Steel Dragons Assemble!
I’m pleased to announce that Steel Dragons, the digital tabletop game I’m designing for QuickCharge Games, has been unveiled! It’s an adventure board game in… Read More »Steel Dragons Assemble!
Game Design
2012 is RIGHT BEHIND YOU!
Sometimes it helps to stop for a moment and look back over an arbitrary amount of time — oh, let’s say 12 months — and… Read More »2012 is RIGHT BEHIND YOU!
Engines of (Game) Creation
I know. I know. Flash sucks. And yet, when faced with the daunting challenge of producing a complete video game each month, where do I… Read More »Engines of (Game) Creation
Mind Your Powers
Mindstrike is all about psychic powers. The two biggest powers (to no one’s surprise) are Telepathy and Telekinesis. They are, after all, the foundations of… Read More »Mind Your Powers
Embracing Failure
I’ve just set myself up to fail – not just once, but twelve times. Once a month for the next year, there’s a very good… Read More »Embracing Failure
Mindstruck
Ah, Thanksgiving. The harbinger of food comas, patron saint of road trips, and the sharpened stake above the heart of any “write a novel /… Read More »Mindstruck
Unleash the backlash!
Oh sure, psychic powers might SOUND great, but when you lose control of your telekinesis during final exams, blowing out all the windows and hurling… Read More »Unleash the backlash!
No Mutants Allowed! Or, a Few Thoughts on Genre
At first glance, the world of Mindstrike might seem familiar: “People with amazing powers, eh? Oppressed by overbearing authorities, you say? Sounds like one of… Read More »No Mutants Allowed! Or, a Few Thoughts on Genre
Mental Mechanics
Like pushing a live moose into a trailer house, designing a roleplaying game system is a lot harder than you’d think. You’ve got the antlers… Read More »Mental Mechanics
Striking back – with your MIND!
Imagine, if you will, a drumroll. An ironic, self-deprecating drumroll because, well, it’s me we’re talking about here — but at the end of the… Read More »Striking back – with your MIND!