Hello, all. If you’ve been following The Thoughtful Gamer for a while you probably know that I’ve bought up the issue of publishers paying for reviews a few times, and I’m still kind of astounded at the ways this discussion … Continued
In my review of Exit: The Pharaoh’s Tomb I speculated about the naming ritual of calling such a puzzle game an “escape room”, it lacking what would seem to be the key criterion of escaping a room. Sure, there’s some … Continued
How can I talk about Crusaders without discussing the theme? The Crusades are a deeply uncomfortable part of western history and while I’m fairly ignorant about much of that period, the combination of religious zealotry and state power seen there … Continued
NOTE: The Kickstarter date for Thrive has been pushed back to March 5th instead of February 26th as mentioned in the audio. I sit down with Adam Rehberg to discuss the upcoming abstract game Thrive where the pieces adapt and … Continued
Abstract month got pushed back a bit, and you’ll still see some remnants from that into February (like this afternoon’s podcast!), but starting with yesterday’s review of Fry Thief, the rest of February will focus (mostly) on small 2-player games. … Continued
For 2019 I’ve decided to implement one major change for The Thoughtful Gamer. We’re doing themed months! January will focus on abstract games, and while everything isn’t set in stone, I will certainly be reviewing Tak and Santorini. I’ll also … Continued
We’ve done it, folks! We’ve made it another year and now I have to remember it’s 2019 for all those times I have to write the date on something. Before looking ahead to the bright, glorious future, maybe we should … Continued
As you can probably tell, I’m not much of a graphic designer or someone who has any eye for that kind of visual, but I’ve been wanting to make T-Shirts available in case anyone out there has wanted to rep … Continued
Netrunner may be now officially dead from a corporate perspective, but it’s still alive in our hearts. If there’s anything the game’s taught us it’s to ignore the wishes of corporations and fight against their agendas anyways. So, Orion and … Continued
Listen, people. I know. 2018 is over halfway done and here I am posting a top 10 of 2017 list like I’ve lost track of time. I know what date it is, but I’m finally ready to kind of sort … Continued