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Roll20 at Gen Con! Two members of the Roll20 Dev Team (Riley and Richard) will be attending Gen Con this year! We don't have a booth in the exhibitor's hall, but we are going to host an informal Q&A session on Saturday evening at 4:00PM. If you're attending Gen Con, you can find out more information and register to attend the session here:



Roll20 at Gen Con Q&A Session »



And if you see us out wandring around in our Roll20 shirts, be sure to stop us and say "Hi!"



Looking for Group One of the most popular sections of the community forums is the Looking for Group category, which allows posting of games in need of players. We've adapted this idea into a fully-fledged tool that's now built-in to Roll20!



Looking for Group Tool -- Find a Game to Join! »



The tool allows you to find games to join, and automatically takes care of the headaches like time zone differences. If you're a GM who's interested in hosting a game, check out



Grid Alignment Tool One of the biggest hassles when setting up a map is lining up a pre-gridded map background with the Roll20 grid. We've just introduced a new tool that aims to reduce the time involved by a significant factor. It's as simple as dragging a box and you're done! For a quick tutorial (and to see it in action), check out the screencast on YouTube:



Grid Alignment Tool Screencast »



Updates! There have been a couple of major updates released since the last newsletter went out, including the features listed above,





Two members of the Roll20 Dev Team (Riley and Richard) will be attending Gen Con this year! We don't have a booth in the exhibitor's hall, but we are going to host an informal Q&A session on Saturday evening at 4:00PM. If you're attending Gen Con, you can find out more information and register to attend the session here:And if you see us out wandring around in our Roll20 shirts, be sure to stop us and say "Hi!"One of the most popular sections of the community forums is the Looking for Group category, which allows posting of games in need of players. We've adapted this idea into a fully-fledged tool that's now built-in to Roll20!The tool allows you to find games to join, and automatically takes care of the headaches like time zone differences. If you're a GM who's interested in hosting a game, check out this forum thread for more information on listing your game.One of the biggest hassles when setting up a map is lining up a pre-gridded map background with the Roll20 grid. We've just introduced a new tool that aims to reduce the time involved by a significant factor. It's as simple as dragging a box and you're done! For a quick tutorial (and to see it in action), check out the screencast on YouTube:There have been a couple of major updates released since the last newsletter went out, including the features listed above, new archiving tools , a completely new rendering engine that's faster than ever , better player management tools, and more. Read about them on the Changelog , and remember to check the forums on a regular basis if you wan to stay up-to-date on all the latest Roll20 developments right when they're released.

