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August 8, 2006

Sleep is for the dead

Last night, we played Don’t Rest Your Head, an indie game I picked up after reading a number of glowing reviews. While the game isn’t perfect, we had a lot of fun. Don’t Rest Your Head is like a cross between Neverwhere and Dark City… or if The Phantom Tollbooth had been made with the sensibilities of Jacob’s Ladder. Characters...

February 22, 2006

Mini-Book Review: Paladin of Souls

I recently finished reading Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold. It won the 2004 Hugo for best novel. It is a sequel to the 2001 Hugo-nominated Curse of Chalion, which I haven’t read, which purportedly features a different protagonist and largely non-overlapping cast of characters, and which was not at all necessary as a prerequisite to enjoying Paladin of...

January 31, 2006

wtf?

Upon Jeff’s recommendation, I took a look at WTF?, a game written by Daniel Solis that was included in the Nopress RPG Anthology. WTF? is either a minigame or a metagame. I’m not sure if it makes a difference. It might be both. It is billed as a competitive RPG, but I didn’t find the reward mechanics particularly compelling. What...

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Sleep is for the dead

Mini-Book Review: Paladin of Souls

wtf?