Another Keith & Snake Game: Antstronauts!
Hi everyone! I wanted to write up a little short thing about Antstronauts, a new game by Keith & Snake Games. I got the idea for Antstronauts after playing BrainGoodGames‘ Solar Settlers, and it started as kind of a variant of that game, but now it’s pretty darn different. Basically you have a Queen ant … Continue reading "Another Keith & Snake Game: Antstronauts!"
Read MoreGEM WIZARDS: a new generation of Keith Burgun Games!
I’m working on two games that I really want to tell everyone about! They both use a theme that I’ve been working on for awhile which I’m calling Gem Wizards. More on the theme BELOW – for now, let’s get to the games. But before I do, first I want to just make a general … Continue reading "GEM WIZARDS: a new generation of Keith Burgun Games!"
Read MoreDanC on the reasons for making games
Today I talked to Dan Cook about competitive games, social games, and our objectives behind making games in the first place. This was one of my favorite conversations with one of my favorite game design theorists out there. His blog, Lost Garden, was literally THE blog (along with maybe some stuff from Anna Anthropy) that … Continue reading "DanC on the reasons for making games"
Read MoreDialectic with my 2012 self on “the importance of theme”
One of the things that’s scary about being a writer is that the things you write keep existing, unchanged, the way that you wrote them, back when you wrote them. Sometimes it’s difficult to go back to a piece you wrote even six months ago and re-read your own work. There’s just always so much … Continue reading "Dialectic with my 2012 self on “the importance of theme”"
Read MoreDaniel Moore on music theory, formalism, and difficulty
Hey everyone! Today I have an interview with Daniel Moore – a joint podcast episode with his podcast, This Podcast Could Take Forever. I didn’t know about his show, but he was a listener and he reached out and mentioned that since we both have backgrounds in games and music theory, we should have this … Continue reading "Daniel Moore on music theory, formalism, and difficulty"
Read MoreChess Mix is just about ready for launch!
Hey everyone. For the last nine months or so I’ve been working on a game called Chess Mix. I haven’t written a formal thing about it here on the website, so here’s that formal thing! What is it? Chess Mix is a turn based tactical strategy game. You move units around the board, which move … Continue reading "Chess Mix is just about ready for launch!"
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