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The Long Road: A 30-Minute Solo Playing-Card RPG (Inspired By Elden Ring)
How to play The Long Road, a solo card RPG you can play with a standard 52-card deck — rules, setup, and tips from the designer.
The Best Space Movie for Every Mood (From Someone Who’s Obsessed)
You don’t have to be a space nerd to enjoy an epic space movie — but these movies might just turn you into one. Whatever your mood, there’s a space movie for you.
Analog Gaming: Playing My First Solo TTRPG
Can gaming be an analog hobby? I’m bringing my love of video game RPGs to my desk with the solo journaling RPG For Small Creatures Such As We.
Birthday Thoughts: Gaming as I Get Older
Today is my birthday — the last one I’ll have in my 30s. Which means technically I’m starting my 40th year around the sun! The older I get, the more I find myself spending birthdays reflecting on my life and what I want it to look like. As some of you know (if you’ve been…
Project Hail Mary Review: Does the Movie Live Up to the Book?
When I first read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir several years ago, I thought it was one of the best stories I’d ever read. But when I heard they were making it into a movie, I was uncertain. The story is about a human astronaut’s friendship with an alien that looks like a rock…
The Best Games for Adults Getting Back Into Gaming
Took a break from gaming? Here are the best games for adults getting back into it—easy to pick up, impossible to put down, and perfect for a busy life.
What’s New: Spring 2026
Can you believe it’s already 2026? This year, my blog will be 14 years old. And I can tell you, I’m feeling my age! Maybe that’s why I decided to refresh my blog this spring—if I’m getting older, it just means I’m more experienced, with some new skills in my pocket (like web design, why…
Baldur’s Gate Bard Diaries: Episode 1
Anyone up for some fanfiction? Since I just started a new playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3, I thought it would be fun to revive my old game diaries. You can find all my old ones—covering some of my favorite RPGs like Dragon Age: Origins—right here. But rather than write like me, why not write as…
Rediscovering the Joy in Gaming: A Split Fiction Review
It’s not every day I finish a video game these days. Or every week, or every month, or even every year. It wasn’t always so. Video games used to be my go-to hobby, the thing I turned to first when I needed to unwind after a long day. Games were my escape. My play after…
Robo♥︎beat is Officially a Teenager!
Hey there! It’s been a while. I guess you could say I hit pause on this blog, left the controller on the couch, and wandered off to tackle some real-life quests. Like self-publishing my first novel—and having a baby! Yep, literally three days after I published my first book, I found out I was pregnant.…
What’s New in 2023
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here, as life has been busy and gaming has been put on the back burner. That said, I’m happy anytime I have a lazy weekend morning or late night to curl up on the couch with a great video game. Most recently, I played some Diablo IV with my…
It’s Robo♥beat’s 10th Birthday!
Today marks 10 years since I started this blog Robo♥beat. It began as a side project to discuss my nerdy interests — especially video games — as I hoped for a writing job in the video game industry. And it worked! I ended up working in the games industry for over seven years. My first…
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