I finally made the jump to Ghost from Substack, and while I think there might be a little slowdown in my newsletter's growth, I think it's a good thing for good reasons.

But from a technology perspective, it's hard not to be just very pleased about this. An ActivityPub integration, full templating and a usable API — it's such a breath of fresh air.

Sometimes I end up writing about a lot of newly released games, which I personally enjoy — but I'm always a bit worried about getting caught in that old 'cult of the new' mindset. It's an easy one to fall into, but at the same time, I also just adore new designs and new experiences.

This week in my newsletter, I wrote about three of my favorite games from 2024 (so far): Wyrmspan, Nocturne and River Valley Glassworks. I'll link in a subsequent post.

Wyrmspan is such an interesting case for me. I'd largely moved past Wingpsna — I get why it works for a lot of people, and I think I get what doesn't work for me: too much variation in goals and your goals being tied too directly to the cards that end up coming out; given there are so many cards, it's always a question if you'll get the cards you need.

Wyrmspan feels like it addresses that for my play style. With that comes some extra complexity — not a ton — but enough to help the game fly. (Ha.)

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