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A Game Books Geekshelf: 13 Books About Games That Every Geek Should Own
Welcome to another entry in the Five-Foot Geekshelf series! This time I’m doing something a little different. Rather than recommending games you should…
Apr 11 • Christian Lindke
The California Role Playing Scene: Lords of Chaos #2, Phantasmagoria #1 and the Stanford System (1977)
How a Stanford Graduate Student's Fanzine Hints at a Lost World of Gaming
Apr 3 • Christian Lindke
Researching the Science Fiction Geekshelf: Adventures in Time and Space
The Anthology That Defined a Genre for a Generation
Mar 30 • Christian Lindke
Elric of Melniboné: The Book That Taught Me What Fantasy Could Be
Before I begin my essay on Michael Moorcock’s first Elric novel, and how it has influenced how I view fantasy and the world, I’d like to announce…
Mar 29 • Christian Lindke
My Favorite Roleplaying Games of the Aughts: A Revisit
This posti is a greatly expanded version of an article I originally posted way back in January 12, 2010.
Mar 27 • Christian Lindke
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Why I Love Old School Dungeons & Dragons
Sep 15, 2025 • Christian Lindke
Charles Schulz Peanut's Neighborhood was Darker than You Think
Oct 8, 2025 • Christian Lindke
An Alternative Vision of The Hobbit that Never Was, Thank Heaven
Sep 24, 2025 • Christian Lindke
[Retro Review] Star Frontiers (1982): A Look Back at a Classic SF RPG
Jan 14 • Christian Lindke

Recent posts

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Revisiting Old Gaming History Questions: Who was Gigi D'arn?
Gaming History is Important and Fun to Learn
Mar 25 • Christian Lindke
Weekly Geeklinks
The Week of March 13, 2026
Mar 15 • Christian Lindke
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Christian Talks Game Books as RPGs and Recent Half-Price-Books Finds
A recording from Christian Lindke's live video
Mar 12 • Christian Lindke
Must Own Wargames #1: Men of Iron, Richard Berg's Medieval Masterpiece
Thinking of a Favorite Designer on What Would Have Been His 83rd Birthday
Mar 10 • Christian Lindke
Superhero RPG Design Decisions: A Discussion of Teen Titans' Changeling
Before I get into the article proper, I wanted to ask a quick survey question.
Mar 10 • Christian Lindke
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Weekly Geeklist and Live Chat on Some Books I Love
The Weekly Geeklist Plus a Recording from Christian Lindke's Recent Live Video
Mar 8 • Christian Lindke
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Christian Lindke's Geekerati Newsletter
Christian Lindke's Geekerati Newsletter
Discussions of Pop Culture, Table Top Games, Film, and Television with a dash of Political Science and Statistics from Time to Time.

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Movies About Gaming (Part 1): Are You Ready for a Dragon*Strike?
The First in a Series of Articles on Movies/TV and Gaming.
Feb 17 • Christian Lindke
The Action Geekshelf: 13 Action Films that Everyone Should Watch
None of my content is behind a paywall, so if want to help me Buy a Book or Game to review please consider visiting my page on Buy Me a Coffee.
Feb 5 • Christian Lindke
Is FASA's Masters of the Universe RPG Playable?
Stranged Licenced Role Playing Games Selection #10
Jan 31 • Christian Lindke
Supergirl Thoughts and a Retro-Review of It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Before the Review a Prelude to Why I Often Write About Older Films
Dec 12, 2025 • Christian Lindke
A Christmas Movie Advent-ure Marathon
The first Seven of 24 Days of Christmas Films
Dec 4, 2025 • Christian Lindke

Weekly Geekly

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Weekly Geeklinks
The Week of March 13, 2026
Mar 15 • Christian Lindke
Weekly Geeklist and Live Chat on Some Books I Love
The Weekly Geeklist Plus a Recording from Christian Lindke's Recent Live Video
Mar 8 • Christian Lindke
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Poul Anderson and the Weekly Geeklinks
Weekly Geekly Rundown that was supposed to be published on November 28, 2025
Feb 20 • Christian Lindke
Weekly Geekly Rundown for November 14, 2025
Sorry It's Late
Nov 20, 2025 • Christian Lindke
Trick or Potato? It's Weekly Geekly Rundown Time.
Get ready for two Oddities this week.
Oct 31, 2025 • Christian Lindke

YouTube

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Episode 176: Conan the Patron of the Arts? (From the Archives)
For a Barbarian, Conan had a love of high art and it's one of many reasons why the character remains a vibrant part of popular culture.
Sep 29, 2024 • Christian Lindke
Episode 174: "Supercrew" is Quick and Easy Superhero Role Playing
I’m a huge fan of superhero roleplaying games.
Aug 21, 2024 • Christian Lindke
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Episode 173: Four Players, a Murder Hobo, and an Inattentive Game Master
Let's Talk About Disruptive Players
Aug 14, 2024 • Christian Lindke
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Episode 172: Flash Gordon and the Warriors of Mongo is the First Licensed RPG and is Better than Most Think
Let's talk about what might be the first licensed role playing game and how the few online critics who talked about it got it wrong.
Aug 7, 2024 • Christian Lindke
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The British Wargaming Scene and Role Playing
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game and we’ve learned a lot about the how the game came to be designed over the past…
Jul 30, 2024 • Christian Lindke

Geekside Chat

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A Curious Conversation with Dr. Rebekah King
Finally Getting to Chat About Pop Culture with One of My Favorite Substack Writers
Jan 25 • Christian Lindke
I'm Thankful for Geek Chats.
Kailani B. of Damsel in the Library Discusses Literature and Films for Which She is Grateful
Nov 25, 2025 • Christian Lindke
1:26:51
Critical Hit Parader Stops by for a Geekside Chat
I’ve had the Critical Hit Parader Substack by Matt Thompson on my regular reading list for quite some time.
Nov 5, 2025 • Christian Lindke
1:14:52
Geekside Film Chat: Horror Movies and Kids Today
Luke and I were supposed to talk for 30 minutes or so about an article he recently read by a younger film critic.
Oct 20, 2025 • Christian Lindke and Luke Y. Thompson
1:22:03
Geekside Chat #2: American Fantasy Literature is Doing Just Fine
As I was uploading my second Geekside Chat, I was wondering how I should approach writing the written article below the video.
Oct 15, 2025 • Christian Lindke
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