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Review: Exploding Kittens

Aug 28, 2025 · 1 min read · Review Design

When your turn comes, play as many cards as you want, then pick up one. If you draw an exploding kitten, you die. These rules are a rare treat, because they avoid the nasty element of so many games: reading and remembering. The first pitfall these rules avoid is any special notion of turn-order. By just saying 'your …

The Tale of Toad, Part III

Jul 18, 2025 · 7 min read · Review Memoirs

We were en route to find the bones of St. Gravis (as usual). Part II The giants aren't bad once you redirect their bountiful energies. We slept soundly next to this one, who was plagued by little men with stabbing, rusted knives, who woke him with a stab every time he slept. Once the little lights from their …

The Tale of Toad, Part II

Jul 18, 2025 · 6 min read · Review Memoirs

Part I The next mission was to find and retrieve a pious man called 'Gregor'. Every time an enemy scarred him, he would draw his blade across the scar to make a cross. The fact that his wounds did not cause infection provides proof that the B_______ has truly blessed him (praise be, unto both heads). Soon after, more …

The Tale of Toad, Part I

Jul 18, 2025 · 7 min read · Review Memoirs

This is a true and honest account of the events leading to my recognition as royalty (pending), and acceptance into the clergy (impending). We found ourselves, as so many do, brought together by slavers, who have always lived up to their official mission statement - 'connecting people'. The slavers shunted into some …

Review: Pathfinder

Jul 12, 2025 · 2 min read · Review Design

Late to the party, you say? Nevertheless, Pathfinder's a great example of some awful design features. I took a little longer than the rest of the table to make a character, as everyone else had a tablet, with a program. Issue 1: When humans resort to software to make your 'pen and paper' RPG characters, something has …

Móęrk Bąrg Review

Jan 26, 2024 · 3 min read · Review

System Everyone who says Mąrk Bórg is plug-and-play is partly right. It still has a lot of steps, though I don't recall all of them. Successes Roll name? (is it optional?) Select class (or not) Roll your 3 stats (they go from -2 to +2) Do something with omens (what exactly are they?) Weapons table Armour table So we …