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The Stoakes-Whibley Natural Index of Supernatural Collective Nouns.
“For holiday or every day”

Spectral class:
An academy of apparitions.
A racket of banshees.
A congress of ghosts.
A shroud of ghouls.
A rumpus of phantoms.
A blanket of poltergeist.
A penumbra of spirits.
A mystery of spooks.
A degradation of wraiths.
Demon class:
A legion of demons.
A bombast of devils.
A chimney of djinns.
A storm of ifrits.
A party of incubi.
A ruin of kobolds.
An honor of mandrakes.
A murmur of the possessed.
An opulence of succubi.
A rustle of reapers.

ELVEN Class.

A solace of Babas Yaga.
A hustle of brownies.
A brace of dryads.
A knot of dwarves.
A drove of elves.
A tizzy of fairies.
A lawn of gnomes.
An indulgence of leprechauns.
A swell of naiads.
A delectation of nymphs.
A pleasure of pixies.
A sleigh of Santas Claus.
A resolution of sprites.

Heavenly Class.

A host of angels.
An archhost of archangels.
A compass of cherubim.
A pantheon of gods.
A semitheon of demigods.
A baleful of martyrs.
A rapture of messiahs.
A persuasion of prophets.
A caucus of shamans.
A glory of seraphim.
A majesty of Titans.
A cavalry of valkyries.

HUMAN CLASS.

A clamor of clones.
A harmony of homunculi.
A jake of Jedi.
A gossip of mermaids.
A bureau of mole men.
A caper of mutants.
A league of superheroes.
A coven of witches.
A coventry of warlocks.
A fellowship of wizards.

MECHANICAL CLASS.

A nervousness of AIs.
A yard-sale of androids.
A bank of automatons.
A skynet of cyborgs.
A squadron of drones.
A swarm of nanites.
A fleet of probes.
A clangor of robots.
A harem of sexbots.
A culture of viruses.

Monster Class.

A spectacle of behemoths.
A ruminance of Bigfeet.
A scamper of bogeymen.
A prominence of bugbears.
A bedevilment of bunyips.
A clubbing of chupacabra.
A doubting of cyclopes.
An audacity of gargoyles.
A percussion of giants.
A malignity of goblins.
A tangle of Gorgons.
A devilry of gremlins.
A clamor of harpies.
A rally of hobgoblins.
A warfare of hydra.
An assault of Jersey devils.
A continent of leviathans.
A lamentation of Morlocks.
A tromp of Nephilim.
A torment of ogres.
A rage of orcs.
A malevolence of trolls.

PSYCHOTIC Class.

A quiver of geniuses.
A cackle of mad scientists.
A band of murderers.
A sling of psychopaths.
A choir of serial-killers.
A cell of terrorists.
An industry of villains.

FOREIGN Class.

A pension of aliens.
A district of prawns.
A tournament of Predators.

Wildlife Class.

A tackle of basilisks.
An eminence of centaurs.
A braid of chimer?.
A cabal of cockatrices.
A supremacy of dinosaurs.
A dignity of dragons.
A lodge of fauns.
A senate of griffins.
A fulsome of hippogriffs.
A dastardly of manticores.
A snarl of minotaurs.
A prize of Nessies.
A conservatory of phoenices.
A yearning of sasquatches.
A finery of sphinxes.
A fondle of unicorns.
A lunacy of werewolves.
A poachment of wyverns.
A flurry of yeti.

Undead Class.

A liberty of mummies.
A craving of golems.
A prominence of dhampirs.
A depravity of revenants.
A drudge of skeletons.
A basement of vampires.
An exigency of wendigoes.
A vexation of zombies.

IRREGULAR

A duty of Frankenstein?s monsters.
An itself of Yahwehs.
The Borg.

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The Stoakes-Whibley Natural Index of Supernatural Collective Nouns.
“For holiday or every day”

Spectral class:
An academy of apparitions.
A racket of banshees.
A congress of ghosts.
A shroud of ghouls.
A rumpus of phantoms.
A blanket of poltergeist.
A penumbra of spirits.
A mystery of spooks.
A degradation of wraiths.
Demon class:
A legion of demons.
A bombast of devils.
A chimney of djinns.
A storm of ifrits.
A party of incubi.
A ruin of kobolds.
An honor of mandrakes.
A murmur of the possessed.
An opulence of succubi.
A rustle of reapers.

ELVEN Class.

