Game Writing Archives - The Roaming Designer

Which Board Games Would You Take to Mars?

There’s a delightful thread on the Board Game Geek website about the 6 “astronauts” who simulated a Mars mission in Hawaii for a year. At least one member of the team brought a “mountain” of board games, which begs an irresistible question: which board games would you take to Mars?

Getting Silly with Friday Afternoon Event Writing

For the last few months, I’ve been working with a studio on a science fiction game.

Inside Out and the Perils of Game Writing

My family and I saw Inside Out a few days ago we loved it. My 11-year-old daughter pronounced it the “best Pixar movie EVER!” for obvious reasons. Me? I laughed, I cried, and I wondered why game writing can’t be as good as a great family film. It’s not as if the bar is that high….