I've always imagined Mini Myths as a platform to promote other creators and event runners. If you've come to an event, you might have noticed we often give away Battle Kiwi gear, for example. Well, this year I wanted to make sure members of the community who are running their own events can use MM as a platform to promote those events.

To this end, you'll notice a new event type showing up in the event list: Partnered Events. These are events that aren't run by me, this time - instead, it's someone from the community who I'm familiar with, and who I trust will run a great event. The first two of these are from Jason Brown, who many of you will have met if you've ever attended a Shatterpoint event. Jason's a great guy, with a real love for Shatterpoint. I've played him myself, and I've seen how enthusiastic and skilled he is at bringing new players into the game. I think he'll run great events, and so I'm really proud and excited to have his events show up on the site. I'm even attending his Showdown event on May 4!

One of the reasons I gave my events a brand at all was so people could see the Mini Myths badge and know that they'll get a certain quality (for better or for worse!). My hope is that any time we feature a partnered event, it'll have that same level of quality that we try to achieve in our own events. That being said, I won't always get it right. This is a test, but it's a good one - Jason is a pair of safe hands, and I've got full confidence.

I hope you'll join me in supporting these additional events in our community. The community we've built together is welcoming, open, kind, and fun - I want to take that same attitude and energy wherever we go, and encourage others in the tabletop community to do the same.