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Design Theory: Game Design Is…
“Getting rid of all the bad problems and keeping all the good ones.” Bob said this while we were playing Pandora at the weekend and I liked it so much that I wrote it in my notes for the game. … Continue reading
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Playing DUST Tactics Again
Had another game of DUST Tactics last night. I really should rewrite/finish off my review as it’s a game that’s well worth exploring and nicely combines the clarity of board games with the fun of toy soldiers đŸ™‚ There are … Continue reading
Posted in Board Gaming, DUST
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Design Theory: Love Them All Equally
This applies to every kind of game as balance is worth having in every medium. Yes, balance again. Once your new game gets into the public domain the gaming masses will do their level best to break and exploit it. … Continue reading
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Dwarf King’s Hold in Space
As some of you will have guessed, the Corporation figures I’ve been playing with are for the current “Dwarf King’s Hold in Space” project I’m working on. It now has a much better name than that: Project Pandora. That’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Board Gaming, Project Pandora
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Review: Heroica (Nathhuz) – Assembly & Game Play
Having gone through the various stuff you get in the box and my initial impressions, it was time to get the bits put together and some adventuring done. Bob started assembling the “tiles” of the dungeon while I sorted out … Continue reading
Posted in Board Gaming, Review
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Confrontation Computer Game
This was inevitable. The company that bought the IP rights for Rackham’s fantasy world was always going to end up making a video game out of them, it was just a matter of when and how they pitched it. On … Continue reading
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Warpath Corporation From Mantic
What’s that on your desk over there, Jake? Well, I just got back from Mantic Central and have managed to get my paws on some of the first of the Corporation figures for Warpath. Now I only got them on … Continue reading
Posted in Tabletop gaming
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Living FAQ: Dwarf King’s Hold Series
This is the sandpit for me to deal with any rules questions that you might have about any of the games in the Dwarf King’s Hold series. Unlike most FAQs it has a comments section for you to ask questions, … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf King's Hold
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Dwarf King’s Hold Week
Over on the Mantic Blog they’re having a Dwarf King’s Hold week. This includes several videos of me (the first one is here) explaining various elements and aims of the new expansion as well as some teasers of the new … Continue reading
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Foundry Christmas Open Day 2
The Saturday seemed a bit busier than the Friday and this all added to the fun. I’ll happily claim that it was because several people had come specially to play Tribes of Legend, (which was rather flattering), though it could … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Tabletop gaming, Terrain, Tribes of Legend
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