Games that make you say WTF!? I review Stillfleet, The Wildsea, The Clay That Woke, and many others.
Hear Me Out: An Ode To Passion Projects
Tag: The Clay That Woke
Conflict Resolution is Indie Gaming on Hard Mode
We started playing Nathan Paoletta’s Imp of the Perverse last week. It’s a funky, specific horror game that evokes Edgar Allan Poe vibes in 1830s-1850s Jacksonian America. Playing the first session reminded me about how hard I find conflict resolution games. Imp of the Perverse is squarely in that camp of design. Conflict resolution is… Continue reading Conflict Resolution is Indie Gaming on Hard Mode
Certain Values of Fun
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 could speculate as to why: my frustrated creative impulses as a failed novelist are high on my own list, as is the pleasure of hosting… Continue reading Certain Values of Fun
What To Run Next: Summertime Blues
Wondering what to run next? Here's a list from the summer of 2017. Tons of great titles.
Unsolved Problems
High-stakes argumentation is one of the great unsolved problems in roleplaying.