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In this episode of "The Mixing Glass", Mark McDonough talks about building local gaming communities, indie games, and the importance of inclusivity and creating safe spaces while playing tabletop games.
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Mark McDonough has been playing tabletop role-playing games since the late 1980’s. While he has played Dungeons & Dragons throughout the years, he also has a fondess for playing and a variety of other games including indie games!
In 2020, Mark started organizing and running bi-weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons in cooperation with Babe, Games and Geeks and created the group Duval Dice and Dungeons.
Duval Dice and Dungeons is a group that focuses on providing a safe spaces and experiences for women and LGBTQ+ where they play Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games.
Their group officially started in October 2020 (during the height of the pandemic) at Lemonstreet Brewing Co. Over the last 5 years, they have built a community of players and Dungeon Masters.
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