Blogging… Resolutions 2026: February Roundup 1 Mar 202628 Feb 2026 It’s one thing to set resolutions, and quite another to hold oneself to them. I intend to review my progress monthly toward each of the resolutions. Welcome, then, to our roundup for…
Board Games… Game of the Month, February 2026: Dominion (Core and Intrigue) 28 Feb 20268 Feb 2026 Dominion, Donald X. Vaccarino's masterpiece, is one of the easiest games to get from box to table. You set out ten Kingdom piles, hand everyone their starting deck, and you’re…
Miniature Games… A Smaller Table, Fewer Chairs: Atomic Mass Games Narrows Its Scope 26 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 Atomic Mass Games’ latest press release reads like a studio trying to steady itself while walking across a narrowing beam. The language is polished (“strategic focus”, “long‑term growth”, “flagship titles”)…
Books… Bundle of Holding: Good Society 26 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 Bundle of Holding has revived its Good Society offer, bringing back the full line of Storybrewers’ Jane‑Austen‑inspired RPG at a sensible (and sensible-ility?) price. With a second edition on the…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Reluctant Hero (Or: Why Don’t You Just Go Home Then?) 25 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 We’ve all sat through it. The party is gathered in the Prancing Pony (or whatever derivative dive bar the DM threw together), the mysterious hooded figure has offered 500 gold…
Miniature Games… WiP Wednesday 25/02/26: More RPG Minis 25 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 After finishing a few minis over the past weeks, I've moved on to continue my way through the box of RPG miniatures I showed you last time: There's a fair…
Painting and Modeling… Completed: The Summer King and His Wolves 24 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 I've done some more RPG minis! It's always fun to do something quite different. I'm going to be doing a little group to represent the Wild Hunt. These are the…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Changing the Game with Notion Thief 23 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Let’s look at some game changers! I’ve got some mixed feelings about WotC’s definition of these powerful cards. They’re staples of the format, and they’re undeniably powerful, but the Game…
Miniature Games… Completed: Trench Crusade Prussians 22 Feb 2026 Hey! First finished models in a while! Woot! Today, I'm sharing some completed Prussians for Trench Crusade. I really liked this kit. It's full of character, and a joy to…
Miniature Games… First Impressions: Burrows & Badgers (2nd ed.) 21 Feb 2026 I finally got Burrows & Badgers 2nd Edition to the table on Thursday, and the thing that struck me most was how quickly it settles into its own rhythm. The…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Character Deaths and How Much They Reveal Your Abandonment Issues 18 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 Death in D&D is supposed to be dramatic, meaningful, and narratively satisfying. It’s also a mirror. How your character dies (and how you react) says more about your emotional baggage…
Miniature Games… WiP Wednesday 18/02/26: Prussians and RPG Minis 18 Feb 2026 Just a quick check-in on the painting front. I've not finished any minis for a while. The last time I shared completed models was back in mid-January, with these four…