Today we have a new, very huge version of Gem Wizards Tactics that represents a huge step forward for the game: Version 0.200. This version has a ton of really exciting improvements. I wish I had more time to write up more stuff on these. Let me give you the highlights! Campaign Mode – You … Continue reading "Gem Wizards Tactics v0.200! Open Beta!"
Read MoreOn launch in February, Gem Wizards Tactics is set to have four game modes, and I’d like to lay those out for people now just so everyone has a sense of the game. It’s pretty unusual for me to ship a game that has more than 1 game mode: Auro has exactly 1, I think … Continue reading "Game Modes in Gem Wizards Tactics"
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WHAT: We’re doing a long streaming event! WHEN: on November 18th at 1:30PM EST! WHERE: on my Twitch stream (http://www.twitch.tv/keithburgun) The Clockwork Game Design Podcast started back in October of 2015. Since then, the show has been downloaded over 200,000 times, and has had an incredible list of game design interviews and topics covered. The … Continue reading "Join us for CLOCKWORK GAMEFEST on Nov. 18th!"
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Hi everyone! This won’t be a long post, but I wanted to let everyone know that there’s a new official release date for Gem Wizards Tactics, and it’s now February 9th, 2021. The reasons why aren’t anything terribly special, but here they are if you’re curious: In general, the December release date was a bit … Continue reading "Gem Wizards Tactics delayed to Feb 9!"
Read MoreHi! I come bearing the latest episode of the Clockwork Game Design Podcast! This one features Brett Lowey of Braingoodgames, who has been on the show before! He’s a great person to talk to for me, because we have just enough agreement and disagreement to have good discussions. In this episode, we talk about his … Continue reading "Brett Lowey on win conditions and ideal design theory"
Read MoreI wanted to do a quick write up to let everyone know about the latest abilities and such of the Potatoes faction in Gem Wizards Tactics. Originally I had a Potatoes Version 0 concept, which I can’t really remember now (I have it in a google doc somewhere, but it’s not important to summon up). … Continue reading "The Potatoes in detail"
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