writegameread.bsky.social
Writes stories, makes games, reads history.
Assistant Professor, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences program, RPI, NY. Researching narrative in games & historical simulations. Writer of stories for AAA games (since 1998). Designer of board games.
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European “War” sector…
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Thank you for thinking of me.
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Guinevere will feature for sure. Precise details yet TBD.
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Yes - absolutely!
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It’s a pretty great take on the nature of storytelling itself too. I’m really impressed so far.
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Just one learning game with my 8 year old so far - enjoyed it. Will try to play again today.
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…make so many revisions that core ideas might shift to the point that things change massively from here. But 2-8 players is where I’m starting from, and then we’ll see where further development and then playtesting takes things.
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…competitive it isn’t in any true sense going to work as a solo game, so I end up with a basic idea that it will work for 2-8 players. However, at this super early stage I can’t be certain that it will actually feel good for 8 players (maybe 6 will feel better?), and playtesting might cause me to…
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…Given how other parts of play is intended to work I know that the game ought to work okay with a minimum of 2 ministries being occupied (with players) and each player having 16 turns. Because the game has hidden info (placing bets) and - although it has some co-op elements - it’s basic premise is…
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…(in reality you might argue there are 5, but they have some shared portfolios), and that maths means with 8 players there would be 4 turns per person per game and a max of 2 players per ministry (4 turns per game seems the absolute minimum that might be feasible and fun)…
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I know there are 32 turns in the game in total. This number is a gut feeling given how long a turn is likely to be, but is also chosen because if I divide it by 4 it gives 8 (so 8 turns per person per game with 4 players), and I’ve designed there to be 4 different ministries…
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Actually, currently 2-8 players - but I think it will be best for 4. All needs more testing to know for sure.
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Thank you for the nod! Also - great list!
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Many thanks for the commendation, Alastair.
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@nutspublishing.bsky.social - not sure what the solution is here.
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Ahh. Thanks!