James Chip
@james-chip.bsky.social
Some time maker of tabletop games.
Amateur magician.
Plant grower.
Abolish the monarchy.
http://jameschip.io
Amateur magician.
Plant grower.
Abolish the monarchy.
http://jameschip.io
Nothing else I do in my life ever again will bring anyone as much joy as my 19 year old nephew just shew when I did sponge ball magic for him.
December 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Nothing else I do in my life ever again will bring anyone as much joy as my 19 year old nephew just shew when I did sponge ball magic for him.
I played Mage Knight. It was a lot of fun. I had a very nice time.
That is all.
That is all.
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I played Mage Knight. It was a lot of fun. I had a very nice time.
That is all.
That is all.
Also I am not going to get me farcical Christmas murder mystery game "Douglas Fir is Dead" done this year, so look out for that next year I guess.
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Also I am not going to get me farcical Christmas murder mystery game "Douglas Fir is Dead" done this year, so look out for that next year I guess.
Can I learn and master an award winning rope magic routine in just a few days to amuse kids at Christmas?
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Can I learn and master an award winning rope magic routine in just a few days to amuse kids at Christmas?
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
So search is broken, but there is hope: non-general purpose search engines.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
December 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
So search is broken, but there is hope: non-general purpose search engines.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
I think it would be cool if games that used AI had to include a prominent label on the front of the box that read "the people who made this game hat artists, and the wider creative community, and are working towards the end of artistic endeavour"
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I think it would be cool if games that used AI had to include a prominent label on the front of the box that read "the people who made this game hat artists, and the wider creative community, and are working towards the end of artistic endeavour"
Trying something new.
December 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trying something new.
Me when the lords block something good: Abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Me when the lords block something good: Abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
Reposted by James Chip
Mud Ghost Estate Redux is a spooky Hong Kong folklore TTRPG from the creator of May You Fish in Interesting Times. 👻
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Mud Ghost Estate Redux is a spooky Hong Kong folklore TTRPG from the creator of May You Fish in Interesting Times. 👻
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
If I had to pick my favourite solo games I played this year I would go:
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
If I had to pick my favourite solo games I played this year I would go:
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
Eldest was outraged because this old Zelda game lost his save. Time to change the battery!
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Eldest was outraged because this old Zelda game lost his save. Time to change the battery!
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
So, what are the best play by post RPGs that can be played super slow, like shooting an email back and forth once a week, that really lend themselves to farcical situations.
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So, what are the best play by post RPGs that can be played super slow, like shooting an email back and forth once a week, that really lend themselves to farcical situations.
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
On a plus side I have read a lot of great books this year, many of which are books of magic, the rest of which are ghost stories.
So that is fun.
So that is fun.
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On a plus side I have read a lot of great books this year, many of which are books of magic, the rest of which are ghost stories.
So that is fun.
So that is fun.
A friend popped in over the weekend and we were chatting. They asked me "seen any good films this year?" And I paused and thought.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A friend popped in over the weekend and we were chatting. They asked me "seen any good films this year?" And I paused and thought.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.
So I am on the big blue sky server right now, but what are the good alternative smaller servers to move to?
I know about black sky, but where else is there?
I know about black sky, but where else is there?
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
So I am on the big blue sky server right now, but what are the good alternative smaller servers to move to?
I know about black sky, but where else is there?
I know about black sky, but where else is there?
My name's James and I'm here to say:
Links Awakening has the best dungeon design of all of the Zelda games, especially compared to the most recent two where the game was good, and the quests fun, but the dungeons were actually quite boring to go through.
Links Awakening has the best dungeon design of all of the Zelda games, especially compared to the most recent two where the game was good, and the quests fun, but the dungeons were actually quite boring to go through.
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My name's James and I'm here to say:
Links Awakening has the best dungeon design of all of the Zelda games, especially compared to the most recent two where the game was good, and the quests fun, but the dungeons were actually quite boring to go through.
Links Awakening has the best dungeon design of all of the Zelda games, especially compared to the most recent two where the game was good, and the quests fun, but the dungeons were actually quite boring to go through.
I am trying to publish a Christmas themed murder mystery game before Christmas, but I am rubbish, and also it's amazing how much time having two kids takes up.
December 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I am trying to publish a Christmas themed murder mystery game before Christmas, but I am rubbish, and also it's amazing how much time having two kids takes up.
Next years MFGJ will actually be the MicroFiche Game Jam, and we all have to publish games on microfiche, how all games should be published anyway.
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Next years MFGJ will actually be the MicroFiche Game Jam, and we all have to publish games on microfiche, how all games should be published anyway.
I have to say, I do like Hero Quest, but this is absolutely the worst rule to be in a game ever.
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I have to say, I do like Hero Quest, but this is absolutely the worst rule to be in a game ever.
Got a copy of Void Shift by @binarystar.games in my hands today. A little solo card game for one player. Looking forward to taking this for a spin soon.
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Got a copy of Void Shift by @binarystar.games in my hands today. A little solo card game for one player. Looking forward to taking this for a spin soon.
Excel is the Duchamp's toilet of games.
What is the Duchamp's Toilet of games?
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Excel is the Duchamp's toilet of games.
Reposted by James Chip
Whoops link riverhousegames.itch.io/draw-a-squar...
Draw A Square In The Dirt With A Stick And Then Stand In The Square And Yell
You will need a stick and some dirt.
riverhousegames.itch.io
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Whoops link riverhousegames.itch.io/draw-a-squar...
What is the Duchamp's Toilet of games?
December 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
What is the Duchamp's Toilet of games?
Christmas in this house is me listening to every track on If I Should Fall From Grace With God except Fairytale of New York on repeat, and making Cajun pasta.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Christmas in this house is me listening to every track on If I Should Fall From Grace With God except Fairytale of New York on repeat, and making Cajun pasta.
Magic.
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Magic.