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RPG Research Status Update June 21, 2025
This is a June 21st, 2025 status update on RPG Research, the RPG Community Center, etc.
Shutting Down RPG Community Center - RPG Research & RPG Museum Continue
Research is the core of our existence. Sometimes we get it right and sometimes we do not. However, we always learn, document, grow, adapt, and move forward based on what we learn from the empirical da
Keep the Donations Coming, You Are Helping To Save the RPG Center and Turn Things Around
Keep the donations coming, you are making a difference saving RPG Research, RPG Museum, RPG Community Center, RPG Mobile, BCI RPG, etc.
Save the RPG Community Center and RPG Museum, Serving thousands - Help Re-open the doors to the public in 2024!
Serving thousands in Spokane and across 6 continents online each year: Help save the East-Central Spokane Community Center by donating, to re-open the doors to the public, or this unique and amazing r
Status Update on Development of the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game Introductory Adventures
A status update on our development of the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game (BFRPG) partnership with Chris Gonnerman and his community around this d20 opensource RPG clone, creating introductory modules
Donate to RPG Research, Through Your Support Helping Improve Thousands of Lives Each Year
Donate today! Since 2017 RPG Research's community programs across 6 continents have directly helped more than 100,000 people, and indirectly helped millions more! Keep the dream alive and growing.
East-Central Spokane RPG Community Center Public Hours Temporarily Suspended Pending Donations
East-Central Spokane Role-Playing Game Community Center must temporarily suspend public Drop In & RPG programs until more donations are received to cover the costs of being free & open to all.
Status Update on the Role-Playing Game Professional Books, Apps, and more
The Third Edition of the Role-Playing Game Professional training programs, books, workshops, mobile and web apps, are nearing publication and release to the public very soon. Here is an overview.
No Longer Open To Public on Fridays! DONATE Today: East-Central Spokane Role-Playing Game Community Center New Hours Update July 20th, 2023
Due to an increasing power bill for air conditioning and decreased donations, we can no longer be open on Fridays to the public. We're still open Saturdays. DONATE TODAY TO KEEP THE CENTER OPEN.
Why It is So Difficult For Us To Provide Concise Pithy Messaging: 13+ Diverse Audiences We Serve!
One of the number one challenges we have is organizing our content, website, media, and messaging in more concise and accessible ways. This is difficult due to serving at least 13 different audiences
Healthy Escape versus Unhealthy Escapism
Some people assume all forms of escape are unhealthy, but decades of research shows a much better understanding, there are adaptive and maladaptive forms of escapism.
No Longer Open Fridays. DONATE TODAY! New Role-Playing Game Community Center Hours Effective June 1st, 2023
Role-Playing Game Community Center hours changing for Fridays to 5-9 pm. Saturdays still 1-5 pm. UPDATE JULY 2023: SEE https://www.rpgresearch.com/calendar FOR CURRENT SCHEDULE CHANGES.
Moving to a Membership Model
The RPG Research Board of Directors has approved transitioning RPG Research to a membership model. This means by default everyone will be a non-donating member by default in order to have access to co
RPG Community Center accommodating Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, and Hard of Hearing in addition to others.
RPG Community Center accommodating Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, and Hard of Hearing in addition to others from ages 4 years old through senior adults, and everyone in between.
Role-Playing Game Research Archives Once Again Available to the Public
After extensive challenges with insurance companies (see earlier postings for explanations), we can finally once again re-open the 10,000+ content items in the world's largest free and open knowledge
RPG Research's Hawke Robinson on GenCon TV List
By popular request and for your convenience, here is a list of all the GenCon TV episodes that RPG Research's founder, Hawke Robinson, has been a special guest on over the years.
Wow! We have unboxed a LOT of games recently, check out this list! And many more on the way!
RPG Research has a weekly live-broadcast of "Games Unboxing and Actual Play Evaluations", Sundays 6-9 pm PST on https://twitch.tv/rpgresearch. This is not your everyday unboxing or game evaluations sh
Support RPG Research on Twitch - Up Vote Adding RPG Research as Charity on Twitch.tv
IMPORTANT: Please up vote adding RPG Research as charity on Twitch so it can be supported by Twitch channels - also Follow and/or Subscribe. Spread the word.
RPG Community Center Public Hours Update, August 25th, 2022
This posting covers details on the updated schedule and programming options for the RPG Community Center in Spokane, as of August 26th, 2022.
RPG Community Center Status Update August 26th With Some More Insurance and Logistics Updates
Role-Playing Game Community Center Status Update and Some More Insurance and Logistics Updates - The challenges of opening an all-RPG community center for children, senior adults, neurodiverse, ...