Author Archives: Leeman

Twilight Imperium

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Leeman

In space, no one can hear you schedule. As with many games of the size and time commitment of Twilight Imperium, the real challenge is organizing and coordinating calendars as I detailed here. Once you overcome that hurdle however what … Continue reading →

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Kinfire Council

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Leeman

This election day everything came up Kessler in all of our local races and even in some major headline-grabbing national races so as a celebratory present to myself, I popped open one of my perpetually simmering browser tabs and added … Continue reading →

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Black Orchestra

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Leeman

There’s never a wrong time to kill Hitler. The trouble is finding the motivation and a trustworthy crew. Luckily for us and countless alternate realities, we have Black Orchestra to solve these issues. Black Orchestra is a cooperative game of … Continue reading →

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Andor Season 2

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Leeman

It was 2016 and I remember watching the trailer for Rogue One and getting so excited hearing Forest Whitaker speaking ominously and enigmatically. There was something gritty and dirty and threatening after the shining polish of Force Awakens. I was … Continue reading →

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Vantage

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Leeman

A bad thing happened to me and my family finances this month. I purchased a game largely on a whim and it’s become not only my favorite new game of 2025 but possibly…. ever. This is the equivalent of playing … Continue reading →

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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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