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The Indie Game Reading Club

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    Four Short Reviews From The Nightstand

    August 13, 2019 - By Paul Beakley

    It’s been a while since I just straight up reported on what I’m reading, so here are four short reviews from recent arrivals. They are listed in order of personal...

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    Trad and the Planning Fugue vs What does that look like?

    July 19, 2019 - By Paul Beakley

    We’re still playing Godbound here and I’ve noticed the most interesting table phenomenon. I think it has to do with the OSR-style framework the game is built on and the...

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    Godbound, Between the Lines

    June 19, 2019 - By Paul Beakley

    I read an interesting comment on the Club Slack this week (read to the end, there’s an announcement) about our ongoing Godbound game. It was along the lines of “I...

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    Crusader Kings (the board game)

    June 19, 2019 - By Paul Beakley

    The middle of 2019 is shaping up to be big in terms of Kickstarter delivery here. The latest was Crusader Kings, a board game from Free League based on the...

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    Certain Values of Fun

    June 6, 2019 - By Paul Beakley

    My current Godbound game has gotten me thinking about games that have taken measures to ensure they’re fun to facilitate. I mean…running games is its own reward, of course. I...

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