NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 19, 2025): Should You Choose to Accept It Q: Think of a familiar two-word phrase that means “a secret mission”. Move the last letter of the first word to the start of the second word. The result will be two words that are synonyms. What are […]
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Several D&D-themed YouTube channels have released new previews about new or revised monsters found in the 2025 Monster Manual. Over the course of this week, Dungeon Dad, d4: D&D Deep Dive, Pack Tactics, and the Dungeon Dudes all posted videos featuring previews of specific monsters from the 2025 Monster Manual, […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 12, 2025): Rot-13 International Location Q: Think of a well-known international location in nine letters. Take the first five letters and shift each of them 13 places later in the alphabet. The result will be a synonym for the remaining four letters in the place’s name. […]
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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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