Book: Jeff Maynard: Antarctica’s Lost Aviator (Pegasus Books, 2019) Books about Antarctic exploration tend to focus on heroic, driven men seeking to test their mettle against the unforgiving forces of nature. Amundsen, Shackleton and in his own way even Scott were tough, strong individuals. In contrast, the main character of Continue Reading
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Research Blog Antarctica #178 – Terra Nova
Roleplaying Game: Robert Poppe: Terra Nova (2006) Terra Nova is a roleplaying game scenario designed for the Gamechef competition inspired by Scott’s ill-fated attempt to be the first to the South Pole. Scott’s fatal expedition was called Terra Nova, granting the game its title. The scenario is tightly designed, relying Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #177 – Jäätikkökirja
Non-fiction: Juhan Smuul: Jäätikkökirja (Kustannusliike Edistys, 1964) Jäätikkökirja (Jäine raamat in the original Estonian, Book of the Glacier in English) is the diary of Estonian poet Juhan Smuul’s journey to Antarctica as part of a Soviet expedition in 1957-1958. It’s one of the best and most evocative Antarctic books I’ve Continue Reading
An Adventure Per Year: Eurotour (Bonus 1993)
In my A Game Per Year project, my goal has been to read one roleplaying game corebook for every year they’ve been published. However, I soon started to feel that it was hard to decipher how the games were really meant to be played. For this reason, I decided to start a Continue Reading
An Adventure Per Year: Interview With Some People Who Believe In Vampires (2022)
In my A Game Per Year project, my goal has been to read one roleplaying game corebook for every year they’ve been published. However, I soon started to feel that it was hard to decipher how the games were really meant to be played. For this reason, I decided to start a Continue Reading
A Game Per Year: Astra (Bonus 1991)
I started to feel that I didn’t know roleplaying games well enough so I came up with the plan to read a roleplaying game corebook for every year they have been published. Selection criteria is whatever I find interesting. Astra was published in the first wave of Finnish roleplaying games, Continue Reading
An Adventure Per Year: Ice Fleet (2021)
In my A Game Per Year project, my goal has been to read one roleplaying game corebook for every year they’ve been published. However, I soon started to feel that it was hard to decipher how the games were really meant to be played. For this reason, I decided to start a Continue Reading
An Adventure Per Year: Destroyer of Worlds (2020)
In my A Game Per Year project, my goal has been to read one roleplaying game corebook for every year they’ve been published. However, I soon started to feel that it was hard to decipher how the games were really meant to be played. For this reason, I decided to start a Continue Reading
An Adventure Per Year: Stockholm Syndrome (2019)
In my A Game Per Year project, my goal has been to read one roleplaying game corebook for every year they’ve been published. However, I soon started to feel that it was hard to decipher how the games were really meant to be played. For this reason, I decided to start a Continue Reading
A Game Per Year: Bunnies & Burrows (Bonus 1982)
I started to feel that I didn’t know roleplaying games well enough so I came up with the plan to read a roleplaying game corebook for every year they have been published. Selection criteria is whatever I find interesting. Bunnies & Burrows is one of the earliest roleplaying games ever Continue Reading