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The fringiest of the Fringe
It’s now almost a month since the end of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, and I still haven’t posted a couple of the things I planned to. This one was a reader suggestion, after my…
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The lost quiz
I want you to cast your mind back to the spring of 2020. Your mind will undoubtedly protest, insisting that no good can possibly come of this, but you should coerce it to go…
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So I wanna know, what’s the name of the game?
This week I’ve been going through my bibliography of sources about Octogo Games Limited. In the process, I tried to find my review of Counterstrike, one of the company’s three early abstract strategy games,…
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The Games that nearly weren’t, part III
Last time: I saw some judo and learnt where my national loyalties lie. Netball On the penultimate day of Glasgow 2026, we travelled there once more. And, once more, we went to the SEC—but…
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Come flyer with me
At the Edinburgh Fringe, some things remain decidedly old-school. Sure, you can get your audience to leave reviews on the Fringe website, or market your play via Instagram ads. But print remains one of…
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An obsessive’s guide to surviving the Fringe
One of the suggestions I had for a post about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was, essentially, a survival guide. I thought this was a good idea when I read it, but I wasn’t convinced…
