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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A 2d6 combat system with a tough choice
Spooky season is over, but the articles remain! Check out a six-word ghost story and how to care for a brain in a jar if you missed them.
This week we are digging into a 2d6 combat system that uses an additional die to give the player a t...
How to care for a brain in a jar
It is spooky season! I went pumpkin picking the other day. People are making weird things for Mörktober. And last week we looked at a six-word ghost story game.
Let’s continue the trend this week with a look at an interesting analog Tamago...
A six word ghost story for Halloween
Boo!
The last three weeks, we’ve been exploring some big topics! We looked at how antagonistic design tries to frustrate the player on purpose. We pondered how bingo could be used as a TTRPG mechanism. We created a definition for lookup ev...
Games, lookups, and the science of interruptions
Stop.
This week we are exploring how interruptions (specifically information lookups) can impact the flow of a game.
But first, I just want to celebrate that Tumulus has finished its second year of publication — the 8th quarterly issue is...
Can we use bingo cards in TTRPGs?
A sad bingo building.
Happy MÖRKTOBER to one and all! Every day in October, people are making dark and weird things for MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, and other BORG-adjacent games. I encourage you to check out the #MÖRKTOBER tag on your favorite soc...
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Rolling dice and making games. Creator of the ENNIE-nominated game Exclusion Zone Botanist. Writer at Skeleton Code Machine. 💀 #MÖRKTOBER
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