There are few things that are more frustrating in games than arriving at a situation and having absolutely no idea what to do next. Maybe you are at a dead end, and you have no idea where to go next. Maybe you think you know what to do, but cannot actually figure out how to…
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Hey everybody – This week I had to grade research papers, so I did not have time to write a new post. The article that was scheduled for this week (about personality in games) will hopefully be up next Saturday. Until then, enjoy this post about the relationship between Luck and Skill in game design,…
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Sometimes I think about the weirdness that we are willing to accept from pop culture. Mario is an Italian man who gets transported through pipes, gains power from mushrooms, and fights a giant talking turtle, yet nobody bats an eye. Speaking of bats, one of our greatest heroes is a rich guy dressed up as…
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When it comes to games, most people seem to believe that bigger is better. People seek out games with huge worlds, endless quests, and a massive variety of things to do and explore. At the same time, every developer seems to want to make those types of games – games that players can play for…
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Warning: This article contains spoilers for Ready Player One (the movie and the book). Hey everybody! A few weeks ago I watched Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Ready Player One. While I consider the film itself to be only okay, I found the visuals and the concept of the OASIS to be fascinating. After watching the…
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Hey everybody! Nearly two months ago I wrote an article about evaluating different creatures in Magic: The Gathering (which you can find here). Today, I plan to do the same thing, but with spell abilities instead. If you are interested in designing your own trading card game, or simply want to learn more about…
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Hey everybody! The last few weeks I have been writing my annual review articles, and haven’t been able to put up any new game design content. That, however, changes today. As promised, today is the third entry in my series “Game Design in Real Life”, where I take a look at how game design can…
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Today’s article is going to be a little different than my usual articles. Instead of blogging about game design, strategy, or history, I am going to be talking about this blog itself. Last Saturday marked the 1 year anniversary of my first post on this blog, and I though that would be a good time…
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Hey everybody! Last week, we talked about a number of different strategies that can be used to win at the game of Rock-Paper Scissors (if you missed it, you can find it here). This week, we are going to go a step further and see how these strategies can be applied to other games. It’s…
Read MoreWhen I started researching for this article, my original plan was to talk mainly about a category of games known as “Solved Games”, or games that have a mathematically proven optimal strategy. I was going to use that article to talk about what it means to have solved a game, different games that have been…
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