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15Apr 20261 Dec 2025

D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Min‑Maxer Survival Kit

A Field Pamphlet for Enduring Optimisation Tyranny The Warning Signs Spreadsheet at the Table: They arrive with Excel sheets, probability…

Where Culture Meets the Tabletop, Part 1: The Music and Artistry of Sofia Isella

Tabletop gaming does not and should not sit in a vacuum. It absorbs whatever the wider culture is generating, whether…

13Apr 20264 Apr 2026

Magic Monday: 10 Cards to Enrage Your Commander Pod

Commander is a format built on big plays, splashy spells, and the unspoken agreement that everyone gets to do something…

No Rerolls Radio, Episode 3: What Makes a Good Hobby Store?

26 Jul 201626 Jul 2016

Our third episode sees our intrepid hosts tackling the topic of game stores - what do we want from our hobby shops? This episode also features Stuart and Alex struggling against sound…

RPGs

Finding Inspiration : Planetary

12 Jul 201626 Jul 2016

Hello and welcome to a new installment of Finding Inspiration! In the previous installment Stuart talked about how he could implement his own life experiences into a game, and I…

No Rerolls Radio

No Rerolls Radio, Episode 2: Friend Computer is Watching

5 Jul 201626 Jul 2016

In the second episode of our new podcast, we are still fumbling to find a structure! This episode sees Stuart and Alex discussing the one-shot game of Paranoia that Stuart recently ran. In…

Paranoia One-Shot: Welcome to Alpha Complex (Part 2)

1 Jul 201620 Aug 2022

Paranoia! Right. Where did we leave off? If you've not already read the first part of this write up, I suggest you do so now. Our adventure continues as the…

Paranoia One-Shot: Welcome to Alpha Complex (Part 1)

This week, I cracked open the second hand copy of the second edition of Paranoia that I picked up from Oxfam a few months back. What followed was an evening…

Audio

Great Games with Traitor Mechanisms: An Audio Followup

Earlier this week, I posted an article that featured a handful of games that make good use of traitor mechanisms. Here, I reflect a little on this article and discuss…

No Rerolls Radio

No Rerolls Radio, Episode 1: An Introduction to Stuart and Alex

22 Jun 201622 Jun 2016

In the first episode of our new podcast, our intrepid hosts introduce themselves and utterly fail to follow any sort of structure. This acts as an hour and half long…

Tracking Collections Using Board Game Geek

The website, Board Game Geek, is a fantastic resource. Founded in the year 2000, it is the definitive database of board and card games, cataloguing many tens of thousands of items.…

RPGs

The Cover Up: D&D Players Handbook Part 4

Hello and welcome back to the Cover Up! Today we will be looking at the current version of the Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook in 5th edition. This was only…

4 Great Board Games with Traitor Mechanisms

11 Jun 201612 Jun 2016

Games are fantastic social tools. They are a scaffolding for social interaction and a great source of shared experience and enjoyment. Cooperative games give a great opportunity for camaraderie and…

RPGs

The Cover Up: D&D Player’s Handbook Part 3

Welcome back to the Cover up! Today we’ll have a bit of a quick-fire round to analyse the 3.5 (the 3rd edition cover was essentially the same but less fancy,…