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    Band of Blades and Recompiling Code

    August 22, 2019 - By Paul Beakley

    My current favorite metaphor for learning game rules: it’s compiling code in my brain. We started a Band of Blades campaign this week, right? It’s a Forged in the Dark...

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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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    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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    Goblinville is Your Next High Tech Low Tech Popcorn Game

    May 3, 2019 - By Paul Beakley

    A few weeks ago I got the coolest little surprise in the mail: a copy of Goblinville Gazette #1. It’s the first of four ‘zines, published as part of Kickstarter’s...

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