Monday, December 30, 2024

Tiny Maze Things - when I’m too tired to think

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Tiny Maze Things was the last Alexander Shen creation I learned in 2024. Shen’s little puzzles and games are such delightful guilty pleasure...
Friday, December 27, 2024

Protector- Larry Niven’s dark revision of Known Space

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  Larry Niven is a fun author. One of the things that has always struck me is how determined he is to make aliens really alien, at least bio...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Xmas Sweaters for Christmas

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  Xmas Sweaters was my Christmas game this year. It’s a free Print-and-Play Roll-and-Write themed around decorating a holiday sweater. Of co...
Monday, December 23, 2024

Gaming taught me about Jose Garcia

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In 1812, the French forces who had been occupying the Alhambra placed bombs in order to destroy the palace before abandoning it. Jose Garcia...
Monday, December 16, 2024

A charming game about tea

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  Since I have been a tea drinker most of my life (don’t worry, I drink plenty of coffee too) and a fan of Scott Almes’ Simply Solo series, ...
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Trying out weird little dice games on Board Game Arena

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  I went back to Board Game Arena for the first time in a long while in order to get in some different games for Dicember. Mind you, what it...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Echoes of Wisdom turns Zelda into a Swiss Army knife

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  The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom may be my favorite Zelda title. It is also almost assuredly the easiest one I've played. Those t...