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Let us now praise great reviews
Anyway, Dan has topped himself this week with his review of Nubia ( spacebiff.com/2020/04/29/nubia/ ). Read it.
It sounds like a fascinating game that covers a piece of history overlooked in the West (and East too, probably), but Dan goes farther by opening the discussion of its less savory historical bases in a fair, reasonable and decidedly non-hysterical way. Read it.
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Dan has always been one of the best writers out there, but I swear he always finds a way to top himself.
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Did I imagine it or was he going to maybe contributing some stuff here at one point?
Also, it really stood out for me this morning ,reading Andi's piece on Escape the Dark Castle and then having everyone else's reviews of it pop up below, that this place has easily some of the best going around, regardless of where anyone might think they compare to Dan. Writing that is just good to read. Which is what I've always liked about Space Biff. It helps that his interest lies where mine does a lot of the time, but even when it doesn't, just entertaining to read.
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Has anybody played it? He speaks well to the history, but States of Siege titles are generally pretty 2-dimensional. If this one isn't I'll pick it up. Now is the time for solo games.
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That phrase has an alternative meaning in many other English as a first language countries.
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I also agree that TWBG is punching above its weight in terms of quality prose. As someone who is still really new to tabletop journalism, I must say it's super gratifying to share page space with the likes of Barnes, Thrower, Theel and the others I'm sure i'll discover as I continue to dig.
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Dan is the best writer in tabletop in my opinion. Whenever anyone mentions my name in the same sentence it is a great honor.
Dude is just in another category all by his lonesome.
But this place is pretty damn special. I hope Michael and Matt and others start writing more regularly again at some point. That being said I've enjoyed much of the work from newcomers over the past two years.
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Sagrilarus wrote: I ignored him for years because of his Space Biff! branding in every subject line.
Me too. Skipping branded reviews is typically a great time-saving trick to avoid the mediocre wishy-washiness of people churning out content solely to keep the comped copies coming. Dan is the rare exception, someone who is consistent but also passionate, thoughtful, and insightful.
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This forum and its members do seem to be an outlier, but I feel the hobby is going to be culturally stunted until a more literate community develops.
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This particular "review" is more focused on the era it covers than the game itself, which is valid, and I enjoyed it. But I still don't know how the game plays or dan's opinion of it besides its historical context. Given the publisher and the series I don't think it's designed to be played two-dozen times.
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I’m not saying these things aren’t good or don’t have a place, but they aren’t pushing the hobby forward. Videos are popular because they’re easy to consume and don’t require much for thought, engagement or even attention, but we need these to have a better hobby.
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