You are walking down the darkened forest path, sunlight peeking through the canopy of leaves in a mottled pattern upon the ground. Your sword is drawn in your right hand – in your left you keep a healing potion at the ready. You move cautiously, scanning left and right as you go. Who knows what…
Read MoreBeyond Riot Games: The Problem of Discrimination Against Women in Video Games
If you pay attention to news in the video game industry, you are probably already familiar with the current situation surrounding Riot Games. If you don’t, there are many articles already explaining the situation. For those who don’t want to read through any of those articles, the very brief recap is this: Riot games is…
Read MoreThe Tiers we Cry: Why Tiers Exist in Competitive Games
If you’ve ever played a competitive game, you’ve probably been in a situation where you fall in love with a character, weapon, skill or deck, only to discover that it is not competitively viable. You may do your best to try and discover a new strategy, or a new combo that will make your choice…
Read MoreWhat is the Best Square in Monopoly + What is the Value of a Monopoly (Dual Repost)
Hey Everybody! I’m very sorry for not posting this on Saturday – last week was ridiculously busy. However, I promise that this week I will post a brand new design article on Saturday as usual. Until then, I have decided to reprint a pair of related articles about everybody’s favorite friendship-ending board game, Monopoly. See…
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