Go in depth on how creative play can connect us with God and with each other. Here you’ll find articles reflecting both on how specific games reveal deeper issues of life and faith – as well as reflections on how the hobby, as a whole, can draw us closer to God and others.
It was 1997. I had only just discovered that the bizarre slurry of Indiana Jones references, Father Mulcahy quotes, and random Sunday school flannelgraphs that I had assumed had come together into a working understanding of God didn’t really measure up. Hungry to devour anything that might inform my newly… Continue reading
It is incredibly rare the I ever have the ability to catch a live showing of Critical Role, one of – if not the most popular stream of folks playing Dungeons and Dragons online. Naturally the pull of a group of talented voice actors getting together to play one of… Continue reading
Root has taken on a mythic quality in my gaming life. It’s the white whale I chase across the seven seas in hopes of one day capturing it. I will continue to nail a gold doubloon to the mast to the first person who can help me navigate its waters… Continue reading
Anyone who has ever gone through the act of character creation in an RPG understands the concept of a backstory. It’s what goes beyond the math and the dice rolling and gives your character a place in the world you’re playing in. They are as varied as the people who… Continue reading
Noah Perna came into the world at the tail end of 2017 and it was the greatest moment of my life. I saw my wife in his button nose, both his grandmothers in his beautiful blue eyes, and even saw a bit of me in a rarely observed genetic quirk… Continue reading
The Acts is a worker placement game that takes you on a competitive journey through the spread of the early church told through the Books of Acts. As someone who enjoys the worker placement games, I found that this one to be a refreshing change for the genre. Most worker… Continue reading
When Kingdom of Solomon (KoS) was released by Minion Games back in 2012, it was good. Solid worker placement, interesting thematic framework, and folks generally enjoyed it if you go back and watch or read those who reviewed it. Now Wisdom of Solomon (WoS) is wrapping up its Kickstarter campaign… Continue reading
I was introduced to collectible card games the summer I turned fifteen. I’d been going to the local game store a lot, playing Warhammer 40k, but there was always time between matches where I had nothing to do. During one of these down times, my friends asked if I wanted… Continue reading
I grew up playing trick-taking games. Hearts, Spades, or the occasional round of Rook. They got my whole family to the table, sure, but what for? I was a kid. The idea of playing cards with numbers on them bigger than the other players’ numbers was hardly a thrilling concept.… Continue reading
There is a bleak beauty that runs throughout the artwork in Scythe. Artist Jakub Rozalski does an amazing job of world building in his images of hulking mechs lumbering in the distance as poor farmers toil in the fields in the foreground. It’s an alternate history where black smoke chugs… Continue reading
