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Bad Quail Games // G. Michael Truran
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He/They.

Librarian by day. Tabletop games artisan some of the rest of the time.

Purveyor of fine PDFs at https://bad-quail.itch.io.

Logo by John W. Sheldon.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Space Pig returns.
October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Space Pig obligatory travel selfie.
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Soulframe has the best login screen.
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Watching the Appendix N Jam awards live stream last night, I was curious about the relationship between entries the judges thought worth mentioning and the community rankings.

I'm not really a stats guy, but there are some interesting surface level observations.
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
From a section on who at the table is responsible for what decisions. Probably more impactful than ye older "here there be an X Cars."

I have some quibbles with the exact wording, but I like the spirit of "hey, it's your responsibility not to (re)traumatize each other."
September 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I do love when a game is this up front about what it asks from participants.
September 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yesterday received Sword Opera: an RPG of Melodramatic Relationships and High Powered Violence. By @ericfarmer.bsky.social and Eli Kurtz. Backed on Kickstarter.
September 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I have a bunch of tarot and oracle decks, but don't mess with them much. Hanging out at the coffee shop after work, I decide to take a pull . . .

ft. The Wormsong Oracle Deck by @helveticablanc.bsky.social .
September 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Forgot that Mass Effect: Andromeda makes you do sudokus.
September 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Show me an image on your phone that has your energy but is not a selfie
September 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I got a fine. Here compared with my extra fine Kaweco.
August 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sailor TUZU Adjust. Seems clearly aimed at competing with the Lamy Safari. Something about the shape of it feels out of time. Like an old marker uncovered in the bottom of the toy box and my grandparent's house.
August 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
August 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Gods, kings, and monsters: all are beholden to the games storage hive.
August 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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August 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
August 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This night played Pax Pamir for the first time. A really snappy design, both visually and in briskness of play. Second game came to a hilarious end when one player switched allegiance to prevent a comrade from winning and accidentally handed the win to the Russians.
August 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Assorted lumpy scribbles: early medieval helmets with aventails.
July 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Stumbled on this weird little guy. From a print titled "Kanselier en de Dood" (English: the Chancellor and Death). By print maker Hans Holbein the Younger and block cutter Hans Lützelburger. Blocks cut before 1526 but not used until 1538. From the Rijksmuseum collection.
July 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last weekday of staycation. Getting some Rebellion in.
July 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My Bastionlands? Mythic.
July 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM