I had been thinking of watching an episode of Cowboy Bebop or two since it’s been at least fifteen years since I watched it. However, after giving it some thought, I’m not sure it’s possible to watch that show piecemeal. My memory is that the entire show is one single complete thought.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Hazy memories of Cowboy Bebop
Monday, January 29, 2024
The eternal war of pencil versus dry erase marker
This feels like it might be one of the silliest topics I’ve written about. However, it’s one that I do find myself thinking about. And, as it’s getting time to order more toner, it’s definitely on my mind.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Blackjack: VillainIsn’t super but it has promise
I have found that Capepunk is a genre that I find myself actively looking for in books. I blame a childhood of reading comic books and the Wild Card series for that lol
Monday, January 22, 2024
I was a good dad and played Super Mario RPG
Our son enjoyed Super Mario Wonder so much that he wanted to try the next ‘new’ Mario game, the switch version of Super Mario RPG. However, he got bored with the JRPG elements. Since daddy loves RPGs, it fell upon me to play through the game.
Friday, January 19, 2024
Why Voyages is an amazing system
I became interested in Voyages because I liked Postmark Games’ free game Battle Card: Market Garden and I was curious about how it would approach Pick Up and Delivery in a Roll and Write format. Plus, I’m always looking for more Print-and-Play Roll-and-Write games lol
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Janky Blades is… okay
I might have never noticed Janky Blades if it hadn’t been designed by Robin Gibson. However, their track record on Print-and-Play Roll-and-Write games has been solid for me so Janky Blades got printed out.
Monday, January 15, 2024
All aboard the Royal Limited and other dad jokes
I started my game learning for the year with The Royal Limited.
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Pick Up and Deliver on one piece of paper
Having finally gotten around to playing all twelve of the Legends of Dsyx games, I then went back to the very first one I tried: Gryphon Delivery Service.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
BattleTech as cotton candy
I bought a bundle of BattleTech fiction on the strength of Michael Stackpole having written a bunch of them. And I have definitely enjoyed Stackpole’s work. But I’ve decided to look at some of the other stuff.
Monday, January 8, 2024
Mulling over the Simply Solo series
With the Last Lighthouse on Kickstarter, I thought it would be fun to look at the already existing Simply Solo games. You know, rank them and share some thoughts.
Friday, January 5, 2024
Ending the year with a family game
The last game I learned (and played) in 2023 was Santa Cookie Elf Candy Snowman. It’s the holiday version of Cat Taco Burrito Goat Cheese. With a name like that, I am convinced that the game originally started life as a drinking game.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
My December gaming
December was a quiet, cozy month as far as gaming was concerned. I learned three different games: Apropos of Movies, Titans of Dsyx and Santa Cookie Elf Candy Snowman. Two of the three games were party/social games and holidays are the time to play those.
Monday, January 1, 2024
My December PnP
On December 2, I made a bunch of copies of 13 Sheep to include in Christmas cards. Honestly, I have yet to find a better game that I can put in a card without adding extra postage than 13 Sheep.