Author Archives: Brian

On Diablo III

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brian

If you like Diablo well, Diablo III is certainly another one of those games, and easily one of the better ones. The systems within the game have been streamlined in very thoughtful ways, the gameplay is as compelling as it … Continue reading →

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Jury Duty, a Free Game

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brian

I wrote this today mainly to get it out of my head and into the world. I’m not really expecting anything to come of it but I thought I’d put it out there and see what people think. If you … Continue reading →

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On Jury Duty

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Brian

Last Friday I went to the Philadelphia courthouse for jury duty. I sat in a room for an hour or so, then got taken to a courtroom for jury selection. After about another hour of being asked questions by the … Continue reading →

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Stuff I’m Running at DexCon

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Brian

I’ve just submitted the games I’m going to be running at DexCon this year. I don’t have a schedule yet, but I’ll be running each one once. For your perusal, here they are as I submitted them. Alien vs. Jedi … Continue reading →

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Snakegrinder

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Brian

This is just something that’s been on my mind lately. Enjoy.

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Episodic Free-to-Play

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Brian

There are two models of video game distribution that are working with varying success levels that have piqued my interest recently. Episodic games, like The Walking Dead by TellTale, use a model where you buy the game in two-hour chunks … Continue reading →

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Making a Jedi in Fate

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Brian

When I decided to use Fate to run my Alien vs. Jedi hack, I discovered that I had to do very little actual hacking. Fate does what I want this hack to do for the most part. I’m using a … Continue reading →

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An Interview with John Adamus

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Brian

Today we have an interview with editor to the stars John Adamus. He’s a really smart guy and he knows what he’s talking about, so he’s worth listening to. — Who are you and what do you do? My name … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: The Adventure

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Brian

Marcelo Dior brings as another great guest post today! — Every time I hear people butting heads about combat versus role-play (as if there wasn’t role-play in combat) I ask myself: what about the adventure? “What’s adventure?” you might ask. … Continue reading →

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Modeling the Dark Side with Fate

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Brian

A while back I talked about a Marvel hack that I was working on to turn it into a Star Wars game with the aliens from the Alien movies. I’m still working on that, but no longer using Marvel. Instead … Continue reading →

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