Skeleton Code Machine
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5 types of auction you need to know
I’ve mentioned Modern Art (Knizia, 1992) many times here at Skeleton Code Machine, but I’ve never actually covered it in detail. It’s a fascinating and deceptively simple game that is based on auctions. Let’s explore the five types of aucti...
What can Nim teach us about game design?
Last week we looked at rolling and locking games like Yahtzee. This week, you’ll need to indulge me as I went down quite the rabbit hole recently. What started as reading about trick-taking games led to reading combinatorial game theory and...
Rolling and locking with Yahtzee mechanisms
Last week we looked at how Reiner Knizia’s simple game of Goal could be adapted for use in other games. This week we are looking at another simple game with a lot of potential: Yahtzee!
Yacht and Yahtzee
Most people agree that Yahtzee...
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