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Plutocracy (Saturday Review)
After Earth had been mostly laid to waste, major corporations took charge and colonized much of the solar system. Interplanetary trade was the only s…
4 years, 1 month ago
Let's face it - the joy of in-person gaming (Topic Discussion)
For some of us, not being able to see friends or family, or anyone else for that matter, in person is becoming a distant memory. I appreciate that fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Float Downstream (Saturday Review)
"Afloat, upon the surface of a smooth and silent river, slowly breathing, you observe the shifting currents [...]. There is little much to do, but le…
4 years, 1 month ago
Slow death - player elimination in board games (Topic Discussion)
In many modern board games, all players participate until the very end. Everyone continues to take their turns until the game has finished and it's t…
4 years, 1 month ago
3 Minutes to Freedom (or Death) (Saturday Review)
A game about dancing sheep, rockets, lasers, cabbages and sometimes fun. I would like to add "death" to this list, but other than that, it's pretty m…
4 years, 1 month ago
Teaching games - responsibilities as a learner (Topic Discussion)
Here is another article in my series about teaching games. Last time I spoke about the responsibilities the person has who teaches the game. This tim…
4 years, 2 months ago
Eternal Palace (Saturday Review)
It was hard to get the favour of the Emperor. Many noble houses were vying for their attention by offering their resources and manual labour to help …
4 years, 2 months ago
Teaching games - responsibilities as a teacher (Topic Discussion)
Continuing my series of articles about teaching games, in this article I want to talk about what responsibilities the teacher has. It's not always ob…
4 years, 2 months ago
Pax Pamir: Second Edition (Saturday Review)
The Durrani Empire had just collapsed and large swathes of Central Asia had fallen into disarray. It was an ideal opportunity for the ferengi to impo…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Deep Blue - depth in board games (Topic Discussion)
Depth in board games is often confused with complexity. They are related, but they're also very different. I wrote a whole article about complexity a…
4 years, 2 months ago