As I mentioned in my previous post, Grant Rodiek is one of the designers whose blog I read on a regular basis. He recently wrote an intriguing post on the idea of purposefully designing joy into games. It got me … Continued
One part of game design (and design or engineering of any sort, really) that I really enjoy is the discussion of the process by those who are in the midst of it. To listen to other designers “talking shop” and … Continued
While this is normally a pretty slow time of year for me (things really crank from Con of the North time in February through GenCon in August, andthen sort of change into a slow-mo through Fall and early Winter) I … Continued
It’s time to reclaim my basement! I have the last sets of Jump Gate (Second Edition) taking up space in my basement … and it’s time for me to get rid of them and convert that space over to something … Continued
I just got word over the past few days that the supplier that TGC buys their “Sporty Car Pawns” from is discontinuing that part … which means that Dicey Curves (which uses 8 of those cute little cars) can only … Continued
After months of delay and dozens (yes, dozens!) of dollars over budget, the “DANGER! Expansion” to Dicey Curves has finally been released, and is available for order via TheGameCrafter.com. This first expansion upgrades the light, party-style dice-rolling car-racing game into an in-your-face … Continued
UPDATED: Added link to buy the POD version at TGC. There’s a print-and-play game design challenge running at BGG right now. They are looking for single-player games that can be (as you might guess) simply printed out on your home … Continued
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. It’s summer time and everything seems to be going on at once. I’ve been coaching my daughter’s travelling softball team, and working the day job. I’ve spent a little time working on … Continued
Well, that was fun!! Today, the Subtilla Stealth cache finders/keepers give-away (rules here … clues here) came to an end, as the physical cache was found. The final location was in the woods along the walking path north of the … Continued
(Last Update: Monday, May 1, 2:21 pm — THE CACHE HAS BEEN FOUND! Need to do a final tally on the eFinders.) The Subtilla Stealth cache (pictured to the left) has been hidden, somewhere out in the world, and we … Continued