Posted by Dean, gamura ancientus. Hi All: Today I thought I’d give you a taste of what it was like my first time to a gaming convention. Several of the people in our regular gaming group go to Gen-Con Indy … Continue reading
oblique gamers
Dean’s Introduction
Posted by Dean, gamura ancientus. Hi All: I’ve been gaming since I was a small child. As soon as my sister and I could handle a deck of cards and identify what the different cards are and what a “suit” … Continue reading
Posted in /gamers (oblique gamers)
1 Comment
Bad Game Design and the Negative Play Experience
Posted by George, gamura collecitalius. If you spend any amount of time playing games, you will hear the phrases “bad game design” and “negative play experience” quite a bit. While these issues can be unrelated, it is not unusual for … Continue reading
Posted in /gamers (oblique gamers)
Tagged board games, game design, gamura collecitalius, George
1 Comment
K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Posted by Jesse, gamura bibliophileous. I am a software designer and engineer. One of the first things I was taught when designing software was to always K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid or Keep It Stupid Simple). Basically, this means to … Continue reading
Posted in /gamers (oblique gamers)
Leave a comment
Hosting a Weekly Gaming Session
Posted by Steve, gamura arcitectus. I love to play games and the types of games I like to play the most are something of a social event. Whether it’s online, in a game like Dungeons and Dragons: Online, or at the … Continue reading
Hitting the Jackpot
Posted by Mitch, gamura compeditorus. Sometimes mistakes work out in your favor. My latest gaming addiction is the Facebook game D&D: Heroes of Neverwinter (D&D HoN). D&D HoN is currently in its BETA version, so there’s bound to be a … Continue reading
Posted in /gamers (oblique gamers)
Tagged BETA, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, Facebook, gamura compeditorus, Mitch, video games
Leave a comment
Modern: A relatively new Magic the Gathering format
Posted by George, gamura collecitalius. There is more than one way to play the Magic the Gathering trading card game (TCG). Games can be played as one-on-one duels or in groups of three or more players. For the competitive player, … Continue reading
Posted in /gamers (oblique gamers)
Tagged gamura collecitalius, George, Magic the Gathering, Tournament
Leave a comment
Nostalgia
Posted by Jesse, gamura bibliophileous. So, the other week I dropped the hint to our gaming group’s collector that he should get the game Talisman for us to play. Now, dropping a hint to our collector is pretty rough; it … Continue reading
Steve’s Intro
Posted by Steve, gamura arcitectus. Hello, World. My introduction into gaming was to those games typical to the 70s and 80s, such as cards, dice games, and board games like Monopoly. Rather early on in my middle school years, the Apple … Continue reading
Innistrad at All Stars Collectibles
Posted by George, gamura collecitalius. Innistrad: A Magic the GatheringTM Prerelease Story Wizards of the Coast releases a new expansion for its flagship card game, Magic the GatheringTM, four times a year. While a release of a new set is … Continue reading
