Are there good elements to this overly chaotic and unnecessarily complicated Taboo-like game? Sure. Do you need this game to enjoy them? Nope.
Category: A+E
Leen Katrib writes about Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his history with Crown Hall and Mecca Flats. She faced quite a bit of backlash even though, in my opinion, her takes aren’t wrong in any way.
Hideous Abomination is a fun game with some really strong mechanics and some extremely weird art. Slight content warning for discussions of body horror.
In August, My Chemical Romance performed “‘Long Live’ the Black Parade” at Soldier Field. The entire concert was a carefully coordinated protest against the current political administration meant to engage the audience emotionally, and it succeeded.
Canvas (2021) is mechanically well designed, has some beautiful art, and is nominally about players creating art… but is what you’re actually doing art? (NOTE: this is not an argument for or against modern art – that’s not the debate here.)
I spent this past summer unemployed and out of school, so I decided to occupy
Each year, there’s a lit fest in the South Loop. I visited it this year. There were a lot of good moments, but each one came with an annoying (but substantial) issue. Also, let’s see more local authors!
AeiZona Tea – yes, the iced tea company – made a game about fighting inflation. The game itself is somewhat derivative, but most memorable for its sheer pettiness.
“Ticket to Ride” is a 2004 board game that arguably started the modern indie game revolution. This article reviews it, and also attempts to break down one aspect of what made it popular – and more broadly, what it means for games to be accessible.
“Abducktion” is a cute game with some interesting mechanics but that can’t decide if it wants to be for one or multiple players, and struggles because of that.