I was at a party this past weekend that could at times have been described as “raucous.” Of course, I don’t go for this whole “unstructured social interaction” thing, so I was jonesing for gaming, coming off from a back to back win in drinking team foosball. Fortunately, I carry a game around with me […]
PowSpiel of Friends West
Last week, in my attempt to explain why games were art, I had to come up with a definition that I liked for art. Apparently nobody else liked it. However, I stick by it, but your mileage may vary. The only common ground josh0rfz and I could find about our definition of art involved guide’s […]
Games as Art: Yes, Yes, They Are
Over at Amber’s blog, she references a speech made at the GDC wherein the speaker called the Wii “a piece of shit” and also stated that Nintendo doesn’t care about games as art, because if you search their site for that phrase it doesn’t appear. Well, that’s hardly a scientific analysis. As someone who has […]
Tie One On: A Review
The Big Picture: Tie One On (by Parker Brothers) is a word guessing game not unlike Taboo or 25 Words Or Less in which the reader has to get their partner to guess the words or phrases written on his/her card, without actually saying the words. Now I know what you’re thinking: “Oh no, another […]
In the Grim Darkness of the Ninjal3wt There is only Pwnage
Via Penny-Arcade, it has been announced that Warhammer 40k is going to be developed into an MMORPG. This only makes sense. When the Warhammer Fantasy MMORPG was announced, I couldn’t help but ask “why?” The fantasy market of MMORPGs has, to put it lightly, been done to death. While The O has made some points […]
The Vegetarian Gamer
In a recent edition of The Gamer’s Notebook, Mike Siggins coined the term “Super Filler”. Here’s what he had to say: The Super Filler is really a subtype of game that I used to call The Middleweight. It is more than a 20 or 30 minute starter, but it does not amount to a main […]
Destroying Your Childhood, One Game at a Time
So last week I asked for requests on games that I could trash for game design reasons, and I got a pretty decent list of the usual suspects. So here we go:
Do Push Your Luck
The aptly named Can’t Stop is the defining game of the “Push Your Luck” genre. These type of games tend to be typified by one decision: go on, or crash? The absolute simplest push your luck game I have heard called Pig. You take a 6 sided die. Roll it. If it is a 1-5, […]
Axis & Allies Revised Edition: A Review
It’s like the old Axis & Allies…only better! A new map, new units, and new victory conditions give this old classic a much needed, and much appreciated, face-lift. What you get is a game with more strategic options, increased tactical flexibility, and better balance. Axis & Allies Revised Edition is the fourth edition of this […]
Inq. of the Week: Biggest Dissapointment
Alright, we’ve gone far too long with “hopeful predictions” and “joyous gifts.” It’s time to bring the hate. What was your biggest disappointment of a purchase in the previous year?
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