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2026 fantasy, 12 episodes, light novel series adaptation: AniDB. Orhun is sacked by the top-ranked adventuring party because they think he's not strong enough, and is holding them back. They are wrong. vt Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None.
2025 paranormal fantasy, eighth of a nine-book series. We're gearing up for the Big Confrontation! Time for a distraction.
This is not about the design or mechanics of a game, but in the way the actual physical bits are produced. There are ways to do it politely, or not.
I've recently bought the second expansion for Faraway.
1985 espionage comedy, dir. John Landis, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase: IMDb. The covert operation needs some expendable noisemakers to distract attention from the real agents, and here are two guys who just got caught cheating on the exam…
Back to the boardgame café.
I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved string mangling and regular expressions. (Note that this ends today.)
2025 fantasy, 13 episodes, light novel series adaptation: AniDB. Lady Scarlet El Vandimion is cast off by the prince to whom she's been publicly engaged since childhood. Fortunately her skills include a lot of punching. vt May I Ask For One Final Thing?
More gaming with nearby friends.
2023 horror. When her next archaeological dig is postponed indefinitely, Sam moves in with her mother in grandmother's old house. But Mom is acting weird, and the place is even creepier than she remembers…
My ninth Airecon, and the eleventh anniversary. With images; cc-by-sa on everything.