Category: Thoughts
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GenCon 2013 – Plans?
GenCon 2013 is going to be amazing. I have literally lost sleep over it this past week. I have some great events planned, but most of all, I can’t wait to hang out with my Internet friends and playtest our games!
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A Theme Takes Shape… Stupid Brain…
I quite literally lost sleep last night due to GenCon. While I may be deliriously sleep deprived, some good came of this. I fleshed out the story of the new prototype and it helped me get excited about the game!
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New Game. No Name. – Designing Without Theme
A game I started nine months ago has taken shape… ever so slowly… and a prototype has been made. It sits, untested, because I am not inspired by it. I am curious however, and can’t seem to let it go.
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I done goofed – Updated Dead End Print and Play
It was brought to my attention that I forgot to include the Last Fighter card in my print and play files for Dead End vCN10. You can get the files from the Dead End page or below. Dead-End-vCN10-PnP.zip
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Rapid Prototyping – the Faster, the Better
I haven’t been designing much lately, but last week I threw something together while camping. Rapid Prototyping is my favorite design tool and is the first piece of advice I give to new designers seeking help. You can talk about an idea for years, but until you try it, you’ll never know if it works…
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Project: Dead End part 13 – Word Choice
Neil and I are closing in on what we consider to be a finished version of Dead End. This post should bring you up to speed on the major changes… also, a new Print and Play!
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Happy Mitten Podcast Interview
I interviewed with the awesome folks at Happy Mitten Games Podcast this week. It was a great time and might even be worth a listen.
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Daft Dice – Lasers + Plywood = Awesome
A friend, Chris Urinko, asked me to take a look at his gaming accessories he is currently running on Kickstarter. I told him I would and I was blown away by his products. If you are interested in custom dice, or accessories, you should check this stuff out.
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Design Review: The Agents
A new designer asked me to take a look at his game and provide him with feedback. I can’t stop thinking about it and decided to write a brief review of why I love it.