Mini-letter

Thomas Manuel

I. Dear Reader,

It’s been one of those weeks! So, a very short newsletter. I hope wherever you are, I hope you’re next week is better than mine.

Yours briefly,

Thomas

II. Media of the Week

  • Over on People Make Games, Quinns presents a video about the revival of analog wargames in governmental policy-making. I have lots of thoughts – none of which benefit from being summarized in a line though.
  • Thank you to my newest patron, Gerald! If you can support the newsletter on patreon, head on over.
  • If you’ve released a new game on itch.io this month, let me know through this form so I can potentially include it in the end of the month round-up.

III. Links of the Week

  • Seamus Conneely reviews The Price of Coal, a card-based storygame of labour rights by Jennifer Adcock.
  • Paul Beakley writes about teenage superhero game Masks, which remains, as he puts it, “a high water mark in the form“.
  • Tumblr launched a communities feature that looks a bit like Google+ circles. Here’s one I’ve joined for indie RPGs.
  • “Nothing says Happy Labor Day like filing nine charges with the National Labor Relations Board”, reports Rowan Zeoli for Rascal News in a report about union-busting at tabletop store, Hex & Co.

From the archive:

IV. Small Ads

All links in the newsletter are completely based on my own interest. But to help support my work, this section contains sponsored links and advertisements. If you’d like your products to appear here, read the submission form.

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