Tag Archive for Pocket

An Interview with Rob Daviau

As a gamer, I am actually fairly new to board games. My exploration of them has led to a fascination of not just the games in themselves, but their overall design and mechanics. Due to this, I have been delving into making my own game with a friend. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1IZGCIW via IFTTT

Collected CCG Design Research

As I mentioned last week, A La Kart has at its core the DNA of a CCG. There are focused constructed decks tailored to unique play styles, customization options for advanced players, and expanding options released over time. The whole shebang. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1BuS9PE via IFTTT

On talent, failure, and giving up

Note: There’s no huge announcement behind this post. I’m not giving anything up, or experiencing any setbacks. Perhaps failure is on my mind because I’m about to launch a Kickstarter campaign for my first self-published game in a month, and this stuff is on my mind. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1BUm9mR via IFTTT

Texas Hold ’em poker solved by computer

Card sharks, beware. A new program cannot be beaten at a variety of poker called heads-up limit Texas Hold ’em—at least in a human lifetime—a team of computer scientists reports. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1DqMRFB via IFTTT

Seth Roback on designing “Swinging Jivecat Voodoo Lounge”

Seth Roback designed Swinging Jivecat Voodoo Lounge,currently on Kickstarter. Hello! My name is Seth Roback. I am the game designer for Swinging Jivecat Voodoo Lounge, that if our kickstarter campaign succeeds will be published by Game Designer’s Clubhouse. from Pocket http://ift.tt/1CvjzSo via IFTTT