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23 Microlog entries tagged with ‘games’
Introducing Playfic
“Playfic is a community for writing, sharing, and playing interactive fiction games (aka ‘text adventures’) entirely from your browser, using a ‘natural language’-inspired language called Inform 7.” Sports & Games ·
The Ghosts of D&D
An in-depth look at the state of tabletop RPG gaming, past, present and future. See also: more background on the series from its author. Sports & Games ·
Vassal: The open-source boardgame engine
Vassal is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games, live or by e-mail. And it looks fantastic [c/o MetaFilter]. Sports & Games ·
In Brief: Who Rules the Rules?
On how game rules (and laws of the land, for that matter) that lack contextualisation often result in a diminished experience. Sports & Games ·
Links for Manufacturing or Marketing Your Own Game
Filing this for future reference. Sports & Games ·
The Dice Place: Blank Dice
Good selection of dice for game builders. Filed for future reference. Sports & Games ·
The Game Design of Everyday Things: Everyday Gaming
Interesting thoughts from Tom Armitage. But to add my own: there’s a fine line between “designing games to fit into the fabric of everyday lives”, and having those games become a chore, making me feel guilty for not playing (I’m looking at you, Animal Crossing). Sports & Games ·
There’s No Wrong Way to Play Monopoly
I already knew about those ‘original’ rules, and they’re needlessly complicated. Andy is totally right here; the best rules for any game are those that make it most fun for the players. Sports & Games ·
Rock-Paper-Scissors: You vs. the Computer
This is great fun! The computer quickly learns your patterns to anticipate your next move — and it’s also smart enough to figure out when you’re predicting its own moves [c/o @qikipedia]. Interesting ·
Kill Screen: How to Play Ninja
I don’t think I have the dexterity for this one. Sports & Games ·
Arm Joe
A 2D fighting game based on Les Misérables. I’m not kidding. Sports & Games ·
Inventing a game
“Once the game is good enough that it can’t be killed, that means it’s too good to be controlled either.” Sports & Games ·
Monopoly Home Rules
“For mixing things up a little. Sports & Games ·
This Gaming Life free to read online
Jim Rossignol’s book on gaming culture available in full online. Shame it’s not downloadable as an e-book. Sports & Games ·
What I Mean When I Talk About Games Literacy
Understanding games as stories and systems, the latter with limitations that must be respected by the former. Or something like that. Lots to think about. See also: Emmet’s frustrations with conventions in game design. Sports & Games ·
Skirmish Wars: Advance Tactics
Interesting looking print-and-play strategy board game, based on Nintendo’s Advance Wars. Sports & Games ·
World of Warcraft’s Archaeology Skill
“One of my fellow archaeologists in Qatar has been playing as an archaeologist in WoW. Apparently the in-game play action of archaeology is incredibly tedious, which is perhaps appropriate. He says that people complain on the special WoW archaeology chat channel about it, and he tells them, ‘this is what I do in my real life too!’” [c/o delicious.com/bldgblog]. Interesting ·
Everything I Learned About Game Design I Learned From Disneyland
People can scoff about theme parks all they want, but there’s nothing like the attention to detail that imagineers bestow upon every element of the Disney experience. That’s the key to the whole shebang. Sports & Games ·
The 50 most intriguing games of 2010
New games for the Wii are conspicuous by their absence. Nintendo, what are you doing? Sound & Screen ·
Man ‘finishes’ World of Warcraft
I thought this was an Onion story for a minute. Interesting ·
Japanese battle pencils
Need I say more? Arts & Culture ·
MetaFilter’s guide to Go
The board game, that is. I’ve always wanted to learn. Arts & Culture ·
Play Risk using Google Maps
I’ve never played Risk… Didn’t have much of a childhood, did I? [c/o MetaFilter] Interesting ·
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