This will be a slow posting week, because the work week is anything but slow. I have one preview, two reviews, an interview to transcribe and some housework that can’t wait. Plus whatever else pops up in the interim and something always does. I still want to get more of my ancient series up, though. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Blogs'
Colonization Retro AAR
March 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Blogs
The best thing about Rock, Paper, Shotgun is the comfort in finally having some serious PC gaming peers in a blogosphere dominated by console gaming. The second best thing RPS is that the team is full of great writers, each of whom has a unique voice. Some of us soldier on alone. The third best […]
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Culture as a Mechanic or, Get Out of My Head Michael
March 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments · Blogs, Design, Firaxis, History
While trying to use propaganda posts in Sins of a Solar Empire last week, I started thinking about cultural control in strategy gaming, how culture assimilation is an either/or proposition, how an homogeneous culture is assumed to be better than one with spillover from neighbors, how rival cultures bring nothing with them but trouble. Then […]
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More GDC Summaries
February 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, GDC
Rob Fermier has posted summaries from many of the GDC talks he attended this year. Lots of great stuff – almost as good as being there.
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While I’m At It
February 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Ancients, Blogs, Board Games, Imperium
I don’t want this to turn into a boardgaming blog (though I hope to have Turn 3 of the AAR up later today) but indie developer Michael Akinde has posted some of his thoughts on the Avalon Hill classic Republic of Rome over on his Imperium blog. Still no news on a release date over […]
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Top Ten Board Games of 2007
January 30th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Blogs, Board Games
My weekend Vassal/Brettspiel/Skype sessions with Bruce and browsing at Board Game Geek have gotten me more interested in how I can make board games a bigger part of my life. To that end, I give you Bill Abner’s Top Ten Board Games of last year. Shogun sure looks pretty.
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