Experienced Points
Age of Kotick
This week John Funk said in his Twitter feed, “Let’s be honest here. We could write the news story ‘Bobby Kotick Opens Door ...
MovieBob - Intermission
Five Reasons You Should See The Social Network
As I’ve mentioned recently, movie theaters in 2010 haven’t been very hospitable to nerds, as one film after another built around premises and/or ...
Stolen Pixels
Stolen Pixels #231: The History of Civilization, Part 2
[folder_nav][folder_nav] Yeah, I know Critical Miss did the Gandhi joke last Tuesday. But you just can’t talk about the Civ series without talking ...
The Writers' Room
Vectorform Bringing Settlers of Catan to Microsoft Surface
When I was at Gen Con last month, one of the bright spots of the weekend was the hour that I spent playing ...
Shamus Plays
Shamus Plays: Champions Online, Part 11
[folder_nav] Despite my better judgment, I return to Socrates for my reward and for another job. The quest description. By the way: It’s ...
Check for Traps
Judgment Day After Day
Last time we talked about how to sustain a successful long-term RPG campaign, covering scheduling, party size, prioritization, and leadership. One element I ...
Editor's Choice
The Philosophy of Game Design (part 1)
Ed. Note: This is the first installment of a four-part series discussing the philosophy of game design and how we define what makes ...
Stolen Pixels
Stolen Pixels #230: The History of Civilization, Part 1
[folder_nav][folder_nav] I played Civilization II back in the late 1990’s. Almost every iteration since then has felt superfluous to me. The newer versions ...
