Reviews '23

is Négritude too on the nose? - Papa Ibra Tall's La semeuse d’étoiles "Added to this is the question of whether Africa serves merely as a mi...

Ultimately [UVG2E], like UVG1E, are books [sic] that long to be cut to pieces, chopped & screwed and re-arranged and re-organized and rep...

We hear lots of talk about how tabletop intersects with arts like video games, theater and even film. Yet surprisingly sparse is discussion ...

The Cover of Break. Art and layout by Grey Wizard. This is a bit of an unusual post, Gentle Reader. I don't typically set out to review TTRPG game syste...

Spire and Babel: The Monstrosity of Empire, the Necessity of Violence

This is the final post in the Player Advice Collection series. You can learn more about my Dragon Magazine reading project here. Below...

Come Sail Away Vampire Cruise by Amanda lee Franck is a 40-page zine containing a site-based location (the Sea Star cruise ship) for a horr...

Rod, Reel, & Fist is a system-forward fishing simulation RPG by Richard Kelly that uses the heightened aesthetics of anime to reign in its absurd

I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game without playing it, usually…

We’re deep into a campaign of Handiwork Games’ second edition of a|state here with no signs of stopping. I was just about to leave Forged in the Dark games behind but a|state convinced me to stick around awhile long. Let’s dig into how a|state redeemed FitD for me. a|state is available in PDF from DriveThruRPG… Continue reading Deep Dive: A|STATE →

Recently, the RPG social media sphere reheated one of the classic controversies du jour: Should RPG critics write a review of an RPG product...

Do you love the thrill of exploring dark, winding corridors, fighting off dangerous monsters, and discovering hidden treasures? Odds are you...

My OSR Blog about fantasy world building and rules analysis for D&D. Also home of the B/X inspired 5e-clone "Into the Unknown."

A blog about table-top role-playing games after a break of two decades.

A Scathingly Positive Review Jim Henson's Labyrinth: the Adventure Game is a self-contained system and adventure adapted from the 1986 fil...

Hull Breach: Volume 01 ( available here ) is a 3 rd party companion for Mothership , the ttrpg of space horror in the tradition of Alien an...