Friday, July 31, 2020

My first virtual convention of the year turns out to be for Pokémon Go :D

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The one virtual convention that I have actually attended so far in 2020 wasn’t for either board games or role playing games but for a casual...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Why did nobody tell me about McAuslan?

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How have I spent decades actively reading and only found out about the McAuslan stories a month or so ago? A famous series by George MacDona...
Monday, July 27, 2020

Wow, Howard Tayler finished Schlock Mercenary

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On July 24, 2020, Howard Tayler wrapped up Schlock Mercenary, after slightly more than twenty years of daily webcomics. And it really was da...
Friday, July 24, 2020

Yeah, I still love Ingenious

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Okay. I decided to participate in a recent geek list about favorite games:  https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/274188/what-your-favorite-ga...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

A comic book whose point was going off the rails

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I recently bought a bundle of Graphic Novels which includes the complete Ghost Fleet, which I had never heard of. And it was so much like re...
Monday, July 20, 2020

Another gathering that won’t happen this year :’(

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Eight years ago, a friend of ours started having their own private convention. They’d rent a large meeting room at a hotel and set up a bloc...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Bickering on the job as an RPG

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It’s been a bit since I looked at a quirky little RPG. Dungeon Janitor’s Apprentice is definitely quirky and little but I don’t know if even...