Card Games… Throwback Thursday: On Structure in Deckbuilding Games 12 Jan 20238 Jan 2023 I love deckbuilding games. Games like Clank, DC Comics Deckbuilding Game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, and others have a semi-permanent place at my table. The game that popularised the genre…
RPGs… Throwback Thursday: In-person and Online RPGs 5 Jan 2023 This post was quite prescient. Back in 2018, I shared some thoughts on playing RPGs online, versus in-person. My answer then was ultimately the same as it is now; in-person…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: First Impressions of Rex 29 Dec 202229 Dec 2022 For a time, there was a real demand for a reprint of the classic Dune board game, but the Frank Herbert estate was very reluctant to issue a license. More…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: In ur Dungeons, Killin’ Ur Dudes 22 Dec 202218 Dec 2022 Dungeons crawls! I love me some dungeon crawls. One of my first hobbyist board games was actually a dungeon crawl, based on 2nd edition Dungeons & Dragons. It was the…
RPGs… Throwback Thursday: Thoughts on Evolving Settings 15 Dec 202211 Dec 2022 In a post from 2017, I mused on the topic of RPG settings. There are plenty of settings that are fundamentally quite static. They don't change significantly unless there's a…
RPGs… Throwback Thursday: Roleplaying in the Borderlands 8 Dec 20227 Dec 2022 I really like fanmade games. They tend to be proper labours of love. Among the fan games I've looked at, I really enjoyed a 5E version of World of Warcraft…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: Are Board Games Overproduced? 1 Dec 20221 Dec 2022 The titular question of this post has recently come back up in discussions on the Unpossible Journeys Discord. It's no secret that I like a big, sprawling game, but I…
Board Games… Throwback Thursday: Golem Art in Century 24 Nov 202220 Nov 2022 There are some games that are just beautiful. In terms of gameplay, I'd long liked the look of Century: Spice Road for some time, but hadn't pulled the trigger on…
RPGs… Throwback Thursday: D&D Settings in need of revisiting 17 Nov 202213 Nov 2022 This fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons continues to be a dominant player in the RPG community. It appears to be growing the market and attracting more players than ever…
Books… Throwback Thursday: Thursday Throwback 10 Nov 202210 Nov 2022 The Eyre Affair was the debut novel of Jasper Fforde, an author I have loved since that book was first published in 2001. Fforde has published a range of novels…
Blogging… Throwback Thursday: The White Wood Gala 3 Nov 202223 Oct 2022 Back in 2016, I attended an event in Huntly in Aberdeenshire. The event, The White Wood Gala, was the culmination of a project involving my sister (an artist and curator)…
RPGs… Throwback Thursday: Apocalypse Engine Games 27 Oct 202222 Oct 2022 D. Vincent Baker’s 2010 RPG, Apocalypse World, has been hugely influential. Not only was it a successful RPG in its own right, but the underlying engine has spawned a huge…
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