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A review by rrrrj
Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers by Sarah Winifred Searle, Hazel Newlevant
4.0
"Play is witchcraft. ...What else is magic other than the rituals we use to remind ourselves of our identities? The power to reclaim our lives?" - anna anthropy
Gosh, this was really good. A lot of reviews complain of the focus on tabletop RPGs & LARPing (by my count, 16 of the 36 entries are about tabletop, LARPing or card games while the rest are about video games), but that really appealed to me! I have been looking for good writing about tabletop games and found a real dearth -- I would have been pleased with just the sillier dungeon-crawl comics in here, but the more personal stories about Monsterhearts and Vampire: The Masquerade were real highlights of the anthology for me.
Also, I usually don't take note or comment on the design of a book, but big ups to Hellen Jo (cover artist) and Jasmine Silver (layout), this is a beautiful object. I ordered it for my library but I'm thinking about getting my own copy because it's just nice to look at and hold!
Gosh, this was really good. A lot of reviews complain of the focus on tabletop RPGs & LARPing (by my count, 16 of the 36 entries are about tabletop, LARPing or card games while the rest are about video games), but that really appealed to me! I have been looking for good writing about tabletop games and found a real dearth -- I would have been pleased with just the sillier dungeon-crawl comics in here, but the more personal stories about Monsterhearts and Vampire: The Masquerade were real highlights of the anthology for me.
Also, I usually don't take note or comment on the design of a book, but big ups to Hellen Jo (cover artist) and Jasmine Silver (layout), this is a beautiful object. I ordered it for my library but I'm thinking about getting my own copy because it's just nice to look at and hold!