This is Faith in Play #107: Zombie Apocalypse, for October 2026. I want to thank the members of the Christian Gamers Guild for their suggestions for this article. I’m going to have to consider writing about The Science of Magic and The Magic of Science in the future. This article was inspired by comments in … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #106: Funny, for September 2026. Our thanks to Regis Pannier and the team at the Places to Go, People to Be French edition for locating a copy of this and a number of other lost Game Ideas Unlimited articles. This was originally Game Ideas Unlimited: Funny, and is reposted here with minor … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #106: Choosing, for September 2026. This article was inspired by comments in Hector Miraz’ Faith and Fandom: Level Three about commitment. In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the villain asks his archaeology expert which of a large array of cups is the Holy Grail. Her choice is based on … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #105: CharGen, for August 2026. Our thanks to Regis Pannier and the team at the Places to Go, People to Be French edition for locating a copy of this and a number of other lost Game Ideas Unlimited articles. This was originally Game Ideas Unlimited: Chargen, and is reposted here with minor … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #105: Relationships, for August 2026. This article was inspired by comments in Hector Miraz’ Faith and Fandom: Level Three about toxic relationships. Last month I wrote about Loneliness, and noted that for many people being alone was intolerable. Some people, to avoid being alone, will surround themselves with people who … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #104: Third Man Syndrome, for July 2026. There is a strange experience known to some real-life adventurers that has been called Third Man Syndrome. That it’s a syndrome (as we’ve elsewhere mentioned) means it’s a collection of symptoms occurring together with no identified cause. In this case, it’s the tendency of adventurers … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #104: Loneliness, for July 2026. Some credit must go to Hector Miraz’ Faith and Fandom IV: A New Book, the second chapter Sherlock. The piece discussed loneliness, and I was out on the front deck writing in my literary journal when four-year-old granddaughter Rena tripped and fell on her face, … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #103: Bridge, for June 2026. Our thanks to Regis Pannier and the team at the Places to Go, People to Be French edition for locating a copy of this and a number of other lost Game Ideas Unlimited articles. This was originally Game Ideas Unlimited: Bridge, and is reposted here with minor … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #103: Quest, for June 2026. This article was inspired by comments in Hector Miraz’ Faith and Fandom: Level Three about commitment. One of the common features of fantasy adventures is the quest, the hero committing himself to finding some particular object and taking some appropriate action once it’s found. Among … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #102: Objectives, for May 2026. Our thanks to Regis Pannier and the team at the Places to Go, People to Be French edition for locating a copy of this and a number of other lost Game Ideas Unlimited articles. This was originally Game Ideas Unlimited: Objectives, and is reposted here with minor … [Read more…]