John Farrell

Religion has always had a troubled presentation in roleplaying games. Faith is one of the deepest mysteries of humanity and roleplaying is one of the best avenues of self exploration. Gods are by no means absent from games, especially given the cultures that inspire them. But sadly these representations are

Language is a thing of beauty. As I write this I navigate a flow of multiplicitous intentions and  representations to ultimately communicate something to you. I am in love with the crucible of the written form, parsing out the essential from the wasteful in every clause. Stinker, a party game

Successful smugglers can only move their wares past the authorities with careful planning, deep intuition, and a sense of daring. Prohis is a three to six player card game designed around the heart-stopping moment of truth as a police officer winds his way around your cargo deciding what to inspect.

Parents trying to get their younger children into gaming often have the difficult choice between something above their children’s skill level or too simple to occupy themselves. Best Treehouse Ever tries to fill in this gap, introducing younger players to the forward thinking concepts of strategy and card drafting

Jurassattack has all the might and brawn of an epic dinosaur showdown, but adds a layer of deep strategy that catches you by surprise. This two player brawler is as much about having the biggest dinosaur hit the hardest as it is about careful resource management and bluffing your opponent.

Jump through a wormhole, hack alien interfaces, and leverage the favor of a higher power with Faith: the Scifi RPG. Faith is an ambitious project; Burning Games tries to meld board game and RPG elements. They have created a new card based resolution system combined with a high concept science

Tumult Royale casts you and some friends as medieval royals. Your goal is to rule over the land, creating statues so that the peasants can bask in your grandeur. However, the work must be done carefully so as to avoid their ire. The game forces you to weigh risks and

Free Range Games seeks to bring the tactical elements of deck building, hand management, and combat strategy to the video game world with Labyrinth, a Steam early access title as of March 7th. This is an online only game, due in part to its PvP design. In Labyrinth, you battle