A solace of Babas Yaga.
A hustle of brownies.
A brace of dryads.
A knot of dwarves.
A drove of elves.
A tizzy of fairies.
A lawn of gnomes.
An indulgence of leprechauns.
A swell of naiads.
A delectation of nymphs.
A pleasure of pixies.
A sleigh of Santas Claus.
A resolution of sprites.

Heavenly Class.

A host of angels.
An archhost of archangels.
A compass of cherubim.
A pantheon of gods.
A semitheon of demigods.
A baleful of martyrs.
A rapture of messiahs.
A persuasion of prophets.
A caucus of shamans.
A glory of seraphim.
A majesty of Titans.
A cavalry of valkyries.

HUMAN CLASS.

A clamor of clones.
A harmony of homunculi.
A jake of Jedi.
A gossip of mermaids.
A bureau of mole men.
A caper of mutants.
A league of superheroes.
A coven of witches.
A coventry of warlocks.
A fellowship of wizards.

MECHANICAL CLASS.

A nervousness of AIs.
A yard-sale of androids.
A bank of automatons.
A skynet of cyborgs.
A squadron of drones.
A swarm of nanites.
A fleet of probes.
A clangor of robots.
A harem of sexbots.
A culture of viruses.

Monster Class.

A spectacle of behemoths.
A ruminance of Bigfeet.
A scamper of bogeymen.
A prominence of bugbears.
A bedevilment of bunyips.
A clubbing of chupacabra.
A doubting of cyclopes.
An audacity of gargoyles.
A percussion of giants.
A malignity of goblins.
A tangle of Gorgons.
A devilry of gremlins.
A clamor of harpies.
A rally of hobgoblins.
A warfare of hydra.
An assault of Jersey devils.
A continent of leviathans.
A lamentation of Morlocks.
A tromp of Nephilim.
A torment of ogres.
A rage of orcs.
A malevolence of trolls.

PSYCHOTIC Class.

A quiver of geniuses.
A cackle of mad scientists.
A band of murderers.
A sling of psychopaths.
A choir of serial-killers.
A cell of terrorists.
An industry of villains.

FOREIGN Class.

A pension of aliens.
A district of prawns.
A tournament of Predators.

Wildlife Class.

A tackle of basilisks.
An eminence of centaurs.
A braid of chimer?.
A cabal of cockatrices.
A supremacy of dinosaurs.
A dignity of dragons.
A lodge of fauns.
A senate of griffins.
A fulsome of hippogriffs.
A dastardly of manticores.
A snarl of minotaurs.
A prize of Nessies.
A conservatory of phoenices.
A yearning of sasquatches.
A finery of sphinxes.
A fondle of unicorns.
A lunacy of werewolves.
A poachment of wyverns.
A flurry of yeti.

Undead Class.

A liberty of mummies.
A craving of golems.
A prominence of dhampirs.
A depravity of revenants.
A drudge of skeletons.
A basement of vampires.
An exigency of wendigoes.
A vexation of zombies.

IRREGULAR

A duty of Frankenstein?s monsters.
An itself of Yahwehs.
The Borg.

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#566; Supernatural Collective Nouns. transcribed by in

The Stoakes-Whibley Natural Index of Supernatural Collective Nouns.
"For holiday or every day"

Spectral class:
An academy of apparitions.
A racket of banshees.
A congress of ghosts.
A shroud of ghouls.
A rumpus of phantoms.
A blanket of poltergeist.
A penumbra of spirits.
A mystery of spooks.
A degradation of wraiths.
Demon class:
A legion of demons.
A bombast of devils.
A chimney of djinns.
A storm of ifrits.
A party of incubi.
A ruin of kobolds.
An honor of mandrakes.
A murmur of the possessed.
An opulence of succubi.
A rustle of reapers.

ELVEN Class.

A solace of Babas Yaga.
A hustle of brownies.
A brace of dryads.
A knot of dwarves.
A drove of elves.
A tizzy of fairies.
A lawn of gnomes.
An indulgence of leprechauns.
A swell of naiads.
A delectation of nymphs.
A pleasure of pixies.
A sleigh of Santas Claus.
A resolution of sprites.

Heavenly Class.

A host of angels.
An archhost of archangels.
A compass of cherubim.
A pantheon of gods.
A semitheon of demigods.
A baleful of martyrs.
A rapture of messiahs.
A persuasion of prophets.
A caucus of shamans.
A glory of seraphim.
A majesty of Titans.
A cavalry of valkyries.

