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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...

Image courtesy of Pixabay. For years, my game room sat as a quiet monument to a dream: a dedicated space where I could play Dungeons &...

TSR Inc. published Dragon #101 in September 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features the third...

The story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is a tragedy of American history: a cautionary tale of class bias, social anxiety, and...

I can't parse this. Games like blades in teh dark are very concretely goal oriented: you need to have a declared goal/objective before...

Yeah, that seems like it might work. I don't know the environment or character abilities or the players' tactical knowledge, so it is...

So, if the outcome of a dice roll is ever "nothing happens" in a game like Blades something has gone horribly wrong. In a case where...

One thing I often like to suggest to people who... I don't know feel daunted by the prospect of having to invent a bunch of stuff on...

Clocks without context are abstract, sure. Clocks in actual use aren't abstract at all but represent various long-term projects or...

When I’ve done “side jaunts” in the past with the most success, I worked out the themes and rough concept with the players - and then we...

A game that might bring some interesting discussion here is His Majesty the Worm. It's very specifically a mythic underworld dungeon...

Then I can see why a few players might find it railroading. Again, I do not agree with their take. And personally, I like the concept...

For God's sake, man! Don't waste the tea! Throw marmite or something.

One thing I often like to suggest to people who... I don't know feel daunted by the prospect of having to invent a bunch of stuff on...