NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 5, 2025): Math Fun in 2025 Q: This week’s challenge is s a numerical challenge for a change. Take the digits 2, 3, 4, and 5. Arrange them in some way using standard arithmetic operations to make 2,025. Can you do it? I’m not sure how […]
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Strange Tales of Songling is a great RPG. The designer, Brendan Davis of Bedrock Games, has a new RPG soon to be available using the same game system but set in New England and called Strange Tales of New England. Brendan was kind enough to give me some background on […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 29, 2024): Punctual Singer Q: Think of a famous singer — first and last names. Use all of the first name, plus the first three letters and the last letter of the last name. The result, reading left to right, will spell a phrase meaning “punctual.” […]
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Roleplaying games are an oral tradition. They come from dark evenings where people took turns telling stories around a fire to pass the time. Sometimes these stories entertain and sometimes they thrill. While they might share a general outline of good people going into a cursed place and coming back […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 22, 2024): Upscale vs Budget Brands Q: Think of a two-word brand name for a food item that is marketed as upscale. Remove the last two letters of the first word and the first letter of the second word. Read the result from left to right […]
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It’s time for our Annual Puzzle and Video. Click the tree below to get a printable PDF of the full puzzle. Once you have figured out the password, click the video link below to see all the fun we’ve had in 2024! As always, post a comment below about your favorite […]
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JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. This week’s TTRPG crowdfunding sampler looks at projects that close their […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 15, 2024): Where in the World? Q: This week’s challenge is a little tricky. Change one letter of a place on earth to get a familiar phrase much heard around this time of year. What is it? The answer consists of three words (5,2,5). Exactly the […]
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“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Every world has an ecology; if you want your fantasy world to be believable, you’ll need to pay attention to how it works: how does each […]
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