The Giant Brain's Idle Thoughts
The Giant BrainTabletop game reviews, editorials, and deep dives. Tabletop industry news and criticism.
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Shutting it down
Hi folks,
I am leaving Substack. After some thinking about where I want to put my focus I am moving back to posting some of this material on my site and some on my Patreon.
You can find the first thoughts piece over on The Giant Brain al...
November On the Table
Every month I like to look back at what I’ve played. Some of these will be regular parts of my collection while others will be first plays or similar at clubs or friends.
Binding of Isaac: Four Souls
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I played the Binding of Isa...
November 2023 Roundup
It is time once again to look around the world of tabletop criticism and pick out the great work I’ve been enjoying over the course of November. Videos, writing, and podcasts are all media I consume and I want to highlight folk doing work I...
Risk of Rain Returns - First Thoughts
When Risk of Rain first came out I picked it up on a whim. This weird, side scrolling, combat game absolutely possessed me for a while. It’s a roguelike game where the core mechanism is the ticking of a clock.
As time progresses the game...
Sea, Salt, and Paper - First Thoughts
There are now thousands of games released each year. Games are funded on Kickstarter, only to never see the light of retail. A given game released to retail may shine briefly, then sink without trace. Sometimes it takes a light touch to flo...
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Writer and podcaster focused on tabletop games. I review all sorts of games and write editorials about the hobby and industry. Co-host of the Brainwaves podcast, a tabletop news podcast. Co-host of Cult of the Old, a cast about older games.
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