HUMAN CLASS.

A clamor of clones.
A harmony of homunculi.
A jake of Jedi.
A gossip of mermaids.
A bureau of mole men.
A caper of mutants.
A league of superheroes.
A coven of witches.
A coventry of warlocks.
A fellowship of wizards.

MECHANICAL CLASS.

A nervousness of AIs.
A yard-sale of androids.
A bank of automatons.
A skynet of cyborgs.
A squadron of drones.
A swarm of nanites.
A fleet of probes.
A clangor of robots.
A harem of sexbots.
A culture of viruses.

Monster Class.

A spectacle of behemoths.
A ruminance of Bigfeet.
A scamper of bogeymen.
A prominence of bugbears.
A bedevilment of bunyips.
A clubbing of chupacabra.
A doubting of cyclopes.
An audacity of gargoyles.
A percussion of giants.
A malignity of goblins.
A tangle of Gorgons.
A devilry of gremlins.
A clamor of harpies.
A rally of hobgoblins.
A warfare of hydra.
An assault of Jersey devils.
A continent of leviathans.
A lamentation of Morlocks.
A tromp of Nephilim.
A torment of ogres.
A rage of orcs.
A malevolence of trolls.

PSYCHOTIC Class.

A quiver of geniuses.
A cackle of mad scientists.
A band of murderers.
A sling of psychopaths.
A choir of serial-killers.
A cell of terrorists.
An industry of villains.

FOREIGN Class.

A pension of aliens.
A district of prawns.
A tournament of Predators.

Wildlife Class.

A tackle of basilisks.
An eminence of centaurs.
A braid of chimer?.
A cabal of cockatrices.
A supremacy of dinosaurs.
A dignity of dragons.
A lodge of fauns.
A senate of griffins.
A fulsome of hippogriffs.
A dastardly of manticores.
A snarl of minotaurs.
A prize of Nessies.
A conservatory of phoenices.
A yearning of sasquatches.
A finery of sphinxes.
A fondle of unicorns.
A lunacy of werewolves.
A poachment of wyverns.
A flurry of yeti.

Undead Class.

A liberty of mummies.
A craving of golems.
A prominence of dhampirs.
A depravity of revenants.
A drudge of skeletons.
A basement of vampires.
An exigency of wendigoes.
A vexation of zombies.

IRREGULAR

A duty of Frankenstein?s monsters.
An itself of Yahwehs.
The Borg.

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My newest game: Noodle Battle! At PAX!

September 2, 2026 by David Malki !

The past few weeks have been a frenzy of assembling the very laborious, very bespoke first print run of NOODLE BATTLE, the puzzle game I am releasing this weekend at PAX West in Seattle!

PAX has an event called the PNW Tabletop Game Market (Saturday night ONLY), which is a curated selection of short-run games from local designers. As I’ve mentioned in this space before, I applied for a space in this fall’s event mainly as a way to force myself to finish a new game. And here it is!

The drawings are all by Jason Poland, good pal and cartoonist of My Dad Is Dracula. Jason played an early version of this game at Alaska Robotics Comics Camp this spring, and really liked it!

So I said, “Do you want to help me make it?” And so he has! It was his idea to make all the characters fun little animals, and I think it adds a ton of charm.

Because this edition is limited-run, it has been incredibly labor-intensive to make! The boxes and cards were made by a game factory in the usual fashion, but separately. The blank tiles were made by a woodworker dude out of Connecticut. For each game, we have had to:

  • Cut a piece of plastic and install the box window
  • Paint all the tiles, hundreds at a time
  • Apply a sticker to both sides of every tile
  • Apply stickers to the box (we couldn’t get the box back printed in time, so the whole back side of the box is a sticker too)
  • Apply the “Nutrition Facts” sticker, which was a late suggestion by my kid that I just had to run with
  • Fold up the rule sheet (they come from the printer as big strips of paper)
  • Put all the components into the box and seal it all up

I knew it would be a lot of work and would require some inefficient, expensive compromises AND I WAS RIGHT. But the final product is turning out great, which is the important thing!!

I will have 50 copies with me (if all goes well) at PAX, and then between now and the holidays we will be putting together additional copies to round out this first edition.

I will announce additional copies on Patreon first, once they are available online!! And here too, naturally, before long.

You can also sign up here if you’d like me to email you once the game is available online!


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