These Old Games

06/11/2026

After more than a month, I am back to the   Sessions. , ,

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05/14/2026

This is an old post from 2019, I wanted to reshare. It's an example of the odd blending of reality and fantasy that I try to bring into my   games.

https://www.theseoldgames.com/2019/10/tales-from-high-backed-booth.html

At the bottom of the post is a link to the "method to the madness" post I ripped off to explain where some of these ideas came from.

Welcome to These Old Games, where old is new again. We cover video games, particularly for the Mac, D&D plus other RPGs and boardgames.

05/06/2026

Session 5.0 in Castle Amber. The party meets a Unicorn, the Wild Hunt, and some magic Squirrels. I also took a chance on using Chainmail rules with OSE, which worked nicely and really turned the tide with the Wild Hunt.

Welcome to These Old Games, where old is new again. We cover video games, particularly for the Mac, D&D plus other RPGs and boardgames.

05/05/2026

What a great resource!

A stack of the AD&D 2e Complete Handbooks going to the shelves. The spine lettering hints at the graphical changes over their long run. I have the definitive printing photo reference to the Brown books; link in the comments. Enjoy! -Wayne

04/30/2026

Resharing my review of Old School Essentials Basic Edition. The TL:DR is it's free on DriveThruRPG.com.

https://www.theseoldgames.com/2021/05/review-old-school-essentials-basic-rules.html

Welcome to These Old Games, where old is new again. We cover video games, particularly for the Mac, D&D plus other RPGs and boardgames.

04/17/2026

Here is my latest post on X2 . This is a solo playthrough and I am sharing updated character sheets. Last time, I made some mistakes and this post mostly corrects them. , , ,

Welcome to These Old Games, where old is new again. We cover video games, particularly for the Mac, D&D plus other RPGs and boardgames.

04/15/2026

A partial update to my X2 Castle Amber Campaign. This is session 4.1, where mistakes were made. , , ,

Welcome to These Old Games, where old is new again. We cover video games, particularly for the Mac, D&D plus other RPGs and boardgames.

04/12/2026

This weekend is crazy. I only have a quick update.

Welcome to These Old Games, where old is new again. We cover video games, particularly for the Mac, D&D plus other RPGs and boardgames.

04/11/2026

Fiver is facing his nemesis, the stone unicorn. There can be only one! vs

04/10/2026

I just noticed the linktree service and made an account.