Peter Rudin-Burgess

It is a rare game that makes me want to play published adventures over a freeform sandbox, but I think Tales from the Loop is going to be one of them. When I first picked up the game I was in two minds about it. The idea of playing kids in that 10-15 age range … Read more

Pushing rolls is a central mechanism in the Year Zero Engine. In many ways it plays the same role as FATE points or Momentum in other systems. It is a limited ingame currency that can be used to buy success. Each Zero Engine game has pushing as an option but they are all subtly different. … Read more

Investigative adventures are one of my favourite genres for solo play. If you look at what I have been playing this summer (and put out solo rules for) you get: Ashen Stars Call of Cthulhu Eldritch Tales Dark Streets & Darker Secrets Tales From The Loop The consistent thread is all about investigation. Hack and … Read more

This week I am writing up my solo rules for Tales from the Loop. One of the dominant images associated with the game are the triple cooling towers of the Bona Reactor. Those are the towers on the book cover, Chapter 01 cover image, Chapter 02 cover image, and again in Chapter 03. They serve … Read more

In the grand scheme of things, Meet is not really the watchword for 2020. I think it more a case of wishing we could all meet up safely. Today, I had a call from one of my players wanting to know if we were all going to try and meet up in November. I really … Read more