Session Report Up on my site. Games played: my game prototype, Dvonn, Cities and Knights of Catan, Traumfabrik, Web of Power, Puerto Rico.
Yehuda
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Monday, June 06, 2005
Game Publishers Come A'Visiting
The couple forming a game company finally came to see me and my game design, and they seemed to be impressed by the game. A good design to me is a game that I want to play again, and I wanted to play the game again after the first run-through.
There were several criteria it had to fill, including a specific educational design, simplicity of components, range of players, and age suitability. Of course, it had to be my own design. The entire rules fit easily on a page (without illustrations or examples). The entire design, from conception to playtesting, took about eight hours.
I hope things work out, for all of us; we essentially only have a verbal agreement that they won't actually produce it without a more formal agreement. We shall see. I wish I could say more about it, but that will have to wait until the sale goes through.
Yehuda
P.S. While I was doing this, Eitan was in the other room with his friend working out their own game design, which looks like a hodge-podge cross between ASL, Starfarers of Catan, and Age of Empires.
There were several criteria it had to fill, including a specific educational design, simplicity of components, range of players, and age suitability. Of course, it had to be my own design. The entire rules fit easily on a page (without illustrations or examples). The entire design, from conception to playtesting, took about eight hours.
I hope things work out, for all of us; we essentially only have a verbal agreement that they won't actually produce it without a more formal agreement. We shall see. I wish I could say more about it, but that will have to wait until the sale goes through.
Yehuda
P.S. While I was doing this, Eitan was in the other room with his friend working out their own game design, which looks like a hodge-podge cross between ASL, Starfarers of Catan, and Age of Empires.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Comments weren't working ... and now they are.
And some of my other settings were changed. Odd.
Rules regarding my article on ethics:
1. You may not disagree with me. I am the law.
2. If you disagree with me, explain why. If you convince me, I will change the article. Then see rule 1.
Yehuda
Rules regarding my article on ethics:
1. You may not disagree with me. I am the law.
2. If you disagree with me, explain why. If you convince me, I will change the article. Then see rule 1.
Yehuda
May Gaming
We missed a game session owing to Jewish/Israeli holidays, so a light list of games. This list is for the group, only, not my personal gaming.
Advanced Squad Leader - played by my son and a fellow Jerusalemite, both of whom play no other games. They have decided to start playing at game night as a convenient place/time to play.
Crossword Squares (Maven) - from the book New Rules for Classic Games, I found out that the entry for this on BGG is "Maven". Basically, players alternate calling letters, filling in a 5x5 grid and trying to make words. Fun, and certainly better than Tic-Tac-Toe or Hangman.
El Grande + King and Intriguant - inflicted on a new player. EG is a great game, and K+I is great too, with a little tweaking.
Geschenkt - the quick filler.
Magic the Gathering - the two player filler. We play this by Rochester draft. I score my first victory in many sessions against David.
Puerto Rico - the staple.
Settlers of Catan - the staple for new players.
Starfarers of Catan x 2 - first playings, and pretty good. Something like C&K in complexity, and full of tough choices. Any path you take means giving up on something else, and all paths look pretty even to us at the moment.
Tigris and Euphrates - great game, but not quite for this game group.
Yehuda
Advanced Squad Leader - played by my son and a fellow Jerusalemite, both of whom play no other games. They have decided to start playing at game night as a convenient place/time to play.
Crossword Squares (Maven) - from the book New Rules for Classic Games, I found out that the entry for this on BGG is "Maven". Basically, players alternate calling letters, filling in a 5x5 grid and trying to make words. Fun, and certainly better than Tic-Tac-Toe or Hangman.
El Grande + King and Intriguant - inflicted on a new player. EG is a great game, and K+I is great too, with a little tweaking.
Geschenkt - the quick filler.
Magic the Gathering - the two player filler. We play this by Rochester draft. I score my first victory in many sessions against David.
Puerto Rico - the staple.
Settlers of Catan - the staple for new players.
Starfarers of Catan x 2 - first playings, and pretty good. Something like C&K in complexity, and full of tough choices. Any path you take means giving up on something else, and all paths look pretty even to us at the moment.
Tigris and Euphrates - great game, but not quite for this game group.
Yehuda
2 Games PR
With the wifey, 1 win each.
First game, I flubbed the very first round, taking builder/small indigo first off, and then not getting anything for it. I decided to go radical and stock up on quarries, eventually buying enough buildings to offset the vp loss versus Rachel and winning.
Second game, a lot of low key strategies played out. Nobody traded for most of the game, and no buildings in the third column were bought. Despite my better resources, she still managed to outship me, and this time had enough buildings to secure a victory.
Yehuda
First game, I flubbed the very first round, taking builder/small indigo first off, and then not getting anything for it. I decided to go radical and stock up on quarries, eventually buying enough buildings to offset the vp loss versus Rachel and winning.
Second game, a lot of low key strategies played out. Nobody traded for most of the game, and no buildings in the third column were bought. Despite my better resources, she still managed to outship me, and this time had enough buildings to secure a victory.
Yehuda
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Session Report Up
On my site. Games played: My game prototype, San Juan, ASL, Settlers of Catan, Princes of Florence, Tigris and Euphrates.
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