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Scratching That Itch: Benjamin Of Blackstone Edge

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On November 24, 2024

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This is the two hundred first entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our two hundred first random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has changed the protagonist on us. It’s Benjamin of Blackstone Edge, by criacuervos, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Exploration, stories, fights!

I can confirm that it contains all three of those things.

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Scratching That Itch: Moonstone Deep

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On October 29, 2024

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This is the two hundredth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our two hundredth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has put up a bounty, attracting fortune seekers from all across the land. It’s Moonstone Deep, by criacuervos, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Explore, make hard choices, fight!

That definitely sounds like a video game!

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Scratching That Itch: Raik

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On September 14, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-ninth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-ninth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is speaking to us in Scots. It’s Raik, by Harry Josephine Giles, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

a Scots fantasia about anxiety

This tagline is making me anxious.

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Scratching That Itch: Our Love Can’t Save The World

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On September 6, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-eighth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-eighth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is asking us difficult questions. It’s Our Love Can’t Save The World, by Mitch Schiwal, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

2-Player RPG where you can save either your relationship or the world.

That… actually doesn’t seem like a particularly difficult choice.

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Scratching That Itch: The Three-Body Problem

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On August 7, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-seventh entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-seventh random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is stumbling through a spooky forest, uncomprehending. It’s The Three-Body Problem, by RoAnna Sylver, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Queer Celestial Witches Navigate Scary Woods And Each Other

The only thing better than a queer witch is a queer celestial witch.

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Scratching That Itch: Utopias: Navigating Without Coordinates

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On July 30, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-sixth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. This particular entry is also part of the Keeping Score series about games and their soundtracks. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-sixth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is imagining not one, but nine different perfect worlds. It’s Utopias: Navigating Without Coordinates by AAA, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A utopian planetary system of nine worlds, a collective hallucination woven…

Get ready to hallucinate nine times.

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Scratching That Itch: The Political Compass: Devil’s Labyrinth

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On July 20, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-fifth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-fifth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is awkwardly mocking modern Western political discourse. It’s The Political Compass: Devil’s Labyrinth, by majestic12, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

See where you fall on the political compass spectrums

Reader, I would not take this claim too seriously.

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Scratching That Itch: Heroic Asset Series: Buildings Pack

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On July 18, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-fourth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-fourth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has gone on a construction spree all around us. It’s Heroic Asset Series: Buildings Pack, by Aleksandr Makarov, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Tiny animated buildings pack with 64 colors!

The only things better than tiny buildings are animated tiny buildings.

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Scratching That Itch: Goopty Goo

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On July 10, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-third entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-third random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is bouncing into view on little cubes of goop. It’s Goopty Goo, by Dylan Brown, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Stomp goop cubes and avoid the floor.

Pesky floors. I try to avoid them whenever possible.

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Scratching That Itch: POM SIMULATOR 9000

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On July 9, 2024

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This is the one hundred ninety-second entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our one hundred ninety-second random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is hiding a lot of sharp teeth beneath its cute exterior. It’s POM SIMULATOR 9000, by d Marie, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

weary, transformation, dog, burger, comfort

I am intrigued by this selection of words.

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