Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: First Game of Dread 19 Mar 202614 Mar 2026 Dread is so cool. It's a horror RPG which takes out dice rolls in favour of a Jenga tower. When the tower falls, so does your character. Amazing. It's clearly…
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: Dealing with Difficult Players 5 Mar 202631 Aug 2025 I've been lucky that encounters with particularly difficult players have, for me, been few and far between, especially when running RPGs. There have been a couple, though. The worst, I…
Pop Culture… Father Ted: Review and Play Suggestions 28 Jan 202428 Jan 2024 Yeah, I like a good Sitcom. This is known. One of my favourites is Father Ted. This irreverent Irish sitcom, created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, is an absolute classic, and…
Pop Culture… Thoughts on Finding Inspiration Anywhere; RPGs from Narrative Songs (Part 2) 12 Mar 2023 Last week, I had a wee think about using narrative songs to plan and play a roleplaying game. I gave an example as well, using Riptide by Vance Joy. I…
RPGs… Choosing an RPG for a New Group 4 Jul 20186 Jul 2018 I've got a lovely opportunity coming up. Some old friends are interested in trying out a roleplaying game and I'm delighted to be their GM. I love GMing. I like…
Blogging… Top 50 Games of 2017 (30-21) 17 Dec 201716 Dec 2017 Welcome to this year’s top 50 games list in which I list my personal top 50 games at this point in time. My choices are not limited to games from…
Board Games… Top 50 Games 2016 (20-11) 19 Dec 201619 Dec 2016 Oh hey, look, we're into the top 20! Woo and yay, we're getting to the really great stuff, now! Feel free to go and read parts 1, 2 and 3…
Uncategorized First Game of Dread 15 May 201631 Aug 2025 Last week, I ran a one-shot game of the horror RPG, Dread. Dread is a light system with very few rules, no stats and no dice. In place of dice, the game…
RPGs Dealing With Difficult Players: A Request for Advice 15 May 201625 Jun 2023 Roleplaying games are collaborative experiences. They are collaborative storytelling games that depend on the ability of the players and GM to work together to tell a story. This is one…
