Stu Horvath
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Stu Horvath
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· Nov 10
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January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Monsters (1976)
An excellent example of a children's monster book from the '70s. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/monsters-1976/ #TTRPG
An excellent example of a children's monster book from the '70s. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/monsters-1976/ #TTRPG
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Monsters (1976)
An excellent example of a children's monster book from the '70s. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/monsters-1976/ #TTRPG
An excellent example of a children's monster book from the '70s. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/monsters-1976/ #TTRPG
My goal this year is to get one new subscriber for Unwinnable Monthly every day. Is that you, today? If you do it, you also get all 24 issues from 2025 right now, which is a pretty good distraction, if you want to be distracted.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
My goal this year is to get one new subscriber for Unwinnable Monthly every day. Is that you, today? If you do it, you also get all 24 issues from 2025 right now, which is a pretty good distraction, if you want to be distracted.
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A Fantastic Bestiary (1969)
Perhaps an important inspiration for the _Monster Manual_. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/a-fantastic-bestiary-1969/ #TTRPG
Perhaps an important inspiration for the _Monster Manual_. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/a-fantastic-bestiary-1969/ #TTRPG
January 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A Fantastic Bestiary (1969)
Perhaps an important inspiration for the _Monster Manual_. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/a-fantastic-bestiary-1969/ #TTRPG
Perhaps an important inspiration for the _Monster Manual_. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/a-fantastic-bestiary-1969/ #TTRPG
Dark Tower
Can you defeat the tower before the tower defeats you? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/dark-tower-2/ #TTRPG
Can you defeat the tower before the tower defeats you? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/dark-tower-2/ #TTRPG
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Dark Tower
Can you defeat the tower before the tower defeats you? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/dark-tower-2/ #TTRPG
Can you defeat the tower before the tower defeats you? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/dark-tower-2/ #TTRPG
Miniature Painting - 2022
Year One in a hobby chronicle. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/miniature-painting-2022/ #TTRPG
Year One in a hobby chronicle. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/miniature-painting-2022/ #TTRPG
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Miniature Painting - 2022
Year One in a hobby chronicle. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/miniature-painting-2022/ #TTRPG
Year One in a hobby chronicle. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/miniature-painting-2022/ #TTRPG
Broke out my punk 7-inches to vent some spleen and The Dicks were the first one on the turntable. 1980. Describing the same violent, bullshit policing we still have 46 years later, and have had since time immemorial.
Maybe THIS time we'll stay angry enough to change things.
Maybe THIS time we'll stay angry enough to change things.
January 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Broke out my punk 7-inches to vent some spleen and The Dicks were the first one on the turntable. 1980. Describing the same violent, bullshit policing we still have 46 years later, and have had since time immemorial.
Maybe THIS time we'll stay angry enough to change things.
Maybe THIS time we'll stay angry enough to change things.
The End (1995)
All the edginess of the '90s embodied in a single game. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-end-1995/ #TTRPG
All the edginess of the '90s embodied in a single game. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-end-1995/ #TTRPG
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The End (1995)
All the edginess of the '90s embodied in a single game. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-end-1995/ #TTRPG
All the edginess of the '90s embodied in a single game. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-end-1995/ #TTRPG
I've resolved to be more energetic in promoting Unwinnable this year. Stories deserve to be read! Readers deserve thoughtful stories! These things should be bullshit-free!
In more measurable terms, I'd like to get a new subscriber for every day of 2026.
So, ahem: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
In more measurable terms, I'd like to get a new subscriber for every day of 2026.
So, ahem: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
January 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I've resolved to be more energetic in promoting Unwinnable this year. Stories deserve to be read! Readers deserve thoughtful stories! These things should be bullshit-free!
In more measurable terms, I'd like to get a new subscriber for every day of 2026.
So, ahem: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
In more measurable terms, I'd like to get a new subscriber for every day of 2026.
So, ahem: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
Evergreen post.
General strike now.
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Evergreen post.
Millennium’s End (1993)
One of the most complicated RPGs ever created. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/millenniums-end-1993/ #TTRPG
One of the most complicated RPGs ever created. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/millenniums-end-1993/ #TTRPG
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Millennium’s End (1993)
One of the most complicated RPGs ever created. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/millenniums-end-1993/ #TTRPG
One of the most complicated RPGs ever created. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/millenniums-end-1993/ #TTRPG
@daxaeterna.ink Discover feed showed me your post about having trouble with your book cover on Goodreads. If it's still an issue, let me know, I can fix it for you.
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
@daxaeterna.ink Discover feed showed me your post about having trouble with your book cover on Goodreads. If it's still an issue, let me know, I can fix it for you.
Renee Nicole Good was murdered in cold blood and we all of us better get ready to say that over and over again in the coming days.
January 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Renee Nicole Good was murdered in cold blood and we all of us better get ready to say that over and over again in the coming days.
Yesterday, I walked through all 14 stories in the April 2025 Unwinnable Monthly so you could see what goes into (and comes out of) the magazine EVERY month. This is what subscription dollars pay for.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Yesterday, I walked through all 14 stories in the April 2025 Unwinnable Monthly so you could see what goes into (and comes out of) the magazine EVERY month. This is what subscription dollars pay for.
