Free-range thoughts about design, writing, and play
Ticket to Ride has been a hit game for almost ten years. It’s a simple game — collect sets of colored cards and fill up a map with trains — but the variations seem to be endless. Days of Wonder has published at least five different versions of the game, plus a bunch of map packs,…
Last night’s meetup at Mochas and Javas was a big success! Ten members showed up, and we had a good time getting to know each other over coffee and gelato. We also played a few games. Tsuro came out first, and everybody quickly learned how hard it is to keep from zooming off the board, especially…
Since I’m a game designer and a board game fan, it should be no surprise that I’m a regular listener to the Ludology board game podcast. Each episode is an extended discussion of one aspect or another of game design, from mathematical principles to psychology and and humor. This week’s episode was about writing good rules, and…
Our progress has been slow and steady over the last few days. Our meetup group got its promotional email today, and a bunch of people signed up! Musicians, artists, college students, tech guys and family guys… seems like a fun group to hang out with. Before the Beginning Our first meeting is set for Sunday, July 28 at…