What Do Gamers Mean By “Cinematic”?
In response to the feedback I got from the article Why RPG Adventures That Emulate a Movie Are a Bad Idea I want to address what we gamers means when we say that we want a “cinematic” game, as well as...
View ArticleSuccess & Failure In Fudge: Relative, Not Binary
In many games a roll of the dice is used to determine a binary outcome. The result can only be a one or a zero. The player rolls for the PC to hit a target with an attack. The only results possible are...
View ArticleShow Don’t Tell–How Playing Fudge Online Is Better Than Talking About Fudge...
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of seeing social networking in action in order to help a game master new to Fudge prepare for running this person’s first Fudge game for the “Day of Fudge”. I won’t...
View ArticleCooking for the Gaming Group? Get a Pressure Cooker!
Not much to say today except that if you are the type of person who likes to cook a big meal for your gaming group you want to invest in a pressure cooker. There are many simple recipes for pressure...
View ArticleAn Aged Wine Can Still Taste Like Shit
I once went to an associate’s home for a dinner party that was really more about his showing off than either dinner or the party. One of those “The Joneses have to keep up with me!” types. Whatever....
View ArticleFire Your Inner Micromanager
I recently watched an episode of the Food Network series Restaurant Impossible, and I really enjoyed it. The episode focused on a restaurant called Dodge City where the problems seemed to stem mainly...
View ArticleBurned Out? Admit to It and Push Yourself
I am burned out. My vacation was not very restful. That is okay, because a family vacation with young kids does not give the parents a chance to truly rest. You still have to care for your children....
View ArticleNetworking: The Most Powerful Tool of the Passionate Person
I have been working hard to establish myself as someone who is passionate about RPGs. I do not want to be known just as a great writer, or blogger. I want to be known as a guy who has a great passion...
View ArticleDo Not Turn Every Passion Into Work
Barbara Sher makes a point of telling people that you should do what you love even if you cannot make a living doing it. You just have to do something else that earns a paycheck. You do not need to...
View ArticleChris Crawford’s Game Design & Creativity Lecture
If you want to do creative work, any type of creative work, watch this video: Wax on! Wax off! Write code!!! Yes, it is dated from way back in 1989 before humanity had discovered the Pluto was not a...
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