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Star Wars Outer Rim

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Leeman

In juxtaposition with my last post about Star Wars Talisman, I want to talk about Outer Rim which falls squarely in the talisman genre even if it is not part of the Talisman brand. Both games see players move around … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Talisman

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Leeman

Talisman is both a brand and genre of game and I’ve been playing both since 1989. (For more in depth takes read this.) As a game it is long, repetitive, unbalanced, and somehow completely addictive to children’s brains. A decade … Continue reading →

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Heart

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Leeman

Tragedy is a challenging theme for roleplaying games to explore. When pitching a game to friends, GMs often have an easier time evoking images of heroes and/or scoundrels gaining fame, power, and riches rather than offering up a literal descent … Continue reading →

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Episode 90: Disney (Lost Episode)

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Leeman

Rachel and I talk about Disney! Topics discussed and/or spoiled: Debs & Errol, Disneyland, and my Mad Disney Video,

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Episode 89: Rian Johnson (Lost Episode!)

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Leeman

We talk about the works of Rian Johnson. Originally aired on Facebook Live on May 11, 2020 Topics Discussed and/or spoiled: Knives Out, Last Jedi, Looper, my interview with Bill Slavicsek, and Inception.

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Episode 88: Mike Schur TV (Lost Episode!)

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Leeman

Rachel and I talk about all the great TV that Mike Schur has been up to his elbows in over the years. First aired on Facebook Live on May 4, 2020 Topics discussed: Taika Waititi’s still as of 2025 untitled … Continue reading →

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Episode 87: Musical Theater (Lost Episode!)

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Leeman

The first of our Lost Episodes series! Technically they haven’t been lost yet but with Facebook removing all old live videos at the end of the month, we wanted to make sure there was a home for our COVID-era episodes, … Continue reading →

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War of Whispers

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Leeman

There are many games where players move armies around a map to seize and hold territory in order to secure victory. These games can have a King of the Mountain energy where obvious winners inspire other players to set aside … Continue reading →

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Earthborne Rangers

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Leeman

Folks who have been following this blog know I’m a sucker for a strong theme that grips the imagination and tells a story. Given that, one would be forgiven for assuming I hanker for big campaign or legacy games but … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Leeman

I love Susanna Clarke’s collection of whimsical footnotes with attached novel and for a longer conversation on the subject I’ll direct you to episode 71 of this very podcast. But today I want to talk about Osprey Games’ 2019 adaptation … Continue reading →

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