"Blade Runner is a point-and-click adventure, a genre that was still very popular on PCs at the time of its release. Games like Beneath a Steel Sky had already used the format to tell Blade Runner-inspired cyberpunk stories. Given the usual state of movie adaptations, a Blade Runner adventure game wouldn’t necessarily have been anything … Continue reading GOG Games on Linux, Featuring Blade Runner
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Relicblade
Relicblade combines the action of tabletop wargaming with the flexibility of tabletop role-playing games. Each player controls a group of characters as they battle in the ruins of the sundered world. Characters are represented by finely detailed 30mm miniatures accompanied by Character Cards that detail the character's unique abilities.From frozen ice caves in the far … Continue reading Relicblade
80 Days (Game)
"The year is 1872......Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the globe.Hundreds of journeys, thousands of routes. Travel by steamer, express train, airship, hover-car, hydrofoil, gyrocopter, camel, horse-back, hot-air balloon...Can you make it in 80 Days?—80 Days
Control (Game)
"After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control. This supernatural third-person action-adventure game will challenge you to master a combination of supernatural abilities, modifiable loadouts and reactive environments, while fighting through a deep and unpredictable world.—Control
Wingspan
"Wingspan in a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games."-Aaron Zimmerman, "Wingspan review: A gorgeous birding board game takes flight." Ars Technica. March 16, 2019. For some reason, I thought I had put this on this blog before, but I don't see it. So, thought I'd remedy the situation.
Steam Game: TIS-100
TIS-100 is the Guitar Hero of high-level assembly language programming. A restrictive set of commands, storage capabilities and other constraints that make this very challenging. My favorite review: "A great game to play for when I want to feel stupid." If you are a programmer, nerd or enjoy logic puzzles with not much hand holding, … Continue reading Steam Game: TIS-100
iOS Game Recommendations
Exactly what it says on the tin. The only one I've played in Faster Than Light (FTL), which I like and is very difficult to win. https://lazerwalker.com/ios-games-list/
Freedom Finger
"Featuring a giant, flying, fist-shaped, middle finger-giving ship embarking on an intergalactic rescue mission to save lunar scientists taken hostage by terrorists, Freedom Finger is the game we didn't know we needed, a special opportunity to travel through the wonderfully weird imaginations of Jim Dirschberger [creator of Sanjay & Craig] and Travis Millard." —"Freedom Finger … Continue reading Freedom Finger
Dice Envy Presents: The Hinterland Dice Collection by David Derus — Kickstarter
Beautiful wooden role playing dice on Kickstarter. —https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diceenvy/hinterland-dice-collection
Castles of Burgundy
"The Castles of Burgundy has long been one of my favorite strategy board games, a 90-120 minute game of tile-laying with a complex scoring system that is often derided as “point salad,” meaning you can get points from so many different paths that there might seem to be no logic to it. I mention that … Continue reading Castles of Burgundy
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