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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...
Can we use soccer in a TTRPG?
If you missed them, check out Part 1 and Part 2 of my Making Better Maps series that was recently posted. They will change how you think about game maps.
This week we are looking at a little Knizia example game that I can’t get out of my h...
Converting game maps into graphs
This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on making better maps by thinking about them as graphs and data, based on a talk I gave at Harrisburg University in March 2026.
Last time we built a better vocabulary for discussing maps: paths, edges,...
Building a better vocabulary for maps
First, I must apologize. I sent out last week’s We Are Mushrooms announcement with a broken link to the shop. The link has been fixed, so I encourage you to try it again!
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series on making better maps by think...
We are Mushrooms: a new journaling game from Exeunt press
We are Mushrooms from Exeunt Press
Get We are Mushrooms (Print + PDF) in the shop! Skeleton Code Machine readers can use code IMAFUNGI for 10% off your order. Offer expires August 7, 2026.
You are a mushroom.
You don’t move. You don’t...
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