The contributors for this list were Byron Campbell, tabletop games editor at Entropy; Chris Holly, writer of the gobsmacking Playing Detective series; and Benjamin Tiemann, Byron’s regular gaming companion. Best…
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“Life is cruel just where art is at its kindest”: A Conversation With Gabriel Blackwell
by Joe Milazzo August 10, 2016As someone who has written about Gabriel Blackwell’s work before, I feel oddly unqualified to discuss his latest, and perhaps most accomplished, book, Madeleine E. (Outpost 19). Few writers are…
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Mansions of Madness by Corey Konieczka Fantasy Flight Games, 2011 Fantasy Flight Games / Amazon (Pssst…for more MoM, check out last October’s collaborative Session Report covering the print-on-demand scenario, The Yellow Sign.) …
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Black Dahlia and Ripper Take-Two Interactive, 1998 and 1996 No Longer in Print The Facts of the Case: As alluded to in previous installations, I have a soft spot for…
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Playing Detective: Agents of SMERSH
by Chris Holly February 15, 2015Agents of SMERSH by Jason Maxwell 8th Summit, 2012 8th Summit The Facts of the Case: If you’ve ever watched a James Bond movie, chances are you’ve no doubt…
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Tex Murphy series by Chris Jones Access Software, 1989-1998 / Big Finish Games, 2014 Good Old Games / Steam The Facts of the Case In the halcyon days of PC…
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Playing Detective: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective / Gumshoe
by Chris Holly January 15, 2015Wait! Read the intro to the Playing Detective series first! Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective by Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg and Gary Grady Sleuth Publications, 1981 / Ystari Games, 2012 Ystari…
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Playing Detective: Introduction
by Chris Holly January 15, 2015Ever since I first watched Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke tromp about Victorian England on public television as a nine-year-old kid, I have wanted to be a detective. As I…