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Beautifully happysad: A review of Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto-Memory Doll

October 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If Violet Evergarden, the series, is about the horrors of war, how we have no choice but to struggle and survive but how new relationships might help with that, then Eternity is the opposite.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Kyoto Animation, reviews, violet evergarden

Indiana Jones never had it so good: A review of Lupin III – The First

October 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A big-screen outing for Lupin III: The First is a great way to start Scotland Loves Anime. It’s also a great movie.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: lupin the 3rd, reviews

Murder and death for Progress: A review of SLA Industries 2nd edition

October 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

I nominated SLA Industries as one of my top 10 RPGs of 2020 for my local indie gamers zine.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chris shepperson, Nightfall Games, reviews, sci-fi, SLA Industries

Screaming death: A review of Vast Grimm

October 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Think you might be tempted by a sci-fi game without rules for spaceships, except for the role to see if this life raft has actually broken down or not?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: infinite black, mork borg, reviews, sci-fi, vast grimm

Love it: Campaigns & Companions – The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets

September 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Campaigns & Companions: The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets is 100-pages long, but is so good it feels like only 10.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: drivethrucomics, humour, rebellion, reviews, rhianna pratchett

This Is The Way: A review of a Mandalorian TTRPG

September 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Your abilities are possibly overstated, but your stoic demeanor and metal helmet make it impossible to see if you are sweating. This is the Way.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, reviews, star wars, star wars: the mandalorian

A knockout zine: Warhammer FRP’s Archives of the Empire Volume 1 review

September 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Archives of the Empire Volume 1 is a high production quality, relatively thin 100-page hardback accessory for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4e.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, reviews, warhammer

As good as the first: Knock! 2 is a gazette of weird OSR insight

September 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The art is incredible and frequent, and enough to push Knock! 2 firmly into that impressively professional look that some zines never reach.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: knock!, Old School Renaissance, reviews, the merry mushmen

Is ink vegan? A review of ShirtStak’s geeky tees

September 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’d only consider a subscription model if it was rooted in environmental concerns, and ShirtStak seems to do that.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, reviews, t-shirts

Die Hard with 2d6: A review of the Mclain RPG

September 9, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Mclain is a name your own price one-page RPG from AP Shanka intended to emulate movies like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Alex P, the designer, also adds Beverly Hills Cop to that list, but I don’t see much of a connection between those movies!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, reviews

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