For today's post I would like to lay out my humble desire for 2026: I want to run 12 new games.
For a lot of you that's probably a cakewalk - but I'm not sure I've ever cracked 6 different games in one year. You'd think a game a month would be pretty doable...but I envy you if you know a bunch of adults whose schedules remain consistent and open without any weird dramatic happenings in between.
Without further ado, my wishlist for the year:
1. Star Borg - We got off to a good start running this game the same day it was purchased. See my first blog post for more information. One of the players in that game wants to run a few sessions so I expect to commit some war crimes in the name of the Rebellion.
2. CAIN - I've wanted to run this since 2024 but life got in the way pretty hard. I know some rules updates have been dropped but I like of enjoyed the jank of the first version. We'll see how it goes.
3. Slugblaster - This game seems so rad but I absolutely do not understand the rules. We might just vibe it out.
4. Aether Nexus - I'm a big fan of Matt Click. My regular group loves The Mecha Hack and I backed the kickstarter for this game (something I never do.) It's been collecting dust in my office and I plan to fix that. I really am. I've even been watching Escaflowne!
5. His Majesty the Worm - Just a beautiful beast of a game. I want to run it for my regulars (a virtual group) so I need to figure out the best way to handle the tarot cards.
6. Mythic Bastionland - My copy arrived the other day and I'm truly blown away by it. The book is beautiful and truly gives you everything you need to run a session or campaign, including detailed, well arranged examples of play. I also just love the idea of a game where you're actually noble knights instead of feckless murder hoboes.
Especially these days.
7. The Whispering Vault - Someone on Reddit last year described this as "Clive Barker's Superfriends" and I hit eBay for a copy immediately. It is missing somewhere in my house but I swear I'm going to find it before Halloween.
8. Feng Shui - I think I love the concept of this game more than the execution but I truly want to give it the old college try.
9. Jukebox - My white whale. I have exactly one friend down to play a karaoke game but I really will make this happen
10. GRIM - I just think the concept sounds neat
11. Ride or Die - The minute this game drops I'm going to run it. I love those Fast and the Furious movies so much it hurts.
12. ????
The final spot on my list is wide open. Will that Godzilla game everyone fell in love with PAX drop before the end of the year? Not a clue. I hope it does.
I'm not a big fan of Invincible but I'm pretty curious about the game. Mostly I think it would just be cool to get a bit superhero game released that was actually playable.
If there's a game you're looking forward to sound off in the comments.
I definitely plan to revisit some old favorites: Mausritter, The Black Hack, Stay Frosty & EXTINCTION which might be my favorite game from the last few years. I've inflicted several flavors of it on my players, from murderous sexbots to a gnarly riff on Exiles
That's all for this week, folks! Keep your eyes open, your head on a swivel and watch out for each other.
For His Majesty the Worm a generic Tarot deck on Foundry would probably work.
ReplyDeleteCap had it coming.