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Apollo 47 Technical Handbook: a material review-essay

The moon cropped from a photo by Partizia Strippoli. It is used under CC BY 4.0.

In space, no on can hear you yawn.

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMay 16, 2022May 22, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:hutchings, materiality, space, textualityLeave a comment on Apollo 47 Technical Handbook: a material review-essay

Death Charades: a review

Modified from an etching by J. Gamelin, 1778/1779.

For partygoers who want to kill some time and themselves

Posted byLīber LūdōrumApril 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:cards, charades, death, death charadesLeave a comment on Death Charades: a review

Revaluating RPGs, Abridged

A summary & discussion of my paper about RPGs and art

Posted byLīber LūdōrumApril 13, 2022Posted inTheoryTags:Theory, ttrpg3 Comments on Revaluating RPGs, Abridged

Charity Bundle Cavalcade

18 bite-size reviews of TTRPGs from the Trans Rights and Ukraine bundles

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMarch 28, 2022May 11, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:graphic design, indie, materiality, solo, textuality, ttrpg1 Comment on Charity Bundle Cavalcade

A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of their Remove, Part 4: Winter

The irony of the circle’s end

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMarch 14, 2022March 14, 2022Posted inCriticism, ReviewsTags:A Divorce of Druids, indie, Long Tail Games, narrative, ttrpgLeave a comment on A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of their Remove, Part 4: Winter

A Typology of TTRPG Consumers

Some thoughts on understanding behavior in the TTRPG market

Posted byLīber LūdōrumFebruary 14, 2022Posted inTheoryTags:behavioral economics, consumers, industry, ttrpg3 Comments on A Typology of TTRPG Consumers

The Trouble with Trigger Warnings

Research suggests they may do more harm than good

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJanuary 31, 2022Posted inReferenceTags:psychology, technical writing, trauma, ttrpg2 Comments on The Trouble with Trigger Warnings

Never Going Home: A Game/Book Review

War is literally Hell.

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJanuary 18, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:graphic design, military, textuality, ttrpg, WWILeave a comment on Never Going Home: A Game/Book Review

Mage Knight Redux

Reminiscences of a collectible miniatures game

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJanuary 3, 2022January 12, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:mage knight, materiality, wargamingLeave a comment on Mage Knight Redux

Mörk Borg & Lamentations of the Flame Princess: A Comparative Review

What makes a fantasy TTRPG “weird horror”?

Posted byLīber LūdōrumDecember 20, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inCriticismTags:graphic design, LotFP, Mork Borg, rpg, ttrpgLeave a comment on Mörk Borg & Lamentations of the Flame Princess: A Comparative Review

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