostly board games). It is a privilege I don’t take lightly and I appreciate more than most people know. Today something “funny” happened…
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Article – Spiel 2015: A Quick Update

First day at Spiel and already a very busy one. This morning managed to get on time to the press conference, which is great although a bit useless as I can’t understand much of what they say. Still, it’s a great atmosphere.The press preview event is great. Saw a ton of new games and arranged…
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Article – Trigger warnings in games, offence and emotional responses.

By Paco Garcia Jaen We’ve heard a lot about the need and demand of trigger warnings in games and gaming environments, let it be conventions, clubs, social media groups or simply around the table. I am all up for trigger warnings. I have no idea if someone reading or hearing about homophobic actions, racial or…
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Article – La Base Secreta Cafe: Paying it forward

By Paco Garcia Jaen I am a firm believer in Paying It Forward. I have been running my website, podcasts and videos largely following that principle and I intend to continue doing so for as long as I can afford it. If you don’t know what Paying It Forward entails, it basically means that, instead…
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Article – La Base Secreta: What do I want?

By Paco Garcia Jaen This is a very tricky question to answer. When deciding to open a game café you have to think what sort of place you want to be working in and what sort of environment you want to make available to your customers. Some times what I want is not what people…
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