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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As 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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Agents 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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Wait! 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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Ever 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…