Okay, so there’s a turtle flying through space… I. Dear Reader, I just finished reading A Life in Footnotes, the official biography of Terry Pratchett. And I’m talking about it on a newsletter (allegedly) about games for a couple reasons. One, because Discworld is a foundational pillar of high fantasy now. If you like dwarves…

More like No-GL, amirite I. Dear Reader On his newsletter, Sean McCoy talks about why he thinks “adventures beat systems”. What he means is that if you’re trying to be a successful publishing business, systems are “loss leaders”. You publish them so you can attract players. You make your money through adventures. He doesn’t mention…

Saying goodbye to a podcast as well as the first compass for our game of i’m sorry did you say street magic I. Dear Reader, I had my first session of the year with a session zero for a game of Spire where I’m playing my favourite class, the train wizard/historian. Also, I moved all…

The game is getting good and there’s so much stuff to click I. Dear Reader Happy New Year, folks. Fingers crossed for 2024, eh? So last week, I asked for names for our collaborative citybuilding game that we’re all playing and you folks really delivered. Maybe you all did too good a job because this…

Also, the form for the itch roundup is ready! I. Dear Reader, Merry Christmas, folks! We’re continuing our game of i’m sorry did you say street magic, a citybuilding game. Last week, I asked folks to submit adjectives that will define our city. The game’s rules say we need 3 adjectives – just enough to…

Results of last week’s poll, a #City23 community game, and more. I. Dear Reader, First off, it seems like last week’s poll is near unanimous. Guess we’ll be doing a monthly column that showcases new games! You can expect the first issue at the end of January. I’ll have a form and some guidelines up…

Also, a really interesting end of the year report from Mongoose Publishing. I. Dear Reader, Another quick one today! Been a hell of a week for me as both wild weather and family plans collided messily. I hope you’re week has been easier, folks. Like I said last week, I’ve been thinking about is what…

I. Dear Reader, Like last year, December is going to be a bit different for this plucky little newsletter. The issues will be shorter as I try to take a little bit of a break. But there’s lot of links in this edition so there’s no lack of content, I can assure you. I’m also…

I. Dear Reader, What do we talk about when we talk about cities? I’m starting to develop a good answer to that question. If you’re here for the first time, read the introduction post to the series. Previously, we looked at Doskvol, Spire, Endon, Infinigrad, The City (a|state), Eversink. Today, I’m looking at Into the…

I. Dear Reader, We are back to taking about cities! To learn more, read the introduction post. Previously, we looked at Doskvol, Spire, Endon, Infinigrad, The City (a|state). Today we’re looking at Eversink from Swords of the Serpentine, a fantasy GUMSHOE game from Pelgrane Press, published in 2021. This article covers roughly a hundred pages…