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The board game Calico is very deceptive. If someone draws you in with a theme like sewing a nice quilt to attract cats then you’d absolutely be forgiven for imagining a chilled out and gentle game. However, it’s actually a really tricky tile-laying puzzle and exactly the kind of game that I love. The ruleset […]
When I first started getting into modern board games (over a decade ago at university!), my group of friends had a few that we played again and again – being poor students we weren’t exactly grabbing the latest releases or adding to the collection frequently. So when one of the group got a copy of […]
I’ve talked and written a lot about video games, but I love a really wide variety of games and play of all sorts. Video games of course, but also arcades, bowling, laser tag, table top RPG games, karaoke, escape rooms… the list goes on. In fact just yesterday my partner and I went out for […]
A friend recently gifted me the game Strange Horticulture. It’s a puzzle game about plants with a story about the occult and naturally, as the local provider of strange botanicals, you find yourself becoming intertwined in the mysteries as they unfold. The game is told over the course of 16 days plus an epilogue, and […]
Recently, I took a moment to be vulnerable with folks and talk about my writer’s block and how it was caused (at least initially) by Death Stranding. I was really heartened by the response and someone suggested that I just essentially publish my notes because “anything can be a piece”. I liked that idea a […]
Normally when I write about a game, I want to discuss the story, the mechanics, the art, and my reactions to those things. I’m not going to do that today. I’m mostly going to talk about how the game has affected me and how I think of myself as a “gamer”. Hollow Knight is a […]
Two notes: This game is best enjoyed spoiler-free. This piece will delve into some of the specifics and if you haven’t played it yet but intend to, I very strongly suggest you bookmark this post and come back to it when you have. My take on it will be different from the next person’s. Everyone […]