Letters from the Editor – December, 2012 Traffic Report

December, 2012 Traffic Report

We installed a new program to monitor our traffic due to the limitations of of Google Analytics. This new plug-in actually collects the raw traffic information whereas Google does not collect traffic from all sources and from those who block that type of interface. As such, traffic reports will come monthly instead of quarterly due to processing the raw traffic numbers. This information helps the publishers we support better understand Roleplayers Chronicle’s target audience and visibility.

December’s Traffic Numbers
(These numbers are approximate)

Pageviews: 46,800
Visitors: 5,250
RSS Feed: 11,900

Most Popular December Posts

1. Under the Hood – Lock ‘n’ Load
2. Thinking Inside the Box: Wizards of the Coast – Tyranny of Goblins (Dungeon Command)
3. Wizards of the Coast Brings Back the Dungeons & Dragons Board Game Dungeon!
4. Games and Mhor – Villainous Contemplations
5. The  Year of Shadowrun
6. Hero Lab is Coming to the iPad
7. Iron Kingdoms Urban Adventure Contents Preview
8. Review: Imaginary Empire – EPOCH: Experimental Paradigm of Cinematic Horror
9. Revised Review: Cakebread & Walton – Clockwork & Chivalry
10. Under The Hood – Hero Quest and Where It All Began

Most Popular December Reviews

1. Thinking Inside the Box: Wizards of the Coast – Tyranny of Goblins (Dungeon Command)
2. Review: Imaginary Empire – EPOCH: Experimental Paradigm of Cinematic Horror
3. Revised Review: Cakebread & Walton – Clockwork & Chivalry
4. Review: Modiphius – Heroes of the Sea (Acthung! Cthulhu)
5. Books for Role-players: James Stills – The Haunting Duet (The Storm Giants Trilogy)
6. Review: Cakebread & Walton – Renaissance Deluxe
7. Review: Cakebread & Walton – The Alchemist’s Wife (Clockwork & Chivalry)
8. Review: Arc Dream Publishing – The Unspeakable Oath 21 (Call of Cthulhu)
9. Review: Cakebread & Walton – Clockwork & Chivalry
10. Review: Triple Ace Games – Necropolis 2350 (Savage Worlds)

Most Popular December Articles

1. Under the Hood – Lock ‘n’ Load
2. Games and Mhor – Villainous Contemplations
3. Under The Hood – Hero Quest and Where It All Began
4. Under the Hood – Dice Like No Other
5. Under the Hood – The Journey Continues…
6. Under the Hood – Monopolizing the RPG
7. Tales from the Gazebo – Gamer Gifts
8. Under the Hood – Year of the Fans
9. A Word in Edgewise… with Paul S. Kemp
10. Tales from the Gazebo – Holiday Gaming

Most Active Genres (Ongoing)

1. Epic Fantasy
2. Superhero
3. Space Opera
4. Retro Fantasy (OSR)
5. Fantasy (Basic, untyped)
6. Generic Universal (fits all genres)
7. Post-Apocalyptic
8. Space Travel
9. Modern Action
10. Military Sci-Fi

Most Active Systems (Ongoing)

1. Pathfinder
2. Universal (fits all systems)
3. Savage Worlds
4. Dungeons & Dragons
5. Mutants & Masterminds
6. Traveller
7. Warhammer 40k (Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Deathwatch, Black Crusade, and Only War)
8. Shadowrun
9. ICONS
10. GURPS

Most Active Settings (Ongoing)

1. Cthulhu Mythos (various)
2. Heroes Wear Masks (Avalon Games)
3. NeoExodus (LPJ Design)
4. Coliseum Morpheuon (Rite Publishing)
5. War of the Dead (Daring Entertainment)
6. Midgard (Open Design / Kobold Press)
7. Otherverse Games (Skortched Urf’ Studios)
8. Hellfrost (Triple Ace Games)
9. WatchGuard (Xion Studios)
10. Clockwork & Chivalry (Cakebread & Walton)

Most Active Publishers (Ongoing)

1. Rite Publishing
2. Avalon Games
3. Raging Swan Press
4. Fantasy Flight Games
5. Green Ronin Publishing
6. Super Genius Games
7. Occult Moon
8. DramaScape
9. Wizards of the Coast
10. Catalyst Game Labs

Most Popular Posts of 2012

1. A Word in Edgewise… with Jeff Grubb
2. Under the Hood – Monopolizing the RPG
3. A Word in Edgewise… with James D. Sutton of FASA
4. Under The Hood – Hero Quest and Where It All Began
5. Under the Hood – The Future of Sales
6. Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Charity Bundle at DriveThruRPG
7. Review: Catalyst Games – Shadowrun 2050 (Shadowrun)
8. Review: Chaosium, Inc – Nephilim (Basic Roleplaying)
9. Thinking Inside the Box: Wizards of the Coast – Dungeon!
10. Gen Con Report – Publisher Sneak Peak, Part I

Most Popular Reviews of 2012

1. Review: Catalyst Games – Shadowrun 2050 (Shadowrun)
2. Review: Chaosium, Inc – Nephilim (Basic Roleplaying)
3. Thinking Inside the Box: Wizards of the Coast – Dungeon!
4. Thinking Inside the Box: Wizards of the Coast – Dungeon Command
5. Review: Wizards of the Coast – Menzobarranzan (Dungeons & Dragons)
6. Review: Brutal Games – Corporation
7. Review: Cakebread & Walton – Renaissance Deluxe
8. Review: Architect Games – Reclamation
9. Review: Margaret Weis Productions – Basic Game (Marvel Heroic Roleplaying)
10. Review: Wizards of the Coast – Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster’s Forgotten Realms (Dungeons & Dragons)

Thank you everyone for a wonderful December and an even more wonderful 2012! We look forward to bringing you even more for 2013 and we’ll see what this new year has in store. Don’t forget to check-out our new Handheld Interface for easier navigation on handheld devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and Nook.

Aaron T. Huss
Editor-in-Chief
Roleplayers Chronicle