Cobwebs By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 27th, 2020 This week, we chat with Adam Vass and Sally Cantirino about Cobwebs, their forthcoming storytelling RPG about conspiracies and dark secrets.
Gingy's Corner XOXO Blood Droplets By Gingy Gibson • January 24th, 2020 A follow-up that cannot quite escape the shadow its predecessor casts.
The Keep on the Borderlands By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 20th, 2020 The Caves of Chaos must be sealed! We look at the classic module The Keep on the Borderlands.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – January 2020 By Stu Horvath • January 17th, 2020 A new year, a new magazine. See what’s inside!
Queer Representation Needs More than a Past By Jeremy Signor • January 15th, 2020 Queer representation doesn’t mean tacked-on queer pasts for characters. Queer representation means understanding that queer people have a present, too.
Musings When in Hell, We Do Shots At the Bar By Blake Hester • January 14th, 2020 For something that marketed itself as a funny, drunken romp through hell, Afterparty sure feels a lot like an AA meeting.
The McMaster Files The Dreamers of the Dreams By Jason McMaster • January 14th, 2020 Jason says goodbye to the architect behind one fondly remembered virtual bastion.
Collision Detection There’s No Such Thing as a Neutral War Story By Ben Sailer • January 14th, 2020 Like literally every other piece of media, videogames don’t exist in a vacuum.
This Mortal Coyle Asra from The Arcana By Deirdre Coyle • January 13th, 2020 Who doesn’t love obsessively pondering over fictional characters’ tarot readings?
Forms in Light Beyond Blueprints By Justin Reeve • January 13th, 2020 Manifold Garden is filled with structures that you’ll never see on a blueprint because they would be impossible to actually build.
Dungeons By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 13th, 2020 You can’t have Dungeons & Dragons without the dungeons!
Checkpoint 2020 By Corey Milne • January 11th, 2020 Corey offers a year-end roundup, some quickfire crit on 2019’s best games and a farewell.
Another Look Fallen Men By Yussef Cole • January 10th, 2020 Like most Star Wars IP, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order isn’t interested in shaking the status quo of its narrative universe.
Russ Nicholson Interview By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 6th, 2020 We chat with the incomparable fantasy illustrator Russ Nicholson!
The Best Games of 2019 By Team Unwinnable • December 31st, 2019 “…an explosive geyser of truly brilliant games…”
Best of 2019 The Best Tabletop Games of 2019 By Team Unwinnable • December 31st, 2019 (that we played this year)
D&D Monster Cards By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 30th, 2019 Monster Cards! We take a look at this beautiful set of early, full color play aids for Dungeons & Dragons.
Best of 2019 Best Games Architecture of 2019 By Justin Reeve • December 27th, 2019 The top ten games of 2019 from an architectural perspective.
Players Handbook By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 23rd, 2019 What revelations lurk behind the idol of Moloch, within the pages of the first edition Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook?
Losing the Magic with Arena By Jeremy Signor • December 20th, 2019 In pushing so hard for a piece of the eSports pie, Magic Arena neglects the community that is the heart and soul of the game.
Feature Excerpt Undercurrent: Sea of Solitude’s Monsters Undermine a Mental Health Journey By Caitlin Galiz-Rowe • December 20th, 2019 The protagonist’s inner demons seem to get the least screen time for a game about monsters.
Feature Excerpt The Art of LARP By Sharang Biswas • December 20th, 2019 LARPing is as much about community and art as it is about roleplaying.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – December 2019 By Stu Horvath • December 17th, 2019 The end of the year is a time for reflection. A decade even more so.
Monster Manual By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 16th, 2019 Monsters! We peel back the cover of the original Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual to see what’s biting. (Everything!)
Musings From Kamurocho, With Love By Blake Hester • December 13th, 2019 Halfway around the world, in a city he’s never been to before, Blake finds a place he knows as well as his home.
Pathologic 2 and the Anatomy of a Metaphor By Jeremy Signor • December 12th, 2019 Games can come to life where metaphor, mythology, and mechanics intertwine.
This Mortal Coyle Goth Stereotypes as Videogame Characters By Deirdre Coyle • December 12th, 2019 If you’ve never dabbled in goth subculture, you may not realize how many gothic sub-subcultures exist.
Star Wars Galaxy Guides By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 9th, 2019 Everyone is talking about Star Wars right now, and so are we! We take a stroll through the 12-volume series of Galaxy Guide sourcebooks for the West End Games Star Wars RPG.
Another Look Tea and Warfare By Yussef Cole • December 9th, 2019 In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, tea is a pleasant diversion that holds a deeper meaning.
Forms in Light Gotham’s Multiple Masks By Justin Reeve • December 9th, 2019 There are many different Gothams.
The McMaster Files The Mundane and the Sublime By Jason McMaster • December 6th, 2019 In Death Stranding, you can measure your progress by what you have built and contributed to the world.
Collision Detection Exploring Social Impact Journalism With Headliner: Novinews By Ben Sailer • December 5th, 2019 Headliner: Novinews asks players to consider the social impact of sound journalistic best practice by offering questions that lead to more questions.
Our Gardens By Jeremy Signor • December 4th, 2019 When we as players interact with the frameworks that developers give us, the tangible result becomes like a garden cultivated by both.
Episode 17: Tiny Islands, Watchmen By David Shimomura and Sara Clemens • December 4th, 2019 Double episode today: David and Sara dig into the new videogame Tiny Islands and the Watchmen TV series.
Backlog A Great Story and a Good Fluke By Gavin Craig • December 4th, 2019 The 2019 World Series is an example of what is wrong with major league baseball.
Dungeons & Drawings By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 2nd, 2019 This week, we chat about the monster art book Dungeons & Drawings!
Feature Excerpt What Lies Beneath: Subtextual Storytelling Techniques in Videogames By Jeff Spoonhower • December 2nd, 2019 Jeff Spoonhower discusses how stories can be told during gameplay through the use of powerful subtextual audio-visual techniques.
Feature Excerpt Games About Death (Are Stuck In a Rut) By Mark Hill • December 2nd, 2019 Why has the treatment of death in certain indie games become so predictable?
Holiday Gift Guide 2019 By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • November 25th, 2019 This week, we’re getting ready for the holidays and wanted to help give you a leg up on your gifts for your friends and family around the gaming table (and maybe yourself too, let’s be real).
