I’m going to share with you something I’ve come to realize. As many of you probably already know, this past April Fools Google put an add on into their mobile app for Google Maps. This allowed users to scan various locations and find 150 Pokemon at various points on the globe. Well 151 if you […]
Category Archives: Words
Of Challenge And Demon’s Crests
31 Mar 2014- Big Mike
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It’s good that there’s a clear niche market for difficult video games. On top of that now more than ever it seems there’s a clear divide between games that implement good design features with unique challenges the players learn from. Instead of, you know, just arbitrary increases in damage and health and such. That’s why […]
The Not So Secret Secret Of Santa Vittoria
24 Mar 2014- Big Mike
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It looks like the classic film kick isn’t ending anytime soon. Which I find perfectly fine since this journal takes on an entirely new shape and form. Ish. Anyway. The Secret of Santa Vittoria is a film created in 1969 based off of a massively award winning book realized in 1966 with the same name, […]
First Time Game Tester: High Moon
22 Mar 2014- Nasir Khan
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I saw the trailer for the High Moon mobile app a while ago, and I was stoked. When Stephen Gibson (the games’ creator) sent me his rulebook for the card game I was pretty skeptical. The game had a ton of potential on my phone, but I didn’t think it would flow too well as […]
Tash-Kalar : Let the Games Commence!!!
21 Mar 2014- Nasir Khan
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I can’t speak from personal experience but from my limited time with the many genres of games abstract’s are among the toughest to design. Your rules & mechanics have to be sharpened to a perfect edge, you’ll imbue it with every bit of modicum you can manage, try to make it as appealing as possible […]
This Hand Of Mine Types With An Awesome Power!
17 Mar 2014- Big Mike
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Some folk out there might point and complain about Gundam Build Fighters, stating that it isn’t a true Gundam series and is nothing more than a toy commercial that completely invalidates the spirit of Gundam set forth with the original series. However, that is a small margin of people considering the fact that this sucker […]
Who’s Going First?
12 Mar 2014- Nasir Khan
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Ever struggled to figure out who’s going to start a game? Do weird rules on how to select the first player annoy you? Have an Android phone? Then grab Select Who? This free app is a fun and fast way to select the first player. All players simply place a finger on the phone, and […]
The Hidden Value Of A Good Film
10 Mar 2014- Big Mike
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There is a film out there that I think has tremendous merit and value. It displays an analysis of the relationships between men and women and most importantly a lot of the misconceptions men have about women. Unlike many others that attempt the same, this particular film casts a nervous, jittery, overworked husband as the […]
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