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Looping forests. Creepy basements. Crawl spaces whose darkness can't be pierced by your flashlight. Wouldn't it be great to have a game that preys on your fear of the unknown?...Linked by the ring
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I won't bury the lede here; Is Marathon good? Yes, absolutely, I legitimately adore this game, got my money's worth and see it in many ways as a triumph of experimental design...
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It's 8 p.m. on March 3rd 2026, a little over 24 hours from the conclusion of the Marathon Sever Slam - No not that Marathon, instead its new younger sibling; a live service...Linked by the ring
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Two weeks ago I celebrated a pretty awesome one year milestone, and this summer I'll be hitting the big 3-0 ~ This all still feels surreal given there was a time it was looking...Linked by the ring
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Nova over on Playful Void has a lovely little series called "Make Dice Work For You" - It's an excellent primer on dice, maths and using probability curves that I think every...
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The Sims is a series of games that despite its obvious "genre" (that of simulation) actually has a lot going on that defies neat categorization. While players have the...Linked by the ring
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There's this pattern that happens every time I go to a new falafel place: They'll ask me how spicy I'd like the sauce, I'll say "medium spicy" then they'll look at my pasty...
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Today Clayton of Explorers Design released an incredible article about an issue that's been living rent free in my brain and I finally have a word for: Dominant Mechanics -...
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Twisted views. Dastardly schemes. Impeccable fashion. The kind of character you just love to hate ~ Villains are a central cog in any campaign. Whether they're plotting their...
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Sunken plains of mire and rust.Filthy skies and sticking dust.Would that one could be of good cheer,But nay the poison swamp draws near.(Old Elvish Rhyme)PART OF MERRY HEXMAS -...Linked by the ring
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Today I returned from PAX Unplugged with two systems sticking out in my mind among the priceless revelry, the exciting zine swapping, the enthralling games and the absurdly...
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This post, while relatively stand-alone, is the final part of a three part series called "The Glamour" - You can read the first titular part here, and its sequel here.Well...
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This post, while relatively stand-alone, is the second part of a three part series called "The Glamour" - You can read the first titular part here, and the finale here.OR...Linked by the ring
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This post, while relatively stand-alone, is the first part of a three part series called "The Glamour" - You can read the second part here, and the finale here."There's a...
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On the evening of Wednesday July 23rd 2025, unannounced yet clear as rolling thunder, NSFW games as well as games with queer and LGBTQ+ themes began to disappear. My day job's...
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I was explaining to my friend and local game designer Phandas Trove my goals with making Inheritors' somewhat unwieldy hex crawl more digestible on the player side; The player...
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The Bird Warren, aka Prismatic Warren, aka the Warren whose leader board I am seventh on (and climbing perhaps) is running yet another blog wagon - like a fool who's been...
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[[This is part of a series of light fiction I've been writing to both practice my prose and flesh out the world of Inheritors]]A faint warmth fills your body. Dimly, feeling...
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We're talking about violence, racial killings and rape - Which uhhh, very heavy needless to say. I'm not sure I handled it all with the greatest grace, so if you don't have the...
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from godard's alphaville - just LOOK at that stark lightingPreface: I've always believed more art is better. Art is how we communicate. Art is how we reflect. Through art we...
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With 65 minutes on the clock, I'm intending to keep up with my "minimum one blog a month" goal - And this time (as ever) getting a little personal ~ Lately I've been a bit...
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So those tariffs, huh? Years of folks collectively manifesting US global economic dominance and imperialism to take a hit has finally begun actualizing to the dismay of many...
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From Sir Ian McKellen's Excellent Acting AdviseQuite a few people are aware I have somewhat... complicated feelings on theater. Even more so the perception that games that...
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Hey chat ~ I've been a little less active in pretty much all but my local spaces recently. Insurance bullshit, paired with house hunting, paired with mild local drama, paired...
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The Darken/Nier series is one of those classic "I frequently forget this is technically fantasy" series, and it's one that's shaped my tastes in characters quite a bit. It's...