#RPGaDAY 2017, Day 7: Improving a Great Game

The topic for Day 7 of #RPGaDAY is “How would you improve one of your favorite games?”

It’s actually “What was your most impactful game session?” but I really don’t want to delve into that one, partially because “impactful” means different things to different people and partially because the question doesn’t interest me.

Instead, I’ll follow the rule from earlier years, where we substitute questions. Hence: how would you improve one of your favorite games? This question came forth after reading Shut Up & Sit Down’s review of Tales from the Loop, where they pretty much nailed everything my thoughts on the game, positive and negative.

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#RPGaDAY 2017, Day 6: Constant Gaming

The #RPGaDAY prompt for today — er, yesterday — is “You can game every day for a week. Describe what you’d do!”

Nah. That’s not as interesting as how I initially misread the topic: “You can game every day in a week!” Let’s answer that question.

The base assumption is I get to play roleplaying games every single day! We’ll just pretend there’s some magic time thing that happened that lets me get my work done and I still get time to have fun with the family. And I have time to do GM prep…

So let’s see.

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#RPGaDAY 2017, Day 5: An RPG Cover That Best Reflects the Game

Today’s #RPGaDAY topic asks which roleplaying game’s cover best captures the spirit of the game? (Technically, it was the day before yesterday’s topic, but I’m travelling.)

You know, I always liked the cover to Modiphius’ Achtung! Cthulhu: Keeper’s Guide to the Secret War. Why? Because our heroes are fleeing.

It’s also World War 2, and there’s action happening! Behind enemy lines! It looks so good, and I particularly don’t care for Cthulhu, Lovecraft, or the Mythos. But if I were to play in any Cthulhuesque game, that cover makes me want to try that one.

I also love the title of the game: ACHTUNG! CTHULHU!

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