Big Steaming Pile – Orwell
In the dystopian future year of 2017, the Nation is going through a troubled time. The Party, which has run on a platform of reestablishing law and order, has rammed through the passage of the…
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Big Steaming Pile – Pyre
The Downside, a vast, expansive collection of arid deserts, untamed seas, murky bogs, and treacherous mountains, is the final destination for those exiled from the Commonwealth. For those sent down the river, there is seemingly…
Big Steaming Pile – Don Bradman Cricket 14
Ah, yes, cricket. A game of strategy, skill, endurance, patience, and persistence. As I have said before, cricket might be the most quintessentially British sport imaginable, as the reach of the game extends almost literally…
Big Steaming Pile – 2017 Year-End Awards!
A belated Merry Christmas to you, dear reader, and welcome to the first annual Big Steaming Pile Awards, the Pilies!
Big Steaming Pile – The Room Two
Before we go any further, no, this is not a game about a Tommy Wiseau sequel. The storytelling and cinematography here are actually competently done, so get all your jokes about not hitting her and…
Big Steaming Bonus – Hard Time
I am fascinated by prison. Granted, I have less than zero intention of ever going there, but there’s something about the dynamic of so many people living in constant close contact, stripped of most of…
Big Steaming Pile – Jalopy
A wise person has described my personality as being that of an East German man who was raised under communism, got used to communism, and then the Berlin Wall fell, freedom broke out, and I…
Big Steaming Pile – 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
In 1979, the Iranian people were up in arms. The unpopular, corrupt regime of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was on its last legs, and would be forced out in favor of the Islamic Republic…
Big Steaming Pile – American Truck Simulator
Despite usually being a nightmare under the best of circumstances, the American highway has captured the imagination for generations. The open road, the scenery, the Okies traveling down Route 66 for Californy, something about the…
Big Steaming Pile – Victoria II
The Victorian Era was a period of great advancement and upheaval in history. New technologies like the telephone and telegraph expedited communications, nations like Germany and Italy were united, and mankind continued to develop new…