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My Elder Sign review got an award!

By the Tall Girl On December 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Occasionally I write articles and reviews on HubPages, mostly on the subject of board games and card games. Last week, I was very surprised to receive an email from HubPages saying that I was in the running for a Rising Star award for my review of the fantasy board game Elder Sign; it […]

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Buying the last Elder Sign

By the Tall Girl On March 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment

I came to a realization recently when playing Elder Sign, a dice game based on the mythology of H.P. Lovecraft. In the game, you have to collect a specific number of Elder Sign tokens before the Ancient One awakens; otherwise, you have to battle the Ancient One to determine the outcome. On […]

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Pinterest knows me better than most

By the Tall Girl On February 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Earlier today, I was stalling on Pinterest. I ran out of fresh pins on my home page, so I clicked the new option “Preview! Explore Interests” to see what that might yield. It turns out that Pinterest has analyzed my 2500+ pins and now has a really, really good idea of what I like. I […]

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Writing Exercise: Alterations

By the Tall Girl On October 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

What would your characters change if they could alter history? It’s an interesting question (inspired by the card game Chrononauts rather than Doctor Who, as people who know me might have suspected). Most people have events in their lives that they wish they could go back and change, decisions and choices that they would have […]

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