Fresh New Reads
Tuesday is book birthday day here in America. And every now and then, a Tuesday comes around that has so many great books released, it’s [...]
Not So Scary Reads for Halloween
‘Tis the season….for reads with witches, vampires, ghosts, and all other creatures of lore. In advance of Halloween, I wanted to provide some recommendations appropriate [...]
Halloween Party 2019: Ginger Naps (An IGGPPCamp Ghost Story)
This year at IGGPPCamp, everyone was invited to submit a ghost story based on prompts. (You can check out the winning entries here, here, and here if you want a trio good, creepy tales!) But there's one last story to tell. Enjoy. :)
Halloween Party 2019: 13 Halloween Tabletop Games
Thirteen is considered an unlucky number but today is your lucky day because +5 Charisma has 13 Halloween tabletop games to make your October mingles morbid. Gather your cadaverous cronies for a night of dreadful diversion!
Halloween Party 2019: Papercraft Giveaway!
Happy Hallowiggles 2019! Wanting to do even more Halloween crafting besides the DIY Cemeterrium? Your fellow IGGPPC member Aerin is sponsoring a papercraft giveaway! Check [...]
Hallowiggles 2019: DIY Cemeterrarium
At IGGPPCamp this past August, Troop Nook made terrariums. If you joined in on that craft, congratulations, you’re one step closer to today’s HallowIggles DIY Cemeterrarium. Get it? It’s a terrarium AND a cemetery. All in one? Yeah, you get it. If you were unable to join in that craft, we've got your how-to from top to bottom! Let's get spooky!
Halloween Party 2019: Classic Spooky Movies
To get you in the mood for All Hallows’ Eve, we’ve collected some creepy classics for your viewing pleasure. A bit of horror, a smidgen of laughter, an unreliable narrator or two, and a big dollop of Alfred Hitchcock make for the perfect recipe of spooky movies.
Halloween Party 2019: Spooky Cookies
The recipe I'm using is a super simple chocolate chip cookie, the only thing that I'm altering is the ingredient that transforms them into Spooky Cookies. If you want a different kind of cookies you can also transform them by using this simple ingredient.
Inside the Theme: Haunted Library Sleepover
This year’s 24-hour Halloween party is a sleepover! The staff have sneaked off to the haunted library for ghost stories, urban legends, and gossip. Come join us! We’ve got candy.
Tabletop Challenge: August 2019
This game took me by surprise. It is chewier than I generally like and movement can be a bit of a mindbend at first but it really is so much fun because Merlin throws everything into confusion. You can only plan so much in advance because if any of your actions requires Merlin and your opponent(s) move Merlin first, suddenly your whole scheme may be ruined. Time to reassess!
Tabletop Review: Takeout
Indie publisher, Small Monsters Games' new card game, Takeout, is a small pack that packs a punch.
Polly’s Plastics Moldable Plastics Review
When Polly’s Plastics reached out to see if we would review their products for the +5 Charisma blog I was immediately threw myself at the chance. Moldable plastics?! That sounds so cool!
Inside the Theme: Feed Me, Human! (Digital Pets)
Around the IGGPPC, we love our pets both real and digital. This month’s theme, Feed Me, Human! is an homage to our pets that exist in cyberspace. Somewhere between Pogs and Furbies, the “it” toy to have was the Tamagotchi. A keychain-sized digital pet that required love, attention, and care - and would die without them. These digital friends have adapted to our smartphone apps and exist in new games like Neopets, Animal Crossing, and Pokemon Go. The IGGPPC staff are here to share a bit about their virtual critters and introduce some IRL pets too!
Book Review – A Song For a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
Do you love music? Have you ever attended a live concert to experience music? Most of us have. And so most of us can relate to Sarah Pinsker's debut novel, A Song for a New Day.