I forget how juicy family stories are in Union. Then I play it again and… wowzers. The Crimson Knight was a vigilante who put on a mask because he was an angry, violent man, and fighting crime was the most positive outlet he could find to vent that anger. But anger is not a bullet […]
Ben Robbins |
May 10th, 2022 |
Union, what we played
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Science! Invention! Experimentation! It’s what separates us from the apes. The ones on The Planet of the Apes. Those guys were very frowny-faced about new ideas. While I was working on the new version of Union, I also used that opportunity to experiment with some components of Microscope. The original Union was a variant that […]
Ben Robbins |
November 11th, 2018 |
Microscope, Union
The new and improved second edition of Union is ready to go. Get in there and start making family histories, with all their moments of triumph and tragedy.
Ben Robbins |
October 17th, 2018 |
Microscope, Union
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It’s been a busy year, but the new, improved, revised, and rewritten Union is in final editing right now. It’s very close to be ready for your game table. Very close. I’m stupidly excited to have a stand-alone version of Union that people can just sit down and play. I’ve always thought Union was a […]
Ben Robbins |
October 10th, 2018 |
Microscope, Union
The unicorn befriends the young mother, but penniless she is driven to betray it, leading a wealthy noble to trap the beast for a pouch of gold, a sin that grieves her until she is old and grey. But the unicorn is not so easily caught… Her son goes forth and leads a hard life […]
Ben Robbins |
December 12th, 2017 |
Explorer, Microscope, Union
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First playtest of Microscope Union was beautiful and bittersweet: Nathan grew up on the farm. As a young man he sees strange lights in the sky, a sight that fills him with quiet wonder. Belle comes from the big city. She hates the country, hates working on the farm, but eventually she and Nathan fall […]
Ben Robbins |
June 20th, 2014 |
Explorer, Microscope, Story Games Seattle, Union, what we played
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