Even before the coronavirus changed the world forever, game designers were creating versions of their tabletop games that can be playtested online. Sometimes it was to connect with playtesters far away, or to play a game with a loved one that can’t be there with...
Gamers have a language all their own. Some of it is specific to individual games, but lots of terms or phrases have a common meaning. A few notes here: Note this is written to the new gamer, and is not meant to be an exhaustive list — if something’s missing that...
I know, I know… where the hell have you been, Chris? This used to be a monthly thing, and it’s fallen by the wayside… Let’s pick it up again. The first few months of 2020 started off OK, got better, then coronavirus happened and shut everything...
A “meticulous book about the design of games”, this MIT-published textbook based on a college-level course makes the case that “games are valuable because are a fundamental form of human expression”. The focus here is on “looking...
Right under the wire here! After months of gearing up for Essen, it was nice to take a step back to a certain extent. I needed to spend some time updating my book Becoming a Digital Nomad. Where is Chris now? I’m in Kyiv, Ukraine. Wait, you went to Kyiv during...
