Showing and Telling in RPGs
It’s true. I’m obsessed with storyworlds and world-building. I’m also a huge fan of tabletop RPGs. And while these things go together like whatever “two… Read More »Showing and Telling in RPGs
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Faking It – The Art of Game Master Improvisation
Ack! How is it December already? How is December half-gone already? How is next year right around the corner? WHO AUTHORIZED THIS?! No time for… Read More »Faking It – The Art of Game Master Improvisation
Adventurers in the Tower of Tomax!
A couple weeks ago on Facebook I expressed my excitement for the updated version of Adventurers! that’s currently up on Kickstarter. Adventurers! is a universal… Read More »Adventurers in the Tower of Tomax!
The Big Payoff
As the days get shorter, the air turns colder, and natural generally transitions into “contemplate your own mortality” mode, I find myself avoiding thoughts of… Read More »The Big Payoff
The Ecstacy and Agony of Playtesting
It’s been a crazy week, and the craziness shows no sign of letting up, so I don’t have time for an in-depth discussion of, say,… Read More »The Ecstacy and Agony of Playtesting
Spider Plan
Weeks ago, I promised to work up what the Spider Siege board game looks like from the perspective of the spider player. It’s got to… Read More »Spider Plan
Advanced Factions & Actions
Happy Independence Day to all my American readers! And happy “Putting Up With Americans Day” to everyone else! Before I dedicate myself to the over-eating… Read More »Advanced Factions & Actions
The Cost of Killing Spiders – Part 2
“So we’re spending these ‘points’ of resources on units,” says my hypothetical reader, picking up the conversation from where it dropped earlier this week. “What… Read More »The Cost of Killing Spiders – Part 2
The Cost of Killing Spiders
In today’s episode of “Turning Spider Siege into a Real Game,” we’ll be looking at the intersection of board resources, unit value, and econom —… Read More »The Cost of Killing Spiders
A Unit of Awesome
I’ve been spending some time this week pondering how to put the war into the Spider Siege war game. As I mentioned on Monday, it’s… Read More »A Unit of Awesome