Author Archives: Quirkworthy

Game Design: Challenge Yourself

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Quirkworthy

As I mentioned on Monday, I’m swapping out Project Shuriken for the moment while I polish my drawing skills a bit more. The replacement is a tabletop SF skirmish game called Blast ’Em! This is the first outing of what … Continue reading →

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World-Building: What Not To Tell Them

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Today I’ve got a couple of things to talk about. The first is a change in the two projects I’m focussing on at the moment. I’m putting Project Shuriken to one side for a little while. This is simply a … Continue reading →

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World Pangolin Day

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Quirkworthy

It’s today. The reason this is relevant on Quirkworthy.com will take a long time to wriggle out from under other projects, but trust me when I say that pangolins make sense. Plus, they’re really weird and intriguing beasties anyway, so … Continue reading →

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Game Design: Where Do Ideas Come From Anyway?

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Over the years I’ve often been asked where I get my ideas from. It’s a standard question that is often posed to any writer or designer. There are several ways to reply. The most honest answer is to admit that … Continue reading →

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World-Building: It’s the Little Things

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Quirkworthy

One of the things that varies between the Primary and Secondary World-Building (PWB/SWB) tasks I described earlier is the importance of details. This is due to the way in which we experience reality ourselves: in those details. You absolutely do … Continue reading →

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Slings and Arrows

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Outrageous fortune has been plaguing me of late. This is the reason I’ve been quiet for a week and transmitting only patchily before. The same plan is still in place; it’s just that I’ve been dealing with a greater than … Continue reading →

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Game Design: No Mercy

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Quirkworthy

I’ve been working on Project Fishsticks lately. Originally, it was a dice game. For the first playable version it was quite happy being a dice game, though it wasn’t yet good enough for my tastes. More work needed. So I … Continue reading →

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Game Design: Double Vision

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Quirkworthy

Been working on a new thing this week. Surprisingly, this isn’t me getting distracted and butterflying off; it’s actually a core part of my plan. Working on a single project at a time, from start to finish, without a break, … Continue reading →

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World-Building: Mind the Gap

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Quirkworthy

There is a Gap between what you know about the world you build, and what your audience knows about it. You know this already. After all, it’s obvious. What may be less obvious is why this Gap is so important, … Continue reading →

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Game Design: How To Avoid Distracti… oh Look, Kittens!

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Quirkworthy

It’s very easy to get distracted. Happens to me all the time. Distractions aren’t necessarily a Bad Thing. I think they’re a sign of an active and curious mind, and that’s a Good Thing. I definitely don’t want to stomp … Continue reading →

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