GAMING & GEEK CULTURE BLOG

The Fourth Place creates spaces where geeks feel at home, and everyone is welcome to play!

We write about everything geek culture, including tabletop gaming, comic books, roleplaying games, game design, and game nights— plus our news about online community, original products and our upcoming physical space.

Recent Blog Articles

Improved Stickers Page

November 11, 2021Ian Struckhoff

You may have noticed that The Fourth Place website has been completely rebuilt. As part of that comes a much easier way to view our entire collection of stickers! If...

DRAFT COVID-19 OPENING POLICY

May 17, 2021Ian Struckhoff

In a previous article, written when many of us expected safe reopening to hinge on herd immunity, I laid out a set of criteria by which I felt it could...

COVID-19 AND YOUR BOARD GAME NIGHT

March 12, 2021Ian Struckhoff

Updated March 17th:This article was originally posted just five days ago. Since then, a lot has changed, so the article has been updated significantly. That I had to do that...

PLANNING FOR REOPENING: COVID-19 POLICY (OLD VERSION)

March 5, 2021Ian Struckhoff

Original version based on herd immunity. First posted March 5, 2021, revised May 17, 2021.Early in the pandemic, I made the decision to shut down The Fourth Place’s primary business...

DESIGNING MY FIRST GAME: FLEE THE GREYWOOD! (PART 1)

March 6, 2019Ian Struckhoff

With a mission to create spaces where geeks feel at home, and everyone is welcome to play with our cool toys, The Fourth Place is mostly about helping people throw...

THE STORY OF THE GAMER PRIDE STICKERS & PINS KICKSTARTER

March 4, 2019Ian Struckhoff

As of today, The Fourth Place’s first Kickstarter (and my first in almost a decade) is 90% funded. It felt like the right time to tell the story of this...