The following is reprinted from the book Uncle John’s Unsinkable Bathroom Reader. The next time you find yourself rolling a pair of dice, know that you’re tapping into something primordial- keeping alive an ancient tradition that began long before recorded history. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1BRVqGY via IFTTT

Last week at game night I was able to enjoy a second game of Rex: Final Days of an Empire, Fantasy Flight Game’s revision of the classic Dune. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1AKg0aX via IFTTT

While at Gen Con my business partners from Moon Yeti Games and I had a chance to be part of the Publisher Speed Dating event run by James Mathe of Minion Games. I will refrain from making any comments about the games themselves. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1mB9x9H via IFTTT

Game conventions can serve many useful functions for gamemakers, but they infrequently offer dedicated space to one of the very foundations of the gaming industry: the playtesting of game prototypes. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1zhWGPJ via IFTTT

On the onset prices appear to be a simple thing. A price is what one has to pay to get something. But what that misses is what prices can achieve as a mechanic and a tool. A price mechanic is a way to communicate information between players. Fixed Prices (price theme) vs. from Pocket http://ift.tt/YKXnpu…

This month we’ve looked at numerous games which show off game-defining concepts; brilliant mechanics and noteworthy ideas which share identity with a game. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1nhXv59 via IFTTT

In January 2014, with the opening of TricTrac’s pages to contributors of all kinds, I wrote a first article on how to engineer fun and encapsulate it in cardboard. That article dealt with a subject that is dear to my heart: the intimate relationship between playful fun and frustration. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1pV5C8I via IFTTT

Introduction If you have been struggling with making your own gaffed cards, printing your own deck of cards, or if you always wanted to put uncle Joe’s face where the Jack of Spades is, then now this has become a lot easier and cheaper than ever before. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1vaoEfF via IFTTT

Ever since Kings of Israel successfully funded on Kickstarter last year, every so often I receive an e-mail from someone asking for advice on how to promote a Biblically themed game on Kickstarter. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1oL5FZb via IFTTT

The Challenge of Talking About “Talking About” Games It’s futile. That is what a lot of people say when I, or many others, start to get all big-wordy when the subject of game analysis or critical review, or other forms of game-related theorizing and pontificating take root. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1BeowzV via IFTTT