I am pleased to announce that Pen & Paper Games has been nominated for ENNie's 2010 Best Website Award! As I look back, we've had an amazing year. Since GenCon last year in August, we've almost increased our membership by half, from about 9,000 to the over 13,000 that we have today. One of my biggest fears for P&PG is that as we have gotten bigger, we would lose some of that "small community" camaraderie, but (knock on wood) despite all that growth, we have been able to maintain an awesome community of gamers. And now, we've been nominated for Best Website! How great is that?

Thank you to all of you for making this such an incredible community!

Last night, Scott Kurtz over at PvP Online was kind enough to give us a shout out on his blog. Scott is a long time friend of mine, and I really appreciate him letting his huge following of faithful fans know about the fantastic community we have here at Pen & Paper Games. If you've never read Scott's online comic, by the way, you really should check it out. It's among the very best web comics out there. I can definitely tell you that Scott is by far the funniest guy I've ever had the pleasure of having at my gaming table ...

EL TARGETO CHAMPION OF SAVINGS! (ahem.. I guess you'd have to be there. *chuckle*)

Since our update to vBulletin 4, the Campaign Invitations section has lacked a number of the search options that it used to have. These are all now restored and there are a couple of new items you can search on as well. As of this evening's update, you can now search for online campaigns or campaigns in your area by:

• Distance from your profile location.
• Genre (Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, etc)
• Style - Does the group favor heavy combat, heavy roleplay, or somewhere in between?
• LFP status - Is the game still looking for players?
• Frequency - How often does the group meet?
• Days of Week - Include games that run on the days chosen.

Enjoy!

With the recent addition of the Facebook web "Like" feature, it makes increasing sense for Pen & Paper Games to have a presence on Facebook other than just my personal profile. This fan page is a place where you can find a stream of the latest events, articles, and posts you might find interesting -- all alongside your other Facebook status updates. Check it out at www.facebook.com/penandpapergames, and share it with your friends.