Sign up now, you get all twelve 2025 issues for the price of one: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
Sign up now, you get all twelve 2025 issues for the price of one: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
Mark does good work, it's right there in the name!
Happy birthday to Creative Good, which I founded 29 years ago today, w/one of the web's first blogs, advocating for more ethical online tech.
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Creative Good: projects from Mark Hurst, since 1997
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January 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Mark does good work, it's right there in the name!
The Tome of Neverworld (1996)
The first Furry RPG? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-tome-of-neverworld-1996/ #TTRPG
The first Furry RPG? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-tome-of-neverworld-1996/ #TTRPG
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The Tome of Neverworld (1996)
The first Furry RPG? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-tome-of-neverworld-1996/ #TTRPG
The first Furry RPG? Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/the-tome-of-neverworld-1996/ #TTRPG
Let's walk through why Unwinnable is some of the goodest critical writing you can find today. I'm going through our Genuine Unintelligence issue (April, 2025) story by story to show you the stuff, then at the end you can smash the "subscribe button" up there because you've been blinded by our light.
Oh, it's a new year? Well lemme tell you something: the Unwinnable Year-End Subscription Special only ends when I say it does. So pretend it is still 2025 and grab those 24 issues for 5 bucks. unwinnable.com/subscribe/ @unwinnable.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Let's walk through why Unwinnable is some of the goodest critical writing you can find today. I'm going through our Genuine Unintelligence issue (April, 2025) story by story to show you the stuff, then at the end you can smash the "subscribe button" up there because you've been blinded by our light.
Darkurthe Legends (1994)
What those in the hobby might call a "Fantasy Heartbreaker." Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/darkurthe-legends-1994/ #TTRPG
What those in the hobby might call a "Fantasy Heartbreaker." Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/darkurthe-legends-1994/ #TTRPG
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Darkurthe Legends (1994)
What those in the hobby might call a "Fantasy Heartbreaker." Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/darkurthe-legends-1994/ #TTRPG
What those in the hobby might call a "Fantasy Heartbreaker." Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/darkurthe-legends-1994/ #TTRPG
Reposted by Stu Horvath
I appreciate games writing and criticism but much of it exists in a bubble. The thing I appreciate about Unwinnable is that it puts games alongside film, books and more, all as equally valid mediums in conversation with each other. Ive already discovered several new gems since subscribing last month
Oh, it's a new year? Well lemme tell you something: the Unwinnable Year-End Subscription Special only ends when I say it does. So pretend it is still 2025 and grab those 24 issues for 5 bucks. unwinnable.com/subscribe/ @unwinnable.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I appreciate games writing and criticism but much of it exists in a bubble. The thing I appreciate about Unwinnable is that it puts games alongside film, books and more, all as equally valid mediums in conversation with each other. Ive already discovered several new gems since subscribing last month
Oh, it's a new year? Well lemme tell you something: the Unwinnable Year-End Subscription Special only ends when I say it does. So pretend it is still 2025 and grab those 24 issues for 5 bucks. unwinnable.com/subscribe/ @unwinnable.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Oh, it's a new year? Well lemme tell you something: the Unwinnable Year-End Subscription Special only ends when I say it does. So pretend it is still 2025 and grab those 24 issues for 5 bucks. unwinnable.com/subscribe/ @unwinnable.com
The algorithmic internet seems like a machine built to bring about its own self-destruction, which would be swell if it hadn't become the primary enabler of fascism on its way out.
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The algorithmic internet seems like a machine built to bring about its own self-destruction, which would be swell if it hadn't become the primary enabler of fascism on its way out.
Is Blue Planet an anticipation of the themes and visuals of the Avatar films? I have never seen an Avatar film and don't want to change that, but would be interested to see someone knowledgeable draw parallels.
Blue Planet (1997)
A struggle to survive in an alien ocean. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/blue-planet-1997/ #TTRPG
A struggle to survive in an alien ocean. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/blue-planet-1997/ #TTRPG
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Is Blue Planet an anticipation of the themes and visuals of the Avatar films? I have never seen an Avatar film and don't want to change that, but would be interested to see someone knowledgeable draw parallels.
Blue Planet (1997)
A struggle to survive in an alien ocean. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/blue-planet-1997/ #TTRPG
A struggle to survive in an alien ocean. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/blue-planet-1997/ #TTRPG
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Blue Planet (1997)
A struggle to survive in an alien ocean. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/blue-planet-1997/ #TTRPG
A struggle to survive in an alien ocean. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/blue-planet-1997/ #TTRPG
Gameplayers (1986)
A surprisingly effective social drama featuring tabletop gaming. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/gameplayers-1986/ #TTRPG
A surprisingly effective social drama featuring tabletop gaming. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/gameplayers-1986/ #TTRPG
January 2, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Gameplayers (1986)
A surprisingly effective social drama featuring tabletop gaming. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/gameplayers-1986/ #TTRPG
A surprisingly effective social drama featuring tabletop gaming. Read more here: https://www.vintagerpg.com/2026/01/gameplayers-1986/ #TTRPG