Category: Games Culture

Am I Any Good At This?

For years, this little psychodrama would play out, three to four times a year. I would be sat in the passenger seat of a car, being driven north, up Penistone Rd in Sheffield. With...

Be Like Zammo: Just Say No

(Age appropriate reference there – it’s Grange Hill. If you don’t know, ask your grandparents. If any of them suddenly bust out either ‘Rooooland’ or ‘You boy!’ they’re not mad, just older) Let me...

World Building: When Less is More

Earlier this week, Simon Burley turned his Bluesky TTRPG thought of the day towards world building. He ruffled a few feathers by suggesting that minimalist world-building was better for games than immersive, encyclopaedic world-building....

My (Current) Gaming Pet Peeves

(Just realised I’m posting this on Free RPG Day, which could be a whole entry of its own, but remember to support your local games shops!) Overall, I think I maintain a pretty positive...