H. Taprell Dorling H. Taprell Dorling Captain Henry Taprell Dorling (1883-1968) was a British sailor, author, and journalist who served in the Royal Navy during both world wars, giving his marine fact and fiction a notable authenticity. His Pincher Martin, O.D. (1916) is widely referenced as the source for Pincher Martin (1956) by Nobel prizewinner William Golding. He wrote under the name Taffrail. Dorling was born in Berwick, the second son of Colonel Francis Dorling, and named Taprell Henry, but later changed the order of his names. He entered the HMS "Britannia" in August 1897, his 1113 marks placing him fifty-eighth in merit
Slay the Spire game. Mega Crit, with publishing support from Humble Bundle, plan to release "Slay the Spire" for the Nintendo Switch in early 2019. During the week ending January 21, 2018, "Slay the Spire" was the second highest-sold game on Steam. By February 2018, the game had more than 500,000 players, according to SteamSpy estimates. Mega Crit announced that by the end of June, sales of "Slay the Spire" had exceeded 1 million. Slay the Spire Slay the Spire is a roguelike video game with deck-building card game mechanics. The game is being developed by MegaCrit. It is currently in early access