When it gets right down to it, there are three main reasons I design games: I look at a design and say “I can do that better.” I have not yet achieved all of my “Holy Grails” of game design. My brain won’t let me stop. It’s the second that I’m mostly concerned with today. […]
YouTube of the Week: Wood for Sheep Edition
A double dose of Catan video! The first, a trailer for a Catan superhero movie, and the second, some kind of prototype device used to make a virtual Catan board.
Plot Arcs and Themes: The Stories that Games Tell
There are two (and sometimes three) ways that games tell stories. There’s the theme, which is the conceptual framework given to us by the game to understand it and give us motivation. For example, in my game Get Bit!, you’re told that you are swimming away from a voracious shark. This gives you the prime […]
Tomorrow is Worldwide D&D Game Day
Grab a d20 and head on down to Worldwide D&D Game Day! Well… maybe. The official WotC page says “pre-register with [a retailer] today!” Lame… I want to be able to walk into a store and play something and not be bound to an RPGA-ish schedule. Thankfully, here in Maryland we have plenty of quality […]
"You are mistaken, commissioner. The Hostess cup cakes are the real hero."
On a quest today to educate Bartoneus on the wonders of Hostess Fruit Pies, I came across this awesome archive of all the real Hostess Fruit Pie comic ads from the 70’s and 80’s. I could probably spend hours basking in their ridiculousness. And don’t forget that they can stop all manner of villain!
A few quick Halloween hits…
I’ve been getting a kick out of Zombie Fluxx lately, after a while of being burnt out on Fluxx. It adds some new neat things to the game, and hey, it’s got lots of zombies and classic zombie references. I’ve been hearing good things about Last Night on Earth as a bigger zombie board game, […]
RPG Superstar!
Paizo, the fine folks behind many awesome Dungeon and Dragon issues (until recently), have started a new contest to attract people to the RPG writing biz. They’re calling it “RPG Superstar“, and the first stage of the contest, a completely open call, starts today and accepts submissions for the next two weeks. The first thing […]
YouTubes of the Week: No Connection At All Edition
Two videos I just had to blog about this week, but they’re both short. The first, “Mike Tyson’s Brunch Out” which is hilarious and difficult to describe. And after the jump, the first trailer for the first Dragonlance animated movie… and boy, it does not look good, despite some awesome voice talent.
You can do that to Magic cards too, it's just not a big deal
We’ve talked briefly about Eye of Judgement before, the Sony/Wizards of the Coast game that merges the CCG with the PS3. I haven’t played it, nor to my knowledge has anyone on the staff here, but reviews say it’s pretty fun. It still has a huge cost of entry, however. Well, maybe not so bad, […]
First Impressions: Guitar Hero 3 (Xbox 360)
I strolled right into my local GameStop yesterday and picked up Guitar Hero 3 (game only) for the Xbox 360. (Also grabbed the Orange Box, but resisted Halo 3 for now.) Using my trusty band THAC0, I’d estimate I’ve played through about half of the game on Medium, maybe a little more. I still don’t […]
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