A Looking Glass Jukebox was a finalist in Chaosium’s BRP Design Challenge 2024. It is still in development. There is a draft version of the game currently being playtested. And a demonstration scenario will be run at the end of July at Chaosium Con 2025.

The game is inspired by a series of Call of Cthulhu tournament scenarios run at Arcarnacon Melbourne, Australia. His Master’s Voice, the CofC scenario by Terry Cooper, Mark Morrison, Liam Routt, Rap and the Duckmaster played at Arcarnacon IV, 1986, and His Master’s Voice II by Mark Holsworth, Jules Mortensen, Liam Routt and the Duckmaster played at Arcarnacon VII, 1990, and His Master’s Voice III by Mark Holsworth, Owen Rigby, Judy Routt, Liam Routt and the Duckmaster played at Arcarnacon XII, 1994.

It was not just the scenarios that inspired me, but the teams playing and the bands they created. I remember the Torps, the Groovy Parkas, and Conqueror. (Check out the Torps on Facebook.) They were more than band names, filling in the character sheets. There were publicity photos, badges, and spontaneous LARPing spilling out from the tournament. The game was a catalyst for creative fun, and I hope A Looking Glass Jukebox will be too.

For decades, I kept this idea in mind until Jane Routley suggested that I enter the BRP design competition. Thank you, Jane.