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Radio NZ interview March 2017
On March 30, I was a guest on Radio NZ’s Nights show with Bryan Crump. This was for the Thursday… Read more Radio NZ interview March 2017
SGA template: Refugees
Here’s an example and template for a Small Group Action, the toolkit for teaming up and getting stuff done. As… Read more SGA template: Refugees
Dark Carnival: Notes on a Call of Cthulhu adventure
Notes and advice on a much-maligned 1980s adventure for the Call of Cthulhu RPG that I ran to excellent effect in 2016.
Small Group Action: Action Checklist
Figure out if your Small Group Action action idea is a great one by answering these four questions! 1. Is… Read more Small Group Action: Action Checklist
Small Group Action: Step By Step
A step-by-step guide to making Small Group Action work for you.
The game design of “The Tyrannosaurus Game”
The Tyrannosaurus Game is a children’s book by Steven Kroll. It was first published in 1976, but I’m reading the… Read more The game design of “The Tyrannosaurus Game”
The game design of Isabel Allende’s “Ripper”
[Note: this is spoiler-free!] Literary heavyweight Isabel Allende published in 2014 a crime novel, Ripper. A fascinating, swirling study of… Read more The game design of Isabel Allende’s “Ripper”
Reframing the racism in “The Call of Cthulhu”
Illustration by Michael Komarck; thanks Evie for finding this! “The Call of Cthulhu” is H. P. Lovecraft’s most famous story,… Read more Reframing the racism in “The Call of Cthulhu”
The game design of Pitch Perfect
The best scene in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect is the Riff-Off. If you’ve never seen it, watch it above.… Read more The game design of Pitch Perfect