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Elegant Mechanic: September 2014
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Musings on gaming and game design. Friday, 5 September 2014. Try Out: Papers, Please. Has had a lot of press, being quite a success by indie game standards, so you probably already know what its about. But just in case: its an ingenious little simulator (for want of a better, more accurate word) of life as a border control agent in a fictional Soviet state. 160;Lucas Pope has made something special. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). OH, FAQ IT. View my complete profile. Euro truck simulator 2. Board Games to Go.
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Elegant Mechanic: Well Played Wednesday: Hey Mister DJ
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Musings on gaming and game design. Wednesday, 12 March 2014. Well Played Wednesday: Hey Mister DJ. Sound design in a video game can do wonders to make or break the atmosphere; imagine Dead Space. Without the unnerving skittering in the walls or the original Tomb Raider. The radio, as featured prominently in the Fallout 3. What’s Going On With That Radio? No, don’t worry, I’m not going to wax rhapsodic over the 57 varieties of static in the Silent Hill. Three Dog always has some words of advice. As well a...
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Elegant Mechanic: March 2014
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Musings on gaming and game design. Friday, 21 March 2014. Lacking elegance, in need of a mechanic. There are changes afoot which may even result in the demise of this blog. As is unfortunately my habit, I set myself a goal that I couldn't reach and it's time to admit it. Ultimately keeping this going along with the other things on my plate has proved overwhelming and I am therefore no longer going to updating on a regular basis. Wednesday, 19 March 2014. Well Played Wednesday: Dear Diary. One of the ways...
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Elegant Mechanic: Throwback Thursday: Cluedo (or Clue)
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Musings on gaming and game design. Thursday, 13 March 2014. Throwback Thursday: Cluedo (or Clue). Murder-mystery TV shows were always a big favourite in my house when I was growing up and I harbour a deep affection for the comforting predictability of Columbo. To this day. My board game of choice as a child was therefore unsurprisingly Cluedo. To the Americans among you). I hated the fact that the "revolver" was actually a semi-automatic. Image courtesy of BoardGameGeek user koiyu. The Most Dangerous Game.
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April 2013 Status | Elegant Mechanic
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Gaming and game design. Stay updated via RSS. Frustration with game art. 8220;Project 8-Ball” revealed. Board Game Designers Forum. Board Games To Go. Board Games With Scott. Garrett's Games and Geekiness. Happy Happy Board Game Love In. I've Been Diced! Posted: April 5, 2013 in game design. Was completed as Arcana Jayne: The Card Game. And the others fell victim to design problems I currently have no solution for and/or diminishing interest. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
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April | 2013 | Elegant Mechanic
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Gaming and game design. Stay updated via RSS. Frustration with game art. 8220;Project 8-Ball” revealed. Board Game Designers Forum. Board Games To Go. Board Games With Scott. Garrett's Games and Geekiness. Happy Happy Board Game Love In. I've Been Diced! Archive for April, 2013. Posted: April 5, 2013 in game design. Was completed as Arcana Jayne: The Card Game. And the others fell victim to design problems I currently have no solution for and/or diminishing interest. Blog at WordPress.com.
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Elegant Mechanic: Try Out Tuesday: Dark Souls
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Musings on gaming and game design. Tuesday, 11 March 2014. Try Out Tuesday: Dark Souls. For our first Try Out, I bring you a tale of miserable failure, one utterly predictable and yet one which I couldn’t bring myself to avoid. It’s the game with a barrier to entry only marginally less conspicuous than the Great Wall of China, Dark Souls. The lovingly detailed environments will draw you in. What Was I Thinking? I’m not a “casual gamer” in the current sense of the Farmville. To Die And Die Again. I don...
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Elegant Mechanic: Comment Policy
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Musings on gaming and game design. You need to be signed in to a Disqus. Profile to comment. This was necessitated by people on some mobile platforms being unable to comment with Blogger's default system, sorry! You can easily sign up to Disqus or sign in to it with an existing Google, FaceBook or Twitter account so hopefully this isn't too inconvenient. If you're a troll, a spammer or someone who consistently breaks the rules, you will simply be banned; I have no time for you. Don't be offended if I don...
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Elegant Mechanic: OH, FAQ IT
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Musings on gaming and game design. OH, FAQ IT. Frequently Asked Questions, you fool! These may not get asked very frequently, if I'm honest, but they are my attempt to head off anticipated questions at the pass. Why do I have to use Disqus to comment? Blogger has a well known problem where people on some browsing platforms (particularly iOS devices) are unable to comment with the default system. Adding Disqus makes it possible for anybody to comment. A Disqus. Why don't you write proper reviews? Probably...
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