- Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is one of the very few beginner’s books that’s evergreen and excellent, so it kinda sucked to find it at a library sale for $1, because that means it’s not in the library.There’s a cool solo RPG system Wretched and Alone, in which you are, well, wretched and alone in various settings. Draw cards from a standard deck to find what’s trying to kill you that day, deal with it, and journal it.
It’s optional though suggested that the player have a Jenga set (or something like that) nearby to represent the character’s gradual (or sudden) descent. I’ve always played without that, thinking it’s probably a fine addition to the game, but how much do I want to spend on a Jenga set?
Outside the library sale, there’s a box of free toys, so I had a look, and here’s a bag of Jenga. Doesn’t even have to be complete, so how ’bout that. I’ll find a Wretched and Alone variant to play tonight, then hate myself for writing better stuff for an RPG than as chess instruction.
