I have in my hands something that’s probably destined to become one of the most obscure Finnish roleplaying books ever published. To be honest, it’s not even really a book, but a 24 page printed booklet. It’s called Manhattan 2010, and contains almost no information about its circumstances of publication, Continue Reading
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Pikseliparatiisi: Sain pakit videopelihahmolta
Romantiikalla on keskeinen rooli Dragon Age: Inquisitionin kaltaisissa peleissä. Inquisitionissa on mielenkiintoisia ja värikkäitä sivuhahmoja, joiden kanssa on hauska flirttailla. Otinkin Inquisitionissa linjaksi valita keskusteluissa aina romanttinen vaihtoehto jos vain suinkin mahdollista. Arvelin, että riiaamalla kaikkien kanssa päätyisi hauskoihin kuvioihin. Nopeiten romanssi veti Blackwallin kanssa. Blackwall on synkkä ja mysteerinen Continue Reading
Non-Digital: Profound Larp Thoughts
This year’s Knudepunkt larp conference saw the publication of two books, first the Nordic larp yearbook 2014 and now a collection of articles about larp, the scene, game design, and other related matters. Edited by Charles Bo Nielsen and Claus Raasted, it’s called The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book, and you Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #134 – Eldritch Horror: Mountains of Madness
Board game: Eldritch Horror: Mountains of Madness (Fantasy Flight Games, 2014) Eldritch Horror is a follow-up to the successful H.P. Lovecraft -themed board game, Arkham Horror. In Arkham Horror, the action is limited to a small New England town, while in Eldritch Horror, the entire globe acts as the stage. Continue Reading
Non-Digital: Last Year’s Nordic Larp
Knudepunkt is an annual conference dedicated to ambitious larps and other roleplaying games. Every year, one or more books are published along with the event. The Danish book editors Charles Bo Nielsen and Claus Raasted are attempting to start a tradition of a yearbook collecting articles about games played the Continue Reading
Vuoden videopelit 2014
Hesarissa ilmestyi pari päivää sitten juttukokonaisuus, jossa oli mukana multa kolmen vuoden parhaan pelin lista. Halusin siinä painottaa indiepuolta, joten tässä laajennettuna parhailla peleillä mässäilyä. Eli siis: Vuoden pelit 2014 (paitsi Never Alone, The Detail ja This War of Mine, joita jo hehkutin Hesarissa) Vuoden paras päähenkilö: Zero pelissä Drakengard Continue Reading
Roleplaying Game Movie Night #18: Uber Goober & Dark Dungeons
I and some friends have a project of trying to watch all movies, tv episodes and other stuff with moving pictures related to roleplaying games ever made. We’re pretty far along on this goal. I’ll write here about old and new things we’ve found and watched. (Uber Goober) Uber Goober Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #132 – Whiteout (the game)
Video game: René Rother: Whiteout Whiteout is a small game playable either in a browser or as a stand-alone installation. Made as part of a 48-hour game creation challenge, it distills a simple Antarctic experience. You’re an expeditioner, and your partner has disappeared. You’re in the middle of a white Continue Reading
Life Under Occupation is out!
Life Under Occupation: A documentation book for the larp Halat hisar has been published! Edited by me, it’s a collection of articles, photos and other stuff about the larp we did last year. Download it for free from here.
Roleplaying Game Movie Night #17: Good Luck Charlie, Huge & Emily Owens, M.D.
I and some friends have a project of trying to watch all movies, tv episodes and other stuff with moving pictures related to roleplaying games ever made. We’re pretty far along on this goal. I’ll write here about old and new things we’ve found and watched. (Good Luck Charlie, season Continue Reading