Twenty Years is Not so Far
I’ve spent some time playing the recent re-release of Wasteland, which I picked up over GoG. It has been a surprisingly pleasant experience. Sometimes, you can go back but when … Continue reading
Design Time 4 – To Rule Them All
Rules. More than any other aspect, rules are how designers communicates the game they is trying to make to their audience. You can design outlandish alienating characters, or a set … Continue reading
Jane McGonigal’s Massively Multiplayer Audience
I’ve been following Jane McGonigal for a number of years now. In fact, reading her book, Reality is Broken, inspired me to create A Game of Games (which I previously … Continue reading
MtG Artists: Scott M Fischer
Scott M. Fischer’s art was some of the first that drew my eye when I began playing Magic: the Gathering. It was the art that got me into the game, … Continue reading
Design Time 3 – Top or Bottom?
Welcome to the third Design Time, following me as I design my own tabletop miniatures game. If you haven’t already, check out parts 1 and 2. For the third part, … Continue reading
A Classic Returns
Wasteland remains one of my favourite games. I played this on the Commodore 64 back in the day and had a blast. It could even be played as a multiplayer … Continue reading
12 Elements, the making of
This article hosted in Pins of War is timely, given the new Design Time series on Scent of a Gamer. Twelve Elements designers talk about how they designed their game, … Continue reading
Design Time 2 – Decisions
Once you’ve decided to start down the design road, there are a few top-level decisions to make. Right now we have – fantasy – skirmish – hero-driven What does that … Continue reading
Gamifying Games
The issue After reading about gamification, watching a few TED videos, and reading Jane McGonigal‘s book, I was all ready to develop a gamification system myself. I had the perfect … Continue reading
Design Time
I’ve been collecting and playing miniatures games for over 2 decades now. In that time I’ve designed a number of expansion, scenarios and supplements – several were published in Games … Continue reading
Steampunk Predator!
My friend Mike started to tell me a story about a giant statue he has in the house. “All my guy friends love it, but my wife wants me to … Continue reading
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