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…]
This is Faith in Play #102: Teamwork, for May 2026. Hector Miraz’ Faith and Fandom: Level Three had a guest essay by someone named Harrison Brown which was about working together, teamwork, and it got me thinking in this direction. One of the challenges faced by game referees is making sure that all the players … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #101: Continuity, for April 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: Continuity, and is reposted here with minor … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #101: Temper, for April 2026. I was reading an article in Hector Miraz’ Faith and Fandom: Level Three which was largely about The Incredible Hulk. If by any absurd chance you don’t know, The Hulk is the alter ego of a scientist (originally Bruce Banner) who developed a sort of … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #100: Plague, for March 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: Plague, and is reposted here with minor … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #100: Sacrifice, for March 2026. There is an aspect to many religions, particularly ancient ones, which we moderns find distasteful–yet it is meaningful, significant in ways we often fail to consider. That aspect is sacrifice. We tend to think that this is barbaric, yet we overlook the fact that it … [Read more…]
This is RPG-ology #99: Flies and Fairies, for February 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: Flies and Fairies, and is … [Read more…]