The War Within
One take that dwarves would rather leave, aka the less-than-proud origin of Dwarves Every well-developed fantasy setting has its share of lore. Often, that extends to origins stories for the various races that inhabit the world. In various incarnations, dwarves have...
Delicious in Dungeon
The cooking/dungeoncrawler mashup you didn’t know you needed. Iron Chef? More like Adamantine Chef! Anime has a reputation for magical girl fairytales and over-the-top power fantasy combat shows. You get your occasional Death Note or Cowboy Bebop mixed in for...
Free Guy
Free Guy = Free Will. Can you be more than you’re programmed to be? 2021’s Free Guy was a Ryan Reynolds action comedy about an NPC (non-player character for you non-gamers) who finds himself given the agency of a player inside a world that’s reminiscent of Grand Theft...
Fire of Eidolon
DIY dungeon crawler on the tabletop...D&D Lite in a tiny little box In Fire of Eidolon, you and up to 5 friends will explore a dungeon of little cardboard tiles to find and rescue the eponymous Macguffin and save the world. You and your party will collect tokens,...
Interactive art exhibit
Step Into the World of Art - Literally A framed picture on a wall. A parade of tourists marches past with a glance. Some pretentious bohemian with a turtleneck and ponytail poses thoroughly, staring at a single piece. This is kind of the stereotype of art exhibits....
Rings of Power
When is history not history? Can you write a fictional history as objective truth? Amazon’s Rings of Power is a controversial adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. I say J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, but the Silmarillon was published posthumously by his son Christopher and...
Lamplight City
A Point-and-click Sherlock-like experience, Lamplight City is a Victorian mystery game with steampunk flair and supernatural elements. Lamplight City is a game told as a series of individual point-and-click mysteries whose interconnections reveal themselves as you get...
Bird Buddy
Do You Like Birds? I’ll Show You Birds!Or at least, this fun gadget will… Binoculars, field guide, hiking boots, there’s a standard, stereotypical kit associated with the hobby of bird watching. And like many time-honored pastimes, you’re still welcome to play along...
Year 12 of My 5-10 Year Overnight Success Plan
It’s that time of year again… time for me to send out a belated update on overtime Year 12 of my 5-10 Year Plan for Overnight Success. Let’s ignore the pedantry of nomenclature this time around and get right to business. 2024 was somewhat chaotic. Most of it was...
