Once upon a time, the gaming world was a barren place. Players enjoyed rudimentary pawns, discs, and tokens to track what was going on in their game, for it was a simpler time, with simpler games, and such things sufficed....
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When I was young, my parents occasionally took the family to amusement parks. It often was a best of both worlds scenario, because, as anyone with multiple siblings can attest, agreeing on any family outing can be more like a...
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Dave of the Five Rings is an ongoing series chronicling David Gordon’s return to the Legend of the Five Rings CCG after several years. He will be tracking his progress from the launch of the game’s new core set, Ivory...
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While there innumerable different ways to construct a Magic deck, almost all have one thing in common: the desire to win. Admittedly, there are many decks crafted with the objective of having fun more than winning, and there is an...
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The ABCs of GMing The ABCs of GMing is an ongoing series about the different skills and ideas needed to run a successful tabletop game. Knowledge It’s been mentioned in several previous articles the importance of understanding your players,...
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Let’s face it: Magic is a complex and complicated game. It has thousands upon thousands of cards, over 200 pages of rules, a seemingly infinite number of deck permutations, and a randomness factor that guarantees few games feel exactly the...
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I often hear people ask game designers if they pick a mechanic or a theme first. With Relic Expedition, I picked both the expanding board mechanic and the jungle exploration theme before doing any prototyping. Development was a constant back...
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You Should Be Playing… Mars Colony Worker riots in Sector Five have continued for three days straight, and they show no sign of tapering off naturally. The Red World Workers Union has whipped the atmo-gen workers into frenzy over dwindling...
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There’s are reasons why a Swiss Army Knife is such a well sought out and respected tool. It’s lightweight, portable, and comes in handy in a variety of circumstances. It, and other small multipurpose hand tools, are great for those...
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The ABCs of GMing The ABCs of GMing is an ongoing series about the different skills and ideas needed to run a successful tabletop game. Justification As you may recall from the last segment, Improvisation‘s main point was when...
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