The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4

With its gorgeous black and white, hand drawn art and heavily influenced 1980s tabletop RPG stylings, The Secret of Weepstone is the kind of game I would make... if I had any idea how to make games.

It's nesting season for ducks in Poland, and one mallard mom chose CD Projekt Red's office in Warsaw to lay its eggs, the studio recently shared. For anyone scared that this story does not have a happy ending, fear not. It's safe to read on. The Polish developer said the duck laid eight eggs at an open-air part of the impressive-looking modern office. The momma duck "cared for them attentively throughout the nesting period," and CD Projekt Red staff gave her plenty of room to sit on the eggs in peace as she waited for them to hatch. https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/2074811707763880017 T

House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 4 is a meaty, schemey affair, and an installment that works particularly hard to move pieces around the board in interesting new combinations.

Games come and go, but the lingering influence of the 13 games on this list, drawn from across the decades, will always remain.

Curry's incomparable acting career saw him starring as Soviet premiers, primordial clown horrors, and captains of Muppet crews.