Archive for May, 2008

Feature: 'Designing Kongai' - Gamasutra

Feature: 'Designing Kongai'
Gamasutra, CA - 14 minutes ago
This design choice differs greatly from the standards set by popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, as did another decision Sirlin took to make

Great artists and comedians at library (Wilmington Advocate)

The Wilmington Memorial Library recently purchased a fantastic new DVD collection chronicling the lives, times, and work of the great 19th century Impressionist masters.

Feature: ‘Designing Kongai’ (Gamasutra)

As part of his in-depth design article, game designer and balancer (Street Fighter II HD Remix) David Sirlin explains his methodology in designing intriguing achievement-based ‘metagame’ CCG Kongai for Flash game site Kongregate. When approached by Kongregate CEO and co-founder Jim Greer to design Kongregate’s Kongai metagame, Sirlin responded that there were at least one hundred ways they …

An Achievement-Centered Online CCG? Designing Kongai - Gamