In my first foray into trying to create a design orientated “functional” boardgame review, I look at a game I have distinctly mixed feelings about: Century: Golem Edition
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Tag: Design theory
Is there room for a new kind of boardgame review?
There’s something missing from the boardgame review landscape. This is what I think it might be – and what I am going to experiment with to fill it.
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What can a negative review tell us about the lure of objectivity?
Some people hate Ticket to Ride; people who do not appreciate its brilliance. I hate the United Kingdom expansion as much as they hate the basic game. But unlike them, I’M ACTUALLY RIGHT… right?
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A new model for game design: Moving beyond the “Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics” framework
The MDA framework is now well known in design circles. Here I take it a step further putting forward my own riff on the model for tabletop games specifically; incorporating the notion of access and mapping out some critical detail.
