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In which we take a chance on Rogue (1980), quaffing potions, reading scrolls, and hoping for the best. 📿🫲 🤤🦤🌽🪞🧔🏼‍♂️🕵️‍♀️🔪 Emus and Kobolds and Zombies, oh my! These, and other GAMETHINGS. Rogue was originally developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman.

In which we take a chance on Sol Cesto (2025), and shine the power of the sun on a perilous bingo board. 🌞🛹🍓🗡️🛐🦷🤷🥪🧮🚕🍀 Ripping out teeth. The loss of a sandwich. Decisions that come back to haunt you. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Sol Cesto was developed by Tambouille, Géraud Zucchini, and Chariospirale and published by Goblinz Publishing and Maple Whispering Limited.

In which we take a chance on The Oregon Trail (1985), where the only way is West, baby. 🐂🪙⁉️🦊 🤒🦠🔫🗓️ 🍗🛣️🪦  Long naps, willing victims, and 100 pounds of meat. These, and other GAMETHINGS. The Oregon Trail was developed by Don Rawitsch, Paul Dillenberger and Bill Heinemann and published by MECC.

In which we take a chance on Golden Nugget 64 (1998), where you're not the winner and you never were. 🎰⭐️🎟️ 🦅🧿🌊🖱️ 🍤❌💩🗑️ Reset your purse or delete your character. Either way, you're back at the slots. Still plenty of warm shrimp. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Golden Nugget 64 was developed by Westwood Pacific and published by Electronic Arts.

In which we introduce Season 11 of GAMETHING. Good luck with that. 🍀🎲

In which we come face-to-face with the shock of the Nuovo—until even that fades. And the nominees are... 🐛🛰️💭🥉😒🪿🍴🪙🏞️🎲

In which we play Storyteller (2023), and stop us if you've heard this one before. ➿📚 🖼️😚🗜️🐴🌵🧩☁️ 🐣🔄  Second chances, story problems, and Oedipus in five tiles. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Storyteller was developed by Daniel Benmergui and published by Annapurna Interactive. An early version won the IGF Nuovo Award in 2012.

In which we play Storyteller (2012), and decide who lives, who loves, and who solves their problems with a sword to the face. 🎭📜🧩👸🐟 🎓🏛️🧚☝️✨✂️✈️ Drag. Drop. Fate. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Storyteller was developed and published by Daniel Benmergui. It won the IGF Nuovo Award in 2012.

In which we play Cosmic Top Secret (2018), and piece together a crumbling dad bod. 🕵️‍♂️🇩🇰⛏️🧭🗓️😧🏀👴🚷💍❌ A Cold War mystery, a crumpled-up spy, and intelligence as child’s play. Oh, and now you're a paper airplane. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Cosmic Top Secret was developed by Klassefilm and Those Eyes and published by Klassefilm. It was a finalist for the IGF Nuovo Award in 2018.

In which we play THAT NIGHT, STEEPED BY BLOOD RIVER (2020), forging our own signatures, driving in the mountains, and—is someone going to pick up the damn phone?! 🛎️👽✂️💐✍️🚌🎹🃏🦹⛓️‍💥 You check in, but maybe not as yourself. You wander, but never arrive.​ ​These, and other GAMETHINGS. THAT NIGHT, STEEPED BY BLOOD RIVER was developed and published by Taylor Swietanski. It was a finalist for the IGF Nuovo Award in 2021.

In which we play SpyParty (2018), an asymmetric game of deception, precision, and the delicate art of not getting shot. ⌖🤨🪞🤖🫥💃📊📱⏳🧍🍞 A fancy party. A lurking sniper. Move like a machine, think like a human, hope for the best. These, and other GAMETHINGS. SpyParty was developed by Chris Hecker and John Ciminio and published by Chris Hecker. It was an honorable mention for the IGF Nuovo Award in 2011.

In which we play Titanic II: Orchestra for Dying at Sea (2022), and let the current take us. 🛳️🛳️💀🤷🪦🎥🛟🎵🤠📸🎨🧪 A place between places, a song half-remembered, a gift shop at the end of the world. These, and other GAMETHINGS. Titanic II: Orchestra for Dying at Sea was developed and published by flan. It was a finalist for the IGF Nuovo Award in 2023.

In which we introduce Season 10 of GAMETHING. We’re trying out something new. Pre-order some trophy wax.