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Project Ninja Panda Taco [Kickstarter]
Posted on July 18, 2012 | Make a CommentJenn from Jennisodes has designed her first game! Project Ninja Panda Taco is designed for fans of Despicable Me and Pinky and the Brain. Jenn describes it thusly:Project Ninja Panda Taco is a game where you get to play a Mastermind trying to take ove... -
3io – A Match Three Space Exploration Tile Game [In the Lab
Posted on July 15, 2012 | Make a Comment3io - A Match-Three Space Exploration Tile Game for 2-4 players.Welcome to the distant future, where you can create new planets, stars and even galaxies! You and your fellow players will fuse stellar dust to create new habitats for your galactic civili... -
3io – A Match Three Space Exploration Tile Game [In the Lab
Posted on July 15, 2012 | Make a Comment3io - A Match-Three Space Exploration Tile Game for 2-4 players.Welcome to the distant future, where you can create new planets, stars and even galaxies! You and your fellow players will fuse stellar dust to create new habitats for your galactic civili... -
Operation BSU plays Happy Birthday, Robot! via Google+ Hangouts
Posted on July 12, 2012 | Make a CommentYou remember the last time Operation BSU played Happy Birthday, Robot! right? Oh boy. Thankfully, they acknowledge that they're gleefully corrupting what is meant to be a kid and family game. And boy, are they gleeful about it. When your first line ope... -
Knizia + Cosmic Encounter + Yspahan Mashup
Posted on July 9, 2012 | Make a CommentIf there is one game mechanic I always like exploring, it's Reiner Knizia's "lowest set" victory condition. The gist is that you're building up several resources throughout the game. However, your final score is based on the lowest of those resources. ... -
Vases, Crates, Barrels and Sacks: Breaking Down the Yspahan Board into a Card Deck
Posted on July 6, 2012 | Make a CommentI've been mulling over the Yspahan game board in the back of my head the past few days. It occurred to me that each market is essentially a permutation combining two independent sets of variables: Suit and Color. The more common a color in a suit, the ... -
Hulk PDF Download for Marvel Heroic Roleplaying
Posted on July 5, 2012 | Make a CommentSmashing news, true believers! I laid out the latest What If? download for the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game, featuring our not-so-jolly green giant HULK! Hulk is so big, he smashed the traditional datafile template, so we had to scoot Bruce Ban... -
Less than 10 copies of Do: The Book of Letters left in stock!
Posted on July 4, 2012 | Make a CommentGet Do: The Book of Letters while it's still in stock! This expansion to Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple adds many more letters and some tips for writing your own. Plus! Tons of excellent art from Amy Houser. -
Adjusting Difficulty Levels in Sidekick Quests Card Game [Video]
Posted on July 3, 2012 | Make a CommentHere's a fun tidbit from the Sidekick Quests card game development.We recorded this video a few weeks ago, in the midst of high-intensity game design session on Lyndsay's living room floor. We're clearly very engaged. Megan's waiting for us get on wit... -
Belle of the Ball – Reducing the Deck Size and Moderating Wabi-Sabi
Posted on July 1, 2012 | Make a CommentI began the current cycle of Belle of the Ball prototyping with a real desire to experiment with wabi-sabi card game design. I still want to pursue that goal, but in more moderation. See, for design and economic reasons, I'm considering paring down the...

