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John Farrell

John Farrell is an affordable housing attorney living in West Chester Pennsylvania. He once travelled the weird west as Carrie A. Nation in Joker's Wild at: https://jokerswildpodcast.weebly.com/

Weird Heroes of Public Access review — laughs and screams with local charm

Melding mundane with outlandish, horror with humor, this small-town zine pack is bursting with ideas

By John Farrell

/ 16 Dec 2025

Weird Heroes of Public Access review — laughs and screams with local charm

GamingTrend 2025 holiday gaming gift guide—Tabletop edition!

Our recommendations for your best holiday gift purchases

By Mike Dunn, Mark Julian, John Farrell, Dan Hinkin, Steven Starkey, Nick Dubs, Alec Kozak, Randy Gregory II and Raven Winters

/ 11 Dec 2025

GamingTrend 2025 Tabletop Holiday Guide

In the Ashes review — a solo combat RPG that explodes the boundaries of choose your own adventure

This could be the start of something incredible

By John Farrell

/ 10 Dec 2025

In the Ashes review — a solo combat RPG that explodes the boundaries of choose your own adventure

AndaSeat’s Kaiser 4 gaming Chair review — premium comfort bordering on over-designed

Comparing the Kaiser 3 and 4 to find the gaming chair to rule them all

By John Farrell

/ 28 Nov 2025

AndaSeat’s Kaiser 4 gaming Chair review — premium comfort bordering on over-designed

Daggerheart: Hope & Fear to increase the amount of character class combinations to over a million

Lead Designers Spenser Starke & Rowan Hall gave us the scoop at PAX Unplugged

By Mike Dunn and John Farrell

/ 26 Nov 2025

Daggerheart: Hope & Fear to increase the amount of character class combinations to over a million

Afar – interactive survival horror film/game hybrid available now

Tomorrow, Jason Trost melds choose your own adventure with survival horror

By John Farrell

/ 22 Oct 2025

Afar – interactive survival horror film/game hybrid available now

Zines, things great & small — Exalted Funeral's new releases for Shadowdark, Mothership, and indie RPG supplements

Find out just how much fits in a small pagecount

By John Farrell

/ 9 Sep 2025

Zines, things great & small — Exalted Funeral's new releases for Shadowdark, Mothership, and indie RPG supplements

Art Installation Meow Wolf announces TTRPG with Exalted Funeral

The game designers talk about the challenges of adapting non-literal narratives

By John Farrell

/ 31 Aug 2025

Art Installation Meow Wolf announces TTRPG with Exalted Funeral

Diceless story engine Enclave soon funding a new edition

Heavy on the roleplay, light on the game

By John Farrell

/ 21 Aug 2025

Diceless story engine Enclave soon funding a new edition

In Batman: the Owl's Hollow, one man unlocks a multiverse of possibilities — Fandom Underground

Lampleg films brings us infinite possibility with zero budget

By John Farrell

/ 13 Aug 2025

In Batman: the Owl's Hollow, one man unlocks a multiverse of possibilities — Fandom Underground

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tactical Takedown review — the shell of a greater game, but not the substance

A full game that feels like a demo

By John Farrell

/ 13 Aug 2025

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tactical Takedown review — the shell of a greater game, but not the substance

Land of Eem deluxe boxed set review

A complete, approachable, high quality game, with almost too much content

By John Farrell

/ 31 Jul 2025

Land of Eem deluxe boxed set review