Jaybird has been talking about characterization lately, and game context influencing your characterization decisions. As I mentioned in the comments: You’re talking to a guy who built characters for his mayors in SimCity. The “Well, why *wouldn’t* I?” question never… Continue Reading
Tod and Ryan have danced around a maypole regarding liquor, due to Russell’s musings. It being past time for a bit of pontificating, I’ll elucidate the proper alignments of the fruit of the vine and the grain with human endeavor. … Continue Reading
We’re taking the two chilluns to The Happiest Place On Earth (TM) tomorrow. Ages 7 and 5, height over 50″ and over 40″, respectively. Neither makes the Autopia height requirement, and Hannah’s too short for Indiana Jones, but they both… Continue Reading
Nowadays, for the tabletop gamer the new games seem to come from everywhere. Small independent game-makers, German designers, etc. Good board games sprout from everywhere. In the 70s and 80s, the Real Gamer™ was waiting for the next Avalon Hill… Continue Reading
Spoiler alert: if you’re related or married or otherwise within two legal steps to me, don’t read this post until December 26th. Otherwise, continue below the fold.
So I’ve been under the weather for an extended period… not in a life-or-limb threatening way, don’t worry about that, but in a “not getting enough sleep and ergo my brain is pudding and is not firing on all cylinders”.… Continue Reading
A pedantic could argue it’s not technically a Free Thursday, because dice aren’t free. But come on, everybody has a half-dozen six sided dice in the house, right? Heck, if you’re a member of our readership and you can’t scrounge… Continue Reading
Jaybird mentioned Combat the other day, and it’s a topic that is near and dear to my heart, so I’m going to write about it. Simulated combat is something that takes place both in tabletop RPGs and in video games.… Continue Reading
This week’s Free Thursday is late again. Sorry about that. This week’s offering is Stanford’s CS101 class online. You curious about how computers work on the inside, but can’t afford Stanford’s whopping tuition? That’s okay, you can take it online. … Continue Reading
AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is now well into its second season, and being a fan of all things zombie, I’m late in giving a review. Warning: contains middlin’ spoilers. Zombie movies hold a particular place in the pantheon of horror… Continue Reading