I do love scary stories. Never been a big fan of H.P. Lovecraft, though. Even before I really understood the racism in old Howard’s stories, existential cosmic horror was just okay for me. And the gamer fandom around Mythos stuff gives me the ick. Cthulhu plushies at cons, Mi-Go references with the little IYKYK knowing… Continue reading Lovecraftesque: The Deep Dive
A few months back, I had a chance to run Soul Muppet’s Inevitable as a one-shot at a local con. Turned out great, and left me wondering how the game would hold up as a longer series. Some of my locals expressed interest in trying Inevitable for the terrific setting and premise, knowing or caring… Continue reading Smoke and Mirrors: Timer Systems and “But At What Cost?”
Phew! The Bloggies are over this year, and the winner was a piece from Explorer's Design called The 1 HP Dragon. It's a good piece! Well earned. Given the history of who has run and won the Bloggies the past few years, the Indie Game Reading Club did very well. We earned second place in… Continue reading We’re Number 2!
Our deep dive of the upcoming game Stonetop just won Gold in the 2024 Bloggies Reviews category. That's pretty cool! I'd like to direct everyone to the very worthy Silver and Copper winners as well! IGRC friend Patrick Buechner, creator of The Soloist, wrote a terrific set of reviews about sci-fi solo RPGs. We've found… Continue reading We Won a Gold!
Mentioned yesterday that Indie Game Reading Club is in the running in The Bloggies this year. And now we're in the semifinals! If you like what we're doing here, please consider tossing a vote our way in the Reviews category: https://forms.gle/ggK1Mxv1hcXMa3Me7 We're up against a roundup of sci-fi solo games in The Soloist. I have… Continue reading Bloggies Semifinals
