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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
Star Wars Outer Rim
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
Star Wars Talisman
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
War of Whispers
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
Earthborne Rangers
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
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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
Fallout Shelter
I’ve been giving a kiss to build a dream on since the 90s when I huddled around my friend Cal’s PC to check out this game he was raving about where you fought giant rats and delved into isometric vaults … Continue reading
Dune Imperium
I just finished Max Evry’s A Masterpiece in Disarray, an oral history about David Lynch’s Dune movie and everything that went well and wrong. As such it felt fitting to talk about Paul Dennen’s 2020 game Dune Imperium. While it … Continue reading
Cascadia
My 7 year old has become known for his love of games and so occasionally receives birthday or Christmas gifts to reflect this pastime he shares with his old man. Randy Flynn’s 2021 hex and tile laying game Cascadia was … Continue reading