These Old Games

06/07/2025

I have a new post about my laser cutter and some of the internal dialogs I am having about creating physical items for sale.

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01/07/2025

Something to share.

29/06/2025

I am thinking about my high magic campaigns and the house rules needed to make them work.

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.

15/06/2025

I'm working on a new project based on hex maps. I created these hex files a few years ago and uploaded them to Drivethru. PWYW.
There are 2 different booklets (in both A4 and 8.5 by 11) with either 19 complete hexes and 12 partial hexes (2021 update) or the original booklet with 31 whole hexes and 12 partial hexes.
Here is an example png for the 19 hex version.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/314920/these-old-games-presents-the-hex-pack?affiliate_id=242797

13/06/2025

Let me off, this is my stop! In this post, I blather about railroading.

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.

17/05/2025

I have been thinking about hexes again. Here is a post from 2020 in which I discuss a product for DriveThruRPG and Steamtunnel's The Hydra's Grotto that inspired the Hex Pack.

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14/05/2025

I had a house rule in the 90s and forgot I stole it from Champions of Krynn.

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.

30/04/2025

I've gone nuts. Look what I am playing.

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.

24/04/2025

We are back in the Pavonis Sector, with Emily taking the lead. I hope to share a little Star Smuggler fan fiction in a future post. This will flesh out a little of what is happening.

I also threw in a shout-out to Shaun's Solo Stellar Stories. For that, scroll right to the bottom of the post.

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.

16/04/2025

I found a good use case for AI - NPC tracking. Your mileage may vary:

"I have limited knowledge of the world and events after January 17th, 1972. I may occasionally produce incorrect or biased information."

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.

14/04/2025

I went on a slight weekend detour and didn't share my second week in the Pavonis Sector. Next week's run will be very different.

I will also post an update on what I was doing over this past weekend.

https://www.theseoldgames.com/2025/04/pavonis-sector-sessions-week-two.html