Ordinary life

The current trend in game making, at least if you look at triple-A games, expensive, top end and made for the ubiquitous audience of straight male gamers and their ilk, is geared towards saving the world. Maybe making it a better place. If we stretch it a bit, it might be about creating a family... Continue Reading →

I am not the thought police

I have lived and worked and breathed games for about as long as I've been alive and aware of what I really feel passionate about. During this very long period of time, I've spent about 10-15 years as a games critic (in addition to being a developer and keen hobbyist). During that time - that... Continue Reading →

Dyrgripar – Talisman

På det stora hela skulle jag karaktärisera mig själv som en ganska dålig samlare. Det är förvisso sant att jag under åren samlat på mig ett antal hundra rollspel och nästan lika många bräd-, kort- och dataspel av olika slag, men jag har säkert sålt minst lika många eller fler än de jag behållit. Det... Continue Reading →

I want a refund

I thought I'd take a leaf from this guy's book and ask for a refund. But for a different reason. Thanks to @tauriqmoosa for the tweet and the image. I want a refund for every game where sexism is used as a crappy excuse to keep players playing. I want a refund for every sexist... Continue Reading →

All renaissance and no innovation

Okay, so them are maybe sort of harsh fighting words, but I had a hard time finding the right title. So sue me. I happen to be a fan of the Old School Renaissance movement within RPGs, at least when it comes to some areas of it. I love Lamentations of the Flame Princess and... Continue Reading →

Hello, I’m a gadget freak

Okay, so one of my many quirks is that I write just about everything by hand before transcribing it into the computer. This causes issues, primarily with blog posts and texts not being transcribed because they're usually long, and usually take time to transcribe and sometimes I just go "meh" instead of transcribing them, so... Continue Reading →

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