This is really exciting! Artist Amber Ross and I co-wrote this comic together (she did all the incredible art!) and I’m really happy with how it came out. I hope to be able to make a comic like this for all of the Escape the Omnochronom! characters, that delves a little bit into their backstory. … Continue reading "Introducing the Escape the Omnochronom Comics!"
Read MoreAuthor: Keith Burgun
Game designer, author
Escape the Omnochronom! at Play NYC!
Good news! ESCAPE THE OMNOCHRONOM!, my single-player turn based Rogue-likes-meets-MOBA game, is coming to Play NYC August 11th & 12th! Come by the booth, where you’ll not only be able to play this cool, weird new game, but you’ll also be able to try out Dinofarm Games’ Jelly Bomber. We’re sharing a booth, and … Continue reading "Escape the Omnochronom! at Play NYC!"
Read MoreCGD Podcast Episode 46 – Against Management (and Decisions?)
Hey everyone! Welcome to Episode 46 of the podcast. This episode talks about what it means when a game uses “management” as its basic functionality. It also talks about “decisions” and whether those are really what we’re after in strategy game design. I also propose a new vision of what it could be like for … Continue reading "CGD Podcast Episode 46 – Against Management (and Decisions?)"
Read MoreThree types of bad randomness, and one good one
A few years ago, I wrote an article about randomness in games. It was far from my first time taking a stab at the subject, but it is the most recent big, singular effort at describing the relationship between randomness and game design, as I see it. In this article, I’m going to talk a … Continue reading "Three types of bad randomness, and one good one"
Read MoreNaomi Clark on systems thinking and social responsibility
Today I’m super-excited to have Naomi Clark on episode 45 of the Clockwork Game Design Podcast. Last year, Naomi ran a super-successful Kickstarter for her two-player social card game Consentacle, which in addition to having beautiful, memorable artwork, is also trying to use systems to explore human communication and connection in new ways. Naomi is … Continue reading "Naomi Clark on systems thinking and social responsibility"
Read MoreAgainst Tactics and the Connect-Four CCG
How did you become a game designer? What was the path you took, going all the way back to your childhood, that lead you to want to design games? I expect that most of us can at least loosely define some “stages” of our game-design-development, and while we all have our differences, I think it’s … Continue reading "Against Tactics and the Connect-Four CCG"
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