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11May 20269 May 2026

Magic Monday: The “Strictly Better” Rule is Dead

For decades, one of the golden rules of Magic: The Gathering design was a philosophy established by Richard Garfield himself:…

An Elite Streak: 1337 Days

Today, the counter rolled over to 1337 days of posting on NoRerolls. This number once meant “elite” to teenagers on…

10May 20269 May 2026

Graphic Novel Review: Star Trek: Red Shirts

Star Trek: Red Shirts is a Star Trek graphic novel. It’s written by Christopher Cantwell, Megan Levens, and is being…

Magic Monday: The “Strictly Better” Rule is Dead

11 May 20269 May 2026

For decades, one of the golden rules of Magic: The Gathering design was a philosophy established by Richard Garfield himself: don't print cards that are "strictly better" than existing ones.…

An Elite Streak: 1337 Days

Today, the counter rolled over to 1337 days of posting on NoRerolls. This number once meant “elite” to teenagers on dial‑up, and now mostly means I’ve accidentally become the kind…

Humble Bundle: Ticket to Ride All Aboard Collection

Humble Bundle’s latest digital collection is a full sweep of Ticket to Ride and its major expansions. This bundle quietly turns you from “I own the base game on Steam”…

Weather In My Ribs: 3 Good Things

I've decided to try and bring a little bit of structure to the posting schedule at Weather In My Ribs. Generally speaking, I like things to be positive, even if…

Graphic Novel Review: Star Trek: Red Shirts

10 May 20269 May 2026

Star Trek: Red Shirts is a Star Trek graphic novel. It’s written by Christopher Cantwell, Megan Levens, and is being published by IDW. It is due for release on the…

Humble Bundle: Classic Indie RPG Physical Bundle

9 May 20268 May 2026

Magpie Games has a new Humble Bundle out, but this time it’s physical books, not PDFs. For about $39 you’re getting five indie RPGs that defined the early 2010s story‑game…

5 on Friday 08/05/26

It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for an all-new 5 on Friday. We’re going to start with 5 exciting releases for this week before moving on to…

Weather in My Ribs: Dyslexia, Stigma, and the Things We Call Disqualifying

I work with a lot of really fantastic kids, many of whom are dyslexic. I'd say I've spent a decade and a half becoming very well-informed about dyslexia. It was,…

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Picking a Path to Glory

7 May 20264 Apr 2026

We had a wee campaign planned at club. I had to pick an army. In this post, I considered some of the options that I was swithering over. In the…

Miniature Games…

WiP Wednesday 06/05/26: Knights and Wastelanders

6 May 20264 May 2026

Happy Wednesday! This week has seem some more progress on the Knights. As I mentioned on Sunday, I finished building 4 Chaos Knights and have not given them a quick…

RPGs

D&D Sucks and So Do You: ChatGPT is Obsessed With Goblins, Just Like Your Stupid Party

6 May 20264 May 2026

If you’ve been using ChatGPT to help flesh out your homebrew campaign lately, you might have noticed something... green. And pointy-eared. And suspiciously obsessed with shiny trinkets. It’s not just…

The Sky is a Lonely Place: A Study of Guilt and Grace in Porco Rosso (May-Azaki Review)

5 May 20264 May 2026

There is a specific kind of magic that happens every May; a shift in the light that feels nostalgic and expectant. To celebrate this season of transition, I am launching…