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2026 ²⁸

Back to making things. Elm, interactive fiction, crosswords, AI, and the odd argument.

October ⁷

Some words about design

13 October 2026 • 2 min • Ben Griffiths

Pass it on

11 October 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

Weeknotes 2764

9 October 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

Elm is a bit like Ruby’s Rack

9 October 2026 • 5 min • Ben Griffiths

On cryptic crosswords

4 October 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

Weeknotes 2763

3 October 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

A tangled web I wove

1 October 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

September ⁵

A better D&D character sheet

27 September 2026 • 5 min • Ben Griffiths

Weeknotes 2762

26 September 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

Nag a ram: teaching my crossword page to solve anagrams

19 September 2026 • 7 min • Ben Griffiths

Weeknotes 2761

19 September 2026 • 2 min • Ben Griffiths

Weeknotes 2760

12 September 2026 • 2 min • Ben Griffiths

August ¹

Learning about myself through Elm

10 August 2026 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

July ²

What kind of machine-consciousness denier are you? Take our handy quiz

30 July 2026 • 6 min • Ben Griffiths

Unequal, and hungry for it

12 July 2026 • 2 min • Ben Griffiths

May ²

There’s a STAR man, waiting in the sky

27 May 2026 • 5 min • Ben Griffiths

Introducing Uruk, a language for tabletop games

17 May 2026 • 8 min • Ben Griffiths

April ⁶

The diving watch I never knew I wanted

30 April 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

Make your own interactive fiction client in Elm

21 April 2026 • 5 min • Ben Griffiths

Introducing Planedrift

18 April 2026 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

ASK THE VM WHERE IS THE PLAYER

17 April 2026 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

Building a Z-Machine in the worst possible language

12 April 2026 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

Playing Zork with a gen alpha AI

11 April 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

March ²

Building a better crossword page for my daily cryptic hit

27 March 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

What AI is doing for me, in a difficult situation

25 March 2026 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

February ³

It’s Your Turn — a prompt deck for new roleplayers

23 February 2026 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

Seven reasons that Trump is a bad GM. Very bad

23 February 2026 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

You’ve Been Pawned — Now With a Snazzy New Look

22 February 2026 • 2 min • Ben Griffiths

2024 ¹⁰

The year I ran D&D for a living: campaign reports, GM tooling, and notes from StartPlaying.

July ¹

Six months on startplaying.games

15 July 2024 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

April ¹

An online tool to make playable paper pawns

6 April 2024 • 3 min • Ben Griffiths

February ⁶

Campaign report: Dragon of Icespire Peak: session #6

19 February 2024 • 7 min • Ben Griffiths

Campaign report: Rime of the Frostmaiden: session #4

18 February 2024 • 7 min • Ben Griffiths

Campaign Report: Dragon of Icespire Peak: Session #5

12 February 2024 • 5 min • Ben Griffiths

A few months on StartPlaying.Games

11 February 2024 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

Campaign report: Rime of the Frostmaiden: session #3

9 February 2024 • 5 min • Ben Griffiths

Character Quirks for easier roleplay

3 February 2024 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

January ²

How I use Avrae

29 January 2024 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths

An Owlbear/Discord/DndBeyond checklist for new campaigns

16 January 2024 • 4 min • Ben Griffiths