<![CDATA[With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future.]]>With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future.

So, we're going to rebrand and refocus to enable us to continue to exist past the end of 2026.

Announcing our new name: GamingOnPenAndPaper

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e2d9a012-3405-4100-8dae-4f86ec8dba7f/with-the-price-of-hardware-everywhere-going-up-we-ve-had-a-long-hard-think-about-the-future.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 20:11:00 GMTWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:09:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:43:17 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux fools, I have secret deals going on right now to pre-allocate 40% of the worlds production capacity of wood to my company.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/passwordsarehard4/statuses/116329978113878952https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/passwordsarehard4/statuses/116329978113878952Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:43:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:35:31 GMT]]>@ben @gamingonlinux *nuclear warfare reduces all of the sand to glass*

Dagnabit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rotopenguin/statuses/116329711612102480https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rotopenguin/statuses/116329711612102480Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:35:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:41:03 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux GamingOnWhatWeHaveAtHome

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/canleaf/statuses/116329497480525922https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/canleaf/statuses/116329497480525922Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:41:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:14:34 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux I am dusting off my Amstrad CPC šŸ˜‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/doragasu/statuses/116329393313518230https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/doragasu/statuses/116329393313518230Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:14:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:05:38 GMT]]>@samsonite @gamingonlinux
We used to play RPGs and Wargames with a cloth laid over stuff to create terrain, coins or counters for characters or armies, physical dice, tape measures, paper rule books and paper and pencil.

Very cheap and lots of fun. Some people wrote their own rule books or replayed famous battles.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116329358178605757https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116329358178605757Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:05:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:50:15 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux Good idea! And you can still use wine! A lot of it!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/bicycletting/statuses/116329297686068130https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/bicycletting/statuses/116329297686068130Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:50:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:14:52 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux We will all send you postcards, supporting the initiative with additional stamps.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116092650648397225/statuses/116329158569336421https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116092650648397225/statuses/116329158569336421Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:14:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:46:38 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux

If you mix "book-sketch" like this

And "You Are the Hero Books", i think it's possible.
Not so easy, but possible.

*You have reload, what's coming next :
- you fire, send a dice, between 1 and 3 keep the sketchbook 13695, for 4 and greter the NĀ°62448
- you walk, go to sketchbook 12654*

šŸ¤Ŗ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://diaspodon.fr/users/greenman/statuses/116329047576628780https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://diaspodon.fr/users/greenman/statuses/116329047576628780Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:46:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:39:10 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux i was forced to draw ads for 15 minutes on Pen&Paper, do you have a good AdBlocker for it?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Dofain/statuses/116329018166553808https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Dofain/statuses/116329018166553808Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:39:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:38:11 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux yes

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/SunDancer/statuses/116329014330061989https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/SunDancer/statuses/116329014330061989Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:38:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:35:13 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux Presumably yes. There is also the Dark Souls of pen & paper games: https://runerpg.games/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Samsai/statuses/116329002648873193https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Samsai/statuses/116329002648873193Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:35:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:34:23 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social You can throw both šŸ˜‰ ...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federation.network/notes/akjh3j1uu7b700pehttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federation.network/notes/akjh3j1uu7b700peWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:34:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:33:16 GMT]]>First up: can I play DOOM with a Pen and Paper?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gamingonlinux/statuses/116328995007854940https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gamingonlinux/statuses/116328995007854940Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:33:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:27:28 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social as someone who's seen the prices on ttrpgs skyrocket in the past few years because of supply chain bs (stuff between US and China affecting the EU), I gotta say you should start thinking about the new new name.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.social/notes/akjgunbxzahttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.social/notes/akjgunbxzaWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:27:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:23:14 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux Covering such classics as Battleships and Tic Tac Toe (Noughts and Crosses).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/samsonite/statuses/116328955528571173https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/samsonite/statuses/116328955528571173Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:23:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:20:57 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux Joke's on you, I can install Linux on pen and paper, then install Doom on it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/hardpenguin13/statuses/116328946588342138https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/hardpenguin13/statuses/116328946588342138Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:20:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:18:23 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux DIY board games!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ROllerozxa/statuses/116328936501682818https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ROllerozxa/statuses/116328936501682818Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:18:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:17:14 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social that's tic tac toe]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.id/notes/akjghhj77rhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.id/notes/akjghhj77rWed, 01 Apr 2026 10:17:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:15:18 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux Have you SEEN how trees are doing?
Next step: GamingByDrawingInSandWithAStick

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/ben/statuses/116328924327219069https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/ben/statuses/116328924327219069Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:15:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:12:35 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux this hits too real and not even because of hardware prices

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/outfrost/statuses/116328913670884091https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/outfrost/statuses/116328913670884091Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:12:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:10:27 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux does the paper have a penguin watermark though

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Salty/statuses/116328905302008555https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/Salty/statuses/116328905302008555Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:10:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to With the price of hardware everywhere going up, we've had a long hard think about the future. on Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:09:59 GMT]]>@gamingonlinux just as broadly appealing & easy to get into!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/robinkuiper/statuses/116328903433817803https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/robinkuiper/statuses/116328903433817803Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:09:59 GMT