• Playing – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31

    Playing – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31

    I’m often hesitant when it comes to boardgames based on movies, some being little more than Candyland with IP slapped on. Based on a single playthrough of The Thing, I’m going to give this one a thumbs up as something that has managed the feel of the tension and paranoia of the source material. You… Read more

  • RPG Theory – 2D Maps vs 3D Movement

    RPG Theory – 2D Maps vs 3D Movement

    *** WARNING – TYRANNY OF DRAGONS SPOILERS AHEAD *** As soon as you have an encounter taking place with flying creatures (including PCs) or terrain that isn’t a flat plain, you get that tension between how simple or abstract you want to get for ease of play pulling against how crunchy and precise you want… Read more

  • Reading – Frostbite

    Reading – Frostbite

    Joshua Williamson’s comic miniseries Frostbite could be described as Mad Max meets Snowpiercer. The world is locked in another ice age, accidentally triggered by a group of scientists seeking an alternative fuel source. Keaton is the tough survivor who takes on jobs to keep her crew and their vehicle in enough artificial heat to survive.… Read more

  • From My Table – Tyranny of Dragons at the Well of Dragons

    From My Table – Tyranny of Dragons at the Well of Dragons

    ***WARNING – MINOR SPOILERS FOR THE FINAL CHAPTER OF TYRANNY OF DRAGONS***Okay, now that’s out of the way … Something that I found disappointing as a player going through this adventure was how the factions got used. Initially PC interaction with them felt forced. When you did sign up with them, you had to question… Read more

  • Gamer Goals 2023 – Finishing off the Year with Old and New

    Gamer Goals 2023 – Finishing off the Year with Old and New

    Even more board games to finish off the year with, including new and ones that haven’t hit my table for at least 2 years. See other games new to my table I wish more boardgames based on other media like video games and movies did as well in capturing the feel of the source material.… Read more

  • Gamer Goals 2023 – Play RPGs that aren’t D&D pt. 2

    Gamer Goals 2023 – Play RPGs that aren’t D&D pt. 2

    See pt. 1 New game to my table, would play again DCC is one of the Old School Rules games out there, seeking to bring a stripped down rule set that gives the feel and excitement of the White Box D&D of long ago. It certainly has the pulpy feel to it and it’s already… Read more

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