Skeleton Code Machine
Exeunt PressSpark your creativity as a tabletop game designer or enthusiast, and think differently about how games work. ENNIE-nominated!
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Is Hellboy: The Dice Game solvable?
Last week we looked at the dice-based combat in 2D6 Dungeon. I’m in a dice mood so this week we are looking at another dice game. Hellboy: The Dice Game is a push-your-luck dice and card game from Mantic. While it’s a simple game, it can se...
Manoeuvre-based combat in 2D6 Dungeon
2D6 Dungeon cover art by Eric Pommer
Making a solo dungeon crawl good is tough enough, but making the combat interesting is perhaps the toughest challenge. With just one player, rolling the dice over and over can get tedious quickly — espe...
Precognition and hacking turn order in HacKClaD
If you are one of the attendees of the free public library class I just taught in Baltimore, welcome! I had a wonderful time with the class and really enjoyed chatting about game design for two hours on Saturday.
This week’s game is HacKCl...
Tumulus 06. "Hammer a nail in the coffin." ⚰️
Tumulus 06. “Hammer a nail in the coffin.”
Issue 06. Hammer a nail in the coffin.
Tumulus Issue 6 is shipping out to subscribers around the world!
Tumulus is a quarterly collection of analog gaming inspiration, tools, design theory, a...
An area control game where you can't battle your opponent?
Last week we looked at the only Richard Garfield game that Richard Garfield still routinely plays — SpyNet. Specifically, we explored how it creates incentives to keep the market from clogging. Be sure to read the comments for more about Du...
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Rolling dice and making games. Creator of the ENNIE-nominated game Exclusion Zone Botanist. Writer at Skeleton Code Machine. \ud83d\udc80 #MÖRKTOBER
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