New Old Stuff and Old New Stuff (March 2021 Newsletter) (Patreon)

Hey folks, March was a very busy month over at RTFM house. I filmed and edited the Age of Galaxy video I mentioned last month, but their kickstarter is being pushed back a bit, so that won't go up until (I think) the end of April. I recommend checking it out because it does a pretty great job of 4x game in a tiny lil box.

I also went back to an old series: How to Teach! I love making these short advice episodes that let me show off a game I wouldn't otherwise be covering and use a little more creative camera angles than I usually afford myself. Apparently I hadn't posted an HTT in a year and a day, which is surprising, and I'm glad to return to it. I showed off Cubitos, which is an absolute stunner, and I highly recommend picking it up. 

I was hoping to get the video up before Shut Up and Sit Down posted their review, but when I shot it the first time I made a big mistake in my video settings and the entire thing was unusable D:

Oh well. In the meantime I've been playing Eclipse and getting ready to write the script on that. It's a fascinating game, and I'm probably going to post an extra video on it about the oft-made comparison to Twilight Imperium because...I mean I get it, but they're nothing alike, so that should be fun.

I've also been covering some games for Rahdo, and this month I ended up liking everything I played. Rise of the Gnomes, shown above, is a quirky worker placement/area control game with some interesting timing mechanics and a solid AI opponent that will mix up the game whether you play it coop or competitive. I also played Scythe, which is great, but everyone already knows what that is, so I'll move on to Mage Noir. An excellent Magic-style card game that does a lot to shake up the genre and keep it fresh.

And lastly I want to give a shout out to my partner, Mariko, who recently launched her professional Instagram @theshytherapist. It focuses on social anxiety and shyness, but provides advice and positivity that I think everyone can benefit from. Please go over and take a look because I think she's doing some really great work and I'd love to see more people benefiting from what she has to offer. She also puts pictures of Tiny Carl Jung on her stories, which is worth the price of admission all on its own.

She's very supportive.