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It’s been over a month since Airecon. It feels weird to write that, because it feels from a previous erg ago, and yet being housebound has made all the days roll into one. It’s been a month of getting used … Continue reading →

In just over 1 week, the best convention in Yorkshire, and possibly the world, opens its doors. But in addition to the Denby Dale Beer Festival, Airecon is also on that weekend, so I’m going to that instead. Yes, I … Continue reading →

I was going to write my final post about making a card game today, but I’m still full of ideas and adrenaline, despite being exhausted, from Protospiel Notts yesterday. It was a genuinely fantastic event, big thanks to Chris Kingsnorth … Continue reading →

I was going to write a designer diary here, thanking Bez for his competition inspiring me, but first I want to do a quick Airecon report, mainly consisting of telling you who you should be liking: Mark of Wreck and … Continue reading →

I saw a game advertised yesterday, Walls of York, which prompted me to write this. But I want to emphasise, for all of this post I’m just talking about theme, not mechanics (but I will explain why it’s important). I … Continue reading →

A bit of synchronicity the other day when I listened to a really interesting podcast (http://thespiel.net/node/1159 ) about teaching using games, and then immediately read a post on the Shut Up and Sit Down forums about using games to teach maths. … Continue reading →

It feels like a long time since I posted here, and I guess a month is long (work and games. Playing lots of games), but I got asked this question the other day about why I design games. A fair … Continue reading →

I’m pouring my brain out from the recent Expo so I don’t forget and to help me move on. Hi everyone, what an Expo. Seriously, what an Expo. If you were there and you came to the SUASD stand on … Continue reading →

This started more as a to do list for myself, but figured it’d probably be worth blogging about. So after the last post about (possible) great games at the Expo, here’s some stuff for designers to check out/ do: Playtest! … Continue reading →