Epic duels guy turned blogger and reviewer turned designer and publisher of original games
So for all of the things I love about Gen Con, after the general camaraderie and spirit of it, what I love most is just playing games, games, games. I played so many that it went by in a blur, and if I did’t take a picture then I pretty much forget about it, so …
Typically I put thoughts together on my own and let them marinate for a while before they kind of coalesce into an interesting design, and do that before I publish anything. In this case, though, I want to let anyone interested in on the thought process, and give a chance to shape the decks along …
Here’s what we know so far, feel free to jump into the comments to add anything! 30 cards 18 specials and 12 basic. Sinbad is an exception at 17 and 13. Special cards for Heroes and sidekicks: Specials are split between the Hero and the sidekicks, except in Bruce Lee’s case. So far, Merlin has …
For fans of, or those just curious about, Unmatched by Restoration games — the restoration of Epic Duels — we set up a page as a portal to all of our Unmatched content! We are also starting to break down the decks, to understand the structure of the special cards and basic cards that make …
Whenever I get back from Gen Con, it’s just so hard to try to explain to people who weren’t there what it’s all about, especially the people I work with every day. I’ll do my best here. What is consistent for everyone is the intensity of it. There’s so much packed into 4 days, it’s …
Unmatched by Rob Daviau and Restoration Games was one of the most talked about games at Gen Con 2019, and you might say I have a special interest in the game. You know I’ll cover it here. I’ve already been asked, “Ok, so is it better than Epic Duels?” and more than once. Unmatched is …
Was conversing with my buddy Jackson Pope on Twitter recently about what game design is all about. This topic is what I think about these days. When you make a game, it’s all about the fun heart of the game, about finding it and elevating it and building a game around it. Everything else is …
Pathfinder the Adventure Card Game is an old game (2013) at this point, but that’s how long it took this particular foursome to get together and play out the full Rise of the Runelords campaign. In the time it took us to complete everything, the game has released at least 2 more full adventures, and …
About a year ago, we cut the elements of Cage Match! in half, and the game became much better for it. Over the past couple of weeks, racing towards our deadline to print in time for the holidays, we reduced it even further, and what was a good game is really and truly a great …
“I think the tables are easy to read, for the most part,” states D in this review of Cage Match! by Board Crazy Games. “And, the results on these tables make a lot of sense to me as well,” adds Will. “Because of these charts,” he adds a bit later, “This game could have easily been, …