Analog Gamers Gaming From a Slightly Different Perspective

Analoggamers.com is a joint venture of some current and former game “journalists.” We use that term quite loosely, as we’ve always believed that writing about video games is flat out fun, not journalism. If we were interested in journalism, we’d be writing about world peace. But this site isn’t really about video games. Sure, we’ll mention them in passing, but our main priority here is talking about analog gaming. What’s that, you say? Allow me to elaborate.

Analog gaming is tabletop, pen-and-paper RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons or Warhammer. It’s board games, collectible card games (Magic the Gathering), and just about anything else you can think of that fits the description.

No matter what we’re talking about, we’re simply a bunch of gamers who enjoy making our thoughts public. We hope you enjoy them, and you should always feel free to add your thoughts as well.

Wondering who’s on the team?

Editor: Ron Whitaker
Ron got his start in gaming at an early age, with a classic Atari 2600. Since then, he’s owned just about every gaming console known to man. However, with age he realized that PC games were the greatest draw for him. Accordingly, he spent years burying himself in online shooters, and also buried an inordinate amount of cash in his gaming gear.

His tabletop day began with a Red Box Basic D&D set received as a gift, and has progressed into a mountain of books, dice and figures that has subtly shifted the natural lay of the land in Central KY.

These days, he can be found playing anything from shooters to MMO titles to tabletop RPGs, or anything in between. He also enjoys crafting tabletop adventures and banging away at a novel that may never be finished. If he’s not gaming, he spends his time enjoying one of his many hobbies, which include ballroom dancing, decorative hedge-trimming, and automobile restoration. He plays every console, the PC, and even portable and phone-based games. He’s floated around the net making his opinions known for years, and is currently the Editor of GameFront.com (formerly FileFront.com), where you can get all his thoughts on video games.

Favorite Game: Battlefield. Any Battlefield.
Favorite Genre: MMO/FPS (Though not an MMOFPS.. that just seems wrong.. I’m looking at you Planetside and Huxley)

Editor: Shawn Sines
Shawn has been around gaming for a long time, and for most of that time, he’s been making his opinion known somewhere. He was a writer at Gaming Today, and currently writes a column for the Columbus Dispatch and Columbus Alive, both in print and online. Shawn is an avid game player and a former US Marine who has been writing video game review and feature pieces freelance for over 6 years.  He was also the co-host of GameOn! a video game podcast hosted by the Dispatch Media Group.

Shawn’s personal favorite genre are RPGs and Strategy, though at the latter he never claims to be very good despite hours of trying.

If you’d like to reach anyone on our team, you can simply email them by putting their first name in front of @analoggamers.com.

If you’d like to join our team, we’re always open to adding a writer to the staff. Just drop a line to one of our staff members, and they’ll make sure it gets consideration.