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August 2026 in review You'd think that summer, what with fewer church programs running and a general sense of relaxation, would offer more gaming time, but nope. It was definitely not ...

One thing I very much love about LOTOR's Umbar trilogy is the use of bright Mediterranean colors throughout. It's a huge visual change, but a welcome one. The outfit I'm wearing a ...

As the summer winds down, I'm embarking on some projects to organize and even cull my CD collection somewhat. I still have a pile of around 100 albums in my "to listen" pile ̵ ...

I was growing increasingly restless with my Rimworld tundra colony, as very little of anything was happening and there wasn't much that I could do during the long winters. So I trashed it and ...

Probably the hardest part of playing a completionist character in LOTRO is rewiring your brain -- your habits -- that are all about optimization and efficiency. Fully completing every zon ...

Last night my daughter and I continued our counter-clockwise trek through Octopath Traveler's starting region, picking up our fourth character, the hunter H'aanit. I like the little tra ...

This past weekend, I made an effort to diversify my gaming past just LOTRO, which led me to booting back up Octopath Traveler for a fresh run. My old gamepad broke, so I ordered a new one with play ...

Nothing like taking a leisurely swim across a bay in full plate armor. Good thing you can't sink below the surface in LOTRO! Right now I'm into a pretty good routine in this game. Time ...

Meanwhile in my Rimworld adventures, I've been working on a campaign set in an arctic tundra. My colony is called Shivering, and I thought it was going to be a lot tougher. But there are plen ...

One nice benefit of playing through Yondershire is that it's an amusing diversion between the ultra-familiar stomping grounds of the starter zones. It's good to get this break before I ...