Counter Play
I was prepared for the worst. The colonist counters in Doomed Colony are the worst types of thing to prototype: they have game information on… Read More »Counter Play
Game Design
Colony of Cards
A wise man* once said, “If your prototype looks good, you’re doing it wrong!” The implication here is that any time spent on prototype appearance… Read More »Colony of Cards
Doomed Components
Last week I pitched a random board game idea, Doomed Colony. This week, I’m putting together a playable prototype of the game. After going through… Read More »Doomed Components
Doomed Process
This week I’m crafting a playable prototype of last week’s random game idea, Doomed Colony. Today I’d like to offer a peek into my process.… Read More »Doomed Process
Return to the Doomed Colony
Response to last week’s random game idea, Doomed Colony, was way better than I’d expected. Something about either the mechanics or the “save colonists until… Read More »Return to the Doomed Colony
Doomed Colony: A Random Game of Selective Survival
Between writing Ghost Punchers, prepping for cons, and performing the various blood rituals involved in being a husband and father, I haven’t had a chance… Read More »Doomed Colony: A Random Game of Selective Survival
Heroes, Hobos, and Punchers
Whenever I pick up a new setting book for Savage Worlds, one of the first things I flip to is that setting’s list of character… Read More »Heroes, Hobos, and Punchers
Storybook Battles – A Random Game of War in Three Acts
Since it worked out so well last time, I decided to give the Ludemic Game Generator another try for this week’s random game. It gave… Read More »Storybook Battles – A Random Game of War in Three Acts
Road Ragers – A Random Game of Vehicular Mayhem
For this week’s random game, I decided to shake things up a bit this time by skipping the ever-reliable Boardgamizer and checking out the Ludemic… Read More »Road Ragers – A Random Game of Vehicular Mayhem
Wordsmith – A Random Game of Making Sentences from Nonsense
This is a new one. I was ready to write up this week’s random game when inspiration struck, twisting the whole gameplay idea on its… Read More »Wordsmith – A Random Game of Making Sentences from Nonsense