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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

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

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

My Body is a Cage: a material review

Cover of My Body is a Cage by John Battle. Image © 2021 John Battle. Used with permission.

John Battle guides us through the dungeons of the night.

Posted byLīber LūdōrumNovember 29, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:graphic design, john battle, materiality, ttrpg2 Comments on My Body is a Cage: a material review

A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of Their Remove, Part 3: Autumn

Contrast and cynicism in a cold season

Posted byLīber LūdōrumOctober 25, 2021March 14, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:A Divorce of Druids, crafting, ttrpg, visual design1 Comment on A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of Their Remove, Part 3: Autumn

To Slay the Apocalypse

Illustration from ARC by Momatoes, © 2021. Image used with permission.

DIY doom for every occasion

Posted byLīber LūdōrumOctober 11, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:ARC, graphic design, momatoes, narrative, textuality, ttrpgLeave a comment on To Slay the Apocalypse

A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of Their Remove, Part 2: Summer

A Divorce of Druids: Summer cover image by Kier Spilsbury. Used with the permission of Long Tail Games.

Repetition with difference in the division of a new domain

Posted byLīber LūdōrumAugust 23, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:A Divorce of Druids, crafting, Long Tail Games, ttrpg, visual design2 Comments on A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of Their Remove, Part 2: Summer

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