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Author: Ken Newquist

RPO Replay: Swordquest

February 9, 2021 Ken Newquist Focus, Games, Projects, Ready Player One Replay

The Ready Player One Replay is an ongoing exploration of the games that inspired the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Love it or hate it, there’s value in revisiting our geeky roots. Quote “You’re holding Swordquest: Earthworld,” I continued. “The[…]

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RPO Replay: Tron – Deadly Discs

February 7, 2021 Ken Newquist Games, Ready Player One Replay, Video Game Reviews

The Ready Player One Replay is an exploration of the games that inspired the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Quote After I beat Aech at three rounds of Tron: Deadly Discs, he threw down his Intellivision controller in disgust. — Ready Player One p.[…]

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@NuketownSF: Zinequest 3! Thru-Hiker, Infinite March, Planar Compass, Creature Feature

February 6, 2021 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, NuketownSF Recap

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 31, 2021. Kickstarter’s annual #Zinequest is back! This month Nuketown will be promoting our favorite #Zinequest3 publications and resources, starting with the event’s homepage: https://www.kickstarter.com/zinequest ZINEQUEST | Zinequest 2021 @[…]

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@NuketownSF: Atomic Robo, Miles Morales, Titans, Cthulhu, Gloomhaven, Mountains of Madness

January 31, 2021 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, NuketownSF Recap

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 24, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Atomic Robo & the Fightin Scientists of Tesladyne – The story of an intelligent robot created by Nikola Tesla and his adventures throughout the[…]

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Game Day: Scales of Truth

January 26, 2021 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games

Sometimes, you need to get a little weird … and Scales of Truth, my current lunchtime campaign, is a lot weird. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Scales of Truth is a D&D 5e-powered game that relies heavily on the tropes of[…]

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@NuketownSF: Spider-man Noir, Thrawn, Tenet, X-Men, Zombies!

January 23, 2021 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, NuketownSF Recap

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 17, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Spider-man Noir (2008) – It’s 1933 and crime bosses rule New York City as the Great Depression rages. A hero emerges from the shadows in the[…]

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Blogworthy: Productivity, Inverted Controls, Sea Shanties, Iggwilv, The Mummy

January 22, 2021 Ken Newquist Blog, Blogworthy

Looking to improve your workflows, streamline your life, and de-stress your life in the new year? Check out “The Ultimate Guide To Productivity Methods“, Pocket’s round-up of productivity methods including “Eat The Frogs First Thing in The Morning” and “Productivity[…]

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Radio Active #94: Keep Calm and Geek On

January 19, 2021 Ken Newquist Nuketown Radio Active, Podcasts

Welcome to 2021, the year in which we try to release more than one episode every 12 months. On this episode of Radio Active, I talk about life during the COVID-19 pandemic, delve into using exercise and meditation to stay[…]

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@NuketownSF: Guardians of the Galaxy, Stellaris, WW84, Immortal She-Hulk

January 16, 2021 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, NuketownSF Recap

A recap of NuketownSF’s tweets for the week of January 10, 2021. COMICS & COFFEE | Guardians of the Galaxy 1 (2020) – Corrupted, power-mad Greek Gods from another universe invaded our galaxy; it’s up to Nova, Peter Quill, and[…]

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Game Day: Getting Lost in a Hexcrawl

January 3, 2021 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games, Role-Playing Games

My current lunchtime game is Scales of Truth, a hexcrawl set in a post-apocalyptic science-fantasy setting. Think of a mashup of Thundarr the Barbarian, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, and Mad Max: Fury Road, powered by Dungeons & Dragons. So[…]

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About Nuketown

Nuketown is a speculative fiction website that’s been published continuously since 1996.

It’s publishing focus is articles, reviews and editorials about science fiction, fantasy, and horror with heroic overtones. It covers a variety of topics within the speculative fiction genre, including games, movies, soundtracks, books, and websites.

Radiating from Easton, Pa.

Recent Posts

  • NuketownSF: ZineQuest updates, Field Guid to Memory, Mystic Mazes, Heroes at Home April 9, 2021
  • Trail to Philmont – January/February 2021 April 6, 2021
  • Geek Archeology: World Space Modeling Championships 1980 Patch April 4, 2021
  • Looking back on ZineQuest 3 March 30, 2021
  • RPO Replay: Tomb of Horrors March 18, 2021

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