Puzzle_Gaming
Casual Game Insider
GEN CON
Board Gaming Under Construction.
7 min |
Fall 2019
Casual Game Insider
From Pilot to Publisher: Grandpa Beck's Story
The routes into game design all start with a passion for the hobby, and thereafter they are many and varied. But Brent Beck of Grandpa Beck’s Games took one of the most unlikely paths it’s ever been my pleasure to discover.
7 min |
Winter 2017
Casual Game Insider
Shards Of Infinity
Shards of Infinity is the newest deck-building game published by Stone Blade Entertainment, and is a bold successor to my original Ascension series. The innovation of Ascension’s everchanging center row has laid the foundation for a multitude of different games since its initial release. Now on its 13 th big-box expansion, Delirium, the Ascension series has sold hundreds of thousands of copies both in physical form and digital copies.
2 min |
Winter 2018
Casual Game Insider
Touchdown! Board Games For Sports Fans
At first glance, it seems like sports fans and board gamers don’t have much in common. Athletic battles are won by feats of strength and agility, while board games often come down to strategic choices. Sports fans dedicate themselves to their teams and players, while board gamers are usually fighting for themselves. The difference in mindset seems stark.
6 min |
Winter 2018
Casual Game Insider
A Hybrid Game About Hybrid Humans
Until Werewords, the best example of app integration with traditional board and card games was One Night Ultimate Werewolf, which has a free companion app that facilitates the night actions in the game. It was so groundbreaking that it received the prestigious Spiel des Jahres Recommended award because of this integration.
1 min |
Summer 2017
Casual Game Insider
Escape Room Games: The Cooperative Puzzle Experience Hits the Table
The clock is ticking backward from sixty minutes, the game has begun! You and your friends sift through various objects, looking for some sort of clue. One of the people in your group sees something. “Look,” she exclaims, “I think these letters mean something!”
8 min |
Summer 2017
Casual Game Insider
From Tabletops to Desktops: The Rise of Digital Board Games
Board gaming is an inherently physical, analog hobby. Right?
5 min |
Summer 2017
Casual Game Insider
Crowdfunding Catastrophes
(And How to Avoid Them)
6 min |
Fall 2017
Casual Game Insider
Exploring Dicey Peaks
Designer Scott Almes has proven time and again that he is a renaissance man, able to create wonderful games using a variety of themes and concepts. Most recently, Almes has partnered with Calliope Games (Tsuro, Roll For It!) to reveal the summits of Dicey Peaks. In this adventure dice game, players make tough choices in a race to reach the top of a fabled mountain, avoiding the hazards of nature and sinister yetis.
2 min |
Spring 2017
Casual Game Insider
Playing It Forward
The Gamewright Experience.
6 min |
Spring 2017
Casual Game Insider
For Love Of The Game: Gaming For Couples
Tom, an avid gamer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recalls when he brought home Potion Explosion hoping to play it with his wife Melissa.
6 min |
Winter 2017
Casual Game Insider
Abstract Games
Beauty in the Depths
6 min |
Fall 2017
Casual Game Insider
Helping Hands
Volunteering in the Gaming Community.
7 min |
Summer 2016
Casual Game Insider
Cult Of The New
Are Gamers Buying More and Playing Less?
7 min |