This week’s post is the first in a four part series (II, IIIa, IIIb, interlude, IV) looking at what I’m going to term the Fremen Mirage (a play on Le Mirage Spartiate, which we’ve…
Collections: The Fremen Mirage Part IIIa: …by the Princess Irulan
This is Part IIIa of our four-part series (I, II) looking at what I’ve termed the ‘Fremen Mirage.’ We defined the core tenets of this pop-historical notion in more detail in the f…
Collections: The Fremen Mirage, Part IV: Desert Power
This is Part IV of our four-and-three-quarters part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, interlude) on the Fremen Mirage. We began by sketching out the basic outline of this pop theory of history: that a lac…
Collections: The Fremen Mirage, Part II: Water Spilled on the Sand
This is part II of our four-part series (I, IIIa, IIIb, interlude, IV) looking at what I’ve termed ‘the Fremen mirage,’ after the fiction people from the science fiction novel Dun…
Collections: The Fremen Mirage, Interlude: Ways of the Fremen
This week we’re breaking out of the main series of posts on the Fremen Mirage (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) to answer a brewing discussion that has been running in the comments: does Dune exist within …
Collections: The Fremen Mirage, Part IIIb: Myths of the Atreides
This is Part IIIb of our four-and-three-quarters part series (I, II, IIIa) on what we’re calling the Fremen Mirage. Last week, we traced the origins of this idea in the Greek and Roman ethnog…
Blades of Mirage - Official Playtest Release Window Trailer | The MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026 - IGN
Get a look at the Playtest Release Window Trailer for Blades of Mirage, an isometric action-adventure game developed by Agate. Players will embody Mira to use her ability to create water-based weapons and explore ancient ruins scattered across unique islands. Confront corrupted, powerful creatures and solve intricate puzzles to secure the ancient relics. Blades of Mirage is coming soon to PC (Steam), with a playtest launching in July 2026 on Steam.
Collections: The Siege of Gondor: Part VI: Black Sails and Gleaming Banners
(Note: Thanks to the effort of a kind reader, this post is now available in audio format! The playlist for the entire series may be found here.) This is the sixth and final part of a six part serie…
Collections: The Siege of Gondor, Part V: Just Flailing About Flails
(Note: Thanks to the effort of a kind reader, this post is now available in audio format! The playlist for the entire series may be found here.) This is the fifth part of a six part series (I, II, …
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Crusader Kings III, Part IV: Emperors, Soldiers and Peasants
This is the last part of a four part series (I, IIa, IIb, III, IV) examining the historical assumptions behind the popular medieval grand strategy game Crusader Kings III, made by Paradox Interacti…
Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part II: The Fremen Jihad
This is the second part (I, II) of our somewhat silly look about the plausibility of warfare in Frank Herbert’s Dune. Last week, we looked at the system of warfare that is dominant in the set…
Exploring Eora: Pillars of Eternity 1, 2, and Avowed
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Crusader Kings III, Part IIb: Cracks in the House of Islam
This is the back half of the second part of a four part series (I, IIa, IIb, III, IV) examining the historical assumptions behind the popular medieval grand strategy game Crusader Kings III, made b…
Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part I: Fighting Faufreluches
This week, time for something a bit silly: we’re going to think about the plausibility of the warfare in Frank Herbert’s Dune! In particular, I want to approach the question in two part…
Dwarf Fortress - Boatmurdered Part #1 - Intro by Evilslug
Let's Play Dwarf Fortress - Boatmurdered by Various - Part 1: Intro by Evilslug
