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As seen in: Metro (UK), VICE, Eurogamer, Polygon, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun, GamesIndustry.biz, GameRevolution, Dicebreaker, Gayming Magazine
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Crusader Kings 3 made me understand the eldritch madness of grand strategy games

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By Astrid Johnson Verified
| Gayming Magazine
I’ve always been one to find grand strategy overwhelming. They’re like digital eldritch beasts. When I look at those who understand the ins and outs of Europa Universalis IV, who can coax exactly what they desire from Imperator: Rome, I begin to understand the Lovecraftian sentiment that the more transcendent knowledge you possess, the more your perception will be perceived by others as madness, and the more you’ll annoy your friends with memes about Constantinople.
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Gayming Magazine

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By Astrid Johnson Verified
| Gayming Magazine
Something I really loved when I first played Temtem, a creature-collecting MMO by Crema Games, was the presence of they/them pronouns in its character creator. While I didn’t pick the option–I use she/they, but prefer the former–it brought me a little bit of joy knowing that it was there for the people who do prefer they/them, an option many trans and non-binary people who use those pronouns rarely get in a lot of games.
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Digital board games don’t match the physical experience - and that can be a good thing

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By Astrid Johnson Verified
| Dicebreaker Verified
Some tabletop games aren’t the same when you can’t touch their bits and pieces... or are they? Tabletop Simulator has been quite a godsend for board game fans and roleplayers alike. Generally, for its ability to connect players over long distances with games that typically require being in the same place as each other, and currently, because of COVID-19.
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