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How horror movies helped me find my love of tabletop gaming at Philadelphia's PAX Unplugged

Unplugged & Undead: A horror hound at PAX

PAX Unplugged 2024 - This Game is Killer
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Grant DeArmitt
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Don’t tell my editors: I was nervous to cover PAX Unplugged 2024 this weekend. It’s not that I was worried about how the convention would turn out (as my colleague Graeme McMillan has said before, the running of a PAX con is uncommonly smooth), the trepidation was all about me, a casual gamer at best. Do I have the info and expertise to cover this massive beast that is tabletop gaming? Will I be able to properly report on these products that indie developers and fans have spent so much time, money, and love on? To put it in more appropriate terms, I felt like I was starting a session with a pretty low ability score. 

What I found, though, was that I didn’t need to be the world’s biggest fan of TTRPGs, TCGs, and the like

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About Pax Unplugged 2024

PAX Unplugged is a tabletop gaming-focused event specifically tailored to lovers of board games, RPGs, miniatures, cards, and more. Featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and studios, new game demos, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other.

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Grant DeArmitt

Grant DeArmitt: Grant DeArmitt (he/him) likes horror, comics, and the unholy union of the two. As Popverse's Staff Writer, he criss-crosses the pop culture landscape bringing you the news and opinions about the big things (and the next big things). In the past, and despite their better judgment, he has written for Nightmare on Film Street and Newsarama. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kingsley, and corgi, Legs.

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