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Unwinnable is an online platform and digital magazine that started in 2010 with the aim of offering a fresh take on cultural commentary. We appreciate varied viewpoints, which is why we've gathered a wide range of contributors, from newcomers to seasoned writers, to share their experiences. Whether the topics are light-hearted or deeply serious, we take pride in offering a welcoming and considerate space for writing that breaks away from the limits of conventional online publishing. Unwinnable is completely independent, solely owned by its readers and writers.

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A Dialogue with Grace Benfell - Unwinnable

4 weeks ago | unwinnable.com | Autumn Wright

This column is a reprint from Unwinnable Monthly #185. If you like what you see, grab the magazine for less than ten dollars, or subscribe and get all future magazines for half price. ———The art of games criticism. ———Grace Benfell is a writer based in Chicago. She is the author of Killing Our Gods, out later this year, and the co-editor of TIER, a journal for criticism on obscure games.
I Used to Love Yakuza’s Shun Akiyama, Until I Realized How Much He Hates Women

4 weeks ago | unwinnable.com | Hiero de Lima

I’ve had a long and roundabout journey with the Yakuza games; I started with 0 and Kiwami like everybody else, but then somehow found myself finishing 7 before Kiwami 2. Last year, after finally beating Judgment and falling back in love with the series, I blazed through the other titles, having last conquered Infinite Wealth. It was, to be sure, an interesting way to have engaged with the series.
A Dialogue with Nic Reuben - Unwinnable

1 month ago | unwinnable.com | Autumn Wright

This column is a reprint from Unwinnable Monthly #184. If you like what you see, grab the magazine for less than ten dollars, or subscribe and get all future magazines for half price. ———The art of games criticism. ———Nic Reuben is a writer from Wales currently staffed at Rock Paper Shotgun. His recent review of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth impressed me with its imagery and stream of consciousness, which we discuss the inspirations of below.
There Can Be Only Two: Fame and Destruction Come in Pairs in King of Tokyo: Duel - Unwinnable

Feb 14, 2025 | unwinnable.com | Orrin Grey

I see board games in the store and they always look so cool and then I buy them and bring them home, I’m so excited to open them, and then I play them, like, twice… This column is dedicated to the love of games for those of us whose eyes may be bigger than our stomachs when it comes to playing, and the joy that we can all take from games, even if we don’t play them very often. ———I’ve mentioned before that King of Tokyo is probably my favorite board game of all time.
Estelle and Blue sit and watch the young go by; or, The Final Communion - Unwinnable

Feb 14, 2025 | unwinnable.com | Autumn Wright

This column is a reprint from Unwinnable Monthly #183. If you like what you see, grab the magazine for less than ten dollars, or subscribe and get all future magazines for half price. ———Peripatetic. Orientation. Discourse. ———This season we’ve etnered, a season of haunting, when fire and snow are no longer opposite.
Language Roots - Unwinnable

Feb 11, 2025 | unwinnable.com | Jay Castello

This column is a reprint from Unwinnable Monthly #183. If you like what you see, grab the magazine for less than ten dollars, or subscribe and get all future magazines for half price. ———What does digital grass feel like? ———[This piece contains spoilers for Chants of Sennaar.]Chants of Sennaar is a language-based puzzle game set on a brightly-colored Tower of Babel, with dramatic architecture, views over unearthly vistas and five separate cultures that need to be understood in order to progress.
BONUS - Blaze Bayley (Part 3) - Unwinnable

Feb 4, 2025 | unwinnable.com | Ed Coleman

We’ve reached the end of our bloviating Blaze-based bonus content. After focusing our first two Blaze bonus EPs on songs by Wolfsbane, the final in our series moves to listening to a few of his most recent releases.
To: Exalted Funeral; RE: A Stiff Letter Regarding Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme - Unwinnable

Jan 29, 2025 | unwinnable.com | Orrin Grey

This feature is a reprint from Unwinnable Monthly #183. If you like what you see, grab the magazine for less than ten dollars, or subscribe and get all future magazines for half price. ———This series of articles is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Exalted Funeral. While Exalted Funeral puts us in touch with our subjects, they have no input or approval in the final story.
BONUS - Blaze Bayley (Part 1) - Unwinnable

Jan 21, 2025 | unwinnable.com | Ed Coleman

BONUS ALERT! Ed is bringing you the first of a series of bonus episodes listening to some of Blaze’s non-Maiden related music. In this first installment, Ed listens to two tracks off Live Fast, Die Fast: Wicked Tales of Booze, Birds and Bad Language, the 1989 debut album from Wolfsbane, the band Blaze left to join Maiden.
The Playdate Represents the Best Future for Handheld Consoles - Unwinnable

Jan 13, 2025 | unwinnable.com | Luis Aguasvivas

There is just something about a handheld console. Holding a machine that can play games without connecting it to an external display is one of the most intimate experiences in gaming. Since the Nintendo Game Boy introduced handheld games to a wider audience, playing video games outside your home or an arcade has become widespread.