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Life & fun · August 7, 2016

Hello Tech Pros: Hosting Remote Tabletop Games with Roll20

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Hello Tech Pros: Hosting Remote Tabletop Games with Roll20 launched on August 7, 2016 with 68 votes, #901 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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