3:16 Carnage amongst the Stars – Transneptune Games

Game Tasting: 3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars

By Kit

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May 21, 2011

We’re nearly at the end, folks. Let’s do this. Last night was Gregor Hutton’s 3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars, a game of space marine bug-killing action and self-psychologizing flashbacks. I’ve been interested in playing this game for years, but have only now gotten the chance. I’ll be straight: it didn’t work for me, largely because […]

Game Tasting Week

By Kit

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May 15, 2011

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So, this coming week, we of Transneptune (with some friends) are going to spend this coming week trying a different game every night. And we’re gonna post about it. Here’s the schedule: Monday: Apocalypse World Tuesday: Don’t Rest Your Head Wednesday: Primetime Adventures Thursday: How We Came to Live Here cancelled due to illness. Friday: 3:16 Carnage […]

Epic versus Heroic

By Austin

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February 9, 2011

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This distinction has been brought up many times by many people, though not as much in reference to gaming, and not in so many words. The gist of this distinction is historical: Epic protagonists from ancient sagas like Gilgamesh and Beowulf do not undergo the same kind of psychological change and examination that modern ones […]