Category Archives: Reviews and Recommendations

Feed the Birds, Tuppence a Bag

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

Day 11 of isolation. Actually, I’m counting this as “Day 11” only because I had to leave the house briefly on the 20th. Church has been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, initially until Palm Sunday, now indefinitely, so I … Continue reading →

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CrimeFest 2018

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

I met Martin Edwards at BoucherCon last year, in Toronto, and he convinced me that attending CrimeFest in Bristol this year was The Thing To Do. Mr. Edwards is considered something of an authority on the Golden Age of detective … Continue reading →

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IFcomp 2016: Eight characters, a number, and a happy ending

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Last on my IFcomp playlist is “Eight characters, a number, and a happy ending”. And that’s it! I might have to go back and change a couple of breakfast orders (just did it for “500 Apocalypses” and “Inside the Facility”) … Continue reading →

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IFcomp 2016: The Skull Embroidery

Posted on November 12, 2016 by

“The Skull Embroidery” is a homebrewed text RPG, and the next thing on my list. One more game to go after this, and that will be the whole comp this year!

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IFcomp 2016: Tentaculon

Posted on November 12, 2016 by

“Tentaculon”. We are a squid.

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IFcomp 2016: Cinnamon Tea

Posted on November 11, 2016 by

“Cinnamon Tea” is a short Twine game about a dream we have after drinking cinnamon tea, and this is a short review.

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Ifcomp 2016: Steam and Sacrilege

Posted on November 11, 2016 by

“Steam and Sacrilege” is next. Steampunk seems to be the order of the day, if the title is any indication. I wonder what the “sacrilege” part refers to.

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IFcomp 2016: A Time of Tungsten

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

“A Time of Tungsten” is next on my IFcomp playlist. It’s been a really large crop this year, but there aren’t very many more.

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IFcomp 2016: Labyrinth of Loci

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

Next: “Labyrinth of Loci”

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IFcomp 2016: Ariadne in Aeaea

Posted on November 9, 2016 by

Next: “Ariadne in Aeaea”, a gleeful little prequel to one Greek myth….

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