A brief list of new stuff

Things have happened. These are the things:

I have been reviewing games again! For the excellent TTRPG store Tabletop Bookshelf. They’re doing a good job of curation over there, so it’s just wall to wall bangers. Here’s two reviews so far:

WHAT LIES BENEATH. Is this the Dark Souls of Choose Your Own Adventure games? Sort of! It’s really good fun, has loads of great gamey mechanics, and was quite hard to write about as you just don’t want to spoil anything!

HOME. This is a really interesting solo mecha-and-map-making game about punching big demons. Except it’s really about a sense of loss and desire for personal connection.

I HAVE A COVER for THE FRANKENSTEIN SOCIETY MEETING HANDBOOK. This is exciting news as it means my layout and graphic designer has broken the back of the beast. I really want to get this game out into the world as I feel I can’t put anything else out until this one is in people’s hands. I am pleased with this progress though.

(No, I am not sharing the cover until we’re finished.)

WYRD SCIENCE IS ON THE INFORMATION SUPER HIGHWAY and that means a few of my pieces are online now too. John has done some amazing work with the new site, and the sheer weight of talent that he’s had across the various issues of Wyrd Science is enough to do that bit in Interstellar where they go to the planet near the black hole.

And he also published me a couple of times:

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE MAUSLAND. The feature that will make you want to buy Mausritter, if you don’t own it already. It may also make you actually play it, if you do own it.

LICHOMA REVIEW. I take a meat cleaver to this clever TTRPG of horrible dismemberment and cardplay. It’s wonderful.

ULTRAVIOLET GRASSLANDS 2E REVIEW. In which I bumble about across the most beautiful weird scenery in any spacey TTRPG and discover that Luka took out the shyness from UVG 1E and added in a bunch of boardgameyness. It’s a great game and, I think, an interesting review.

BUT CHRIS, HOW DO I PAY MONEY FOR WYRD SCIENCE? I am so glad you asked! Visit the website, and hit the SUBSCRIBE button, and then set yourself up for a rolling $5 a month. If you’re a pervert for paper, head over here to buy back issues of the magazine.

BUT CHRIS, HOW DO I GIVE YOU MONEY DIRECTLY? You can’t! I’ve already been paid! I’m a sunk cost! Reward their foolishness so they do it again!

I’ve also slung my one good game about hunting a slug beast into this Pay What You Want Bundle on Itch. It goes live tonight, so check back then to get a load of games for like… nearly nothing.

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