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This is part of an interview series I’m conducting with games professionals who also teach part-time as adjunct faculty. I was really lucky to get a chance to speak with Tad Leckman, who’s had lengthy careers in both games and teaching about games. He’s also taught full-time and part-time, so had some unique insights and advice! Tad…
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In an earlier post I mentioned this game called Card Quest (2017), which I really love but odds are you likely haven’t played. It has some rough edges, but I think it’s worth taking a close look at. It was made by a pair of (I believe) French designers, Baptiste Dubessay and Nicolas Tobias, and…
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This is part of an interview series I’m conducting with games professionals who also teach part-time as adjunct faculty. Diego was the very first person I interviewed, he was kind enough to let me playtest these questions with him. Diego Garcia is an independent game developer, animator, and instructor in Brooklyn, NY. https://radstronomical.com https://bsky.app/profile/radstronomical.bsky.social Interview This interview…
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I play a lot of deckbuilders. Don’t you? They’re great. I want to talk about an overlooked subgenre of deckbuilding which I think is pretty neat, but that’s sadly somewhat rare: “set-based” deckbuilders. Or that’s what I’m calling them in my head anyway. I don’t think there’s a name for any of this, so let…
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Last year I happened to play this game called Aces & Adventures (2023), which seems like it was modestly successful but I haven’t seen anyone else mention or talk about. I enjoyed it quite a bit! It’s a deckbuilding RPG, with various classes, and each campaign has you playing through a node graph of combat…