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The Clockwork Game Design Podcast: Episode 5 – The Limitations of Boardgames

October 22, 2015 / Game Design, Podcast / 6 Comments

While it’s tempting to think otherwise, computers are the best tool we have for pursuing great game designs. In this episode, I also talk about how “abstract” games are problematic due to low information density, the information horizon, and a lot about the medium of board games.   Some relevant links: http://boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame – all game …

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We Should Patch Our Games

September 2, 2015 / Game Design / 4 Comments

I’ve been hearing more and more voices crying out against patching recently, and I wanted to unpack some of what people have said. I think this is one of the many designer-to-player communication issues that crops up in the games conversation, and so here is a designer trying to improve on(“patch”) that aspect, so that …

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