Hear The Call With Choose Cthulhu Books 7-10
Imagine: A world of eldritch terrors. A world of bizarre mysteries. A world of extraterrestrial beings. This is the world of Cthulhu! Based on classic tales of cosmic horror, Choose Cthulhu is a series of stand-alone game books that take you on a solo journey through the Miskatonic Valley....
Today's Half-Baked Idea: Failure?
I've been experiencing the joy of roguelike games on my Nintendo Switch, which deliver a bite-sized batch of fun on the portable console. For those who aren't familiar, roguelikes are – very briefly – dungeon-crawl-type games with more or less randomly generated environments. One element in some of the genre...
Pew Pew!
I haven't had a chance to play Star Wars Outlaws yet, but I have been amused by early reports of the in-game pet Nix, who has a "pet" command and can be made jealous if you give attention to other animals. I was especially delighted by online reports about what...
CL-CLICK Whirrrr . . .
I just realized how straightforward it would be to recreate classic "instant camera"-type pictures as props for a game. Here's some info on Polaroid photo dimensions to get the right sizes (or use the details as inspiration for your game universe's equivalent). To craft something durable like the originals, I'd...
Are You Sure That's What Attacked You?!
I don't think I've shared this story . . . or, at the very least, I haven't shared it here – and it's continued to delight our family for about a decade now, so why not inflict it on you? We had purchased the Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon...
Newbie Quest: Adventure Prep For First-Timers
Despite playing RPGs since 1976 and writing for the industry since 1980, I've never managed to get family members to go on a tabletop adventure. That changed in mid-July, when a trip to a WiFi-less vacation cabin provided an opportunity to run a game for my sister, my brother-in-law, and...
Coming Soon: Car Wars Orange/Purple In-Store Events!
On Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th, Steve Jackson Games and Double Exposure will be hosting in-store events at local game shops around the United States to introduce fans to the latest addition to the Car Wars Sixth Edition family: Car Wars Orange/Purple! Car Wars Orange/Purple is a...
Candy, Dice, And . . . Potatoes?
My local stores are stocking Halloween candy, which means that we're careening into autumn already. (Wasn't it just March?) While my husband and I don't do anything elaborate for the holiday, we do look forward to handing out candy for Trick or Treat every year. It's great fun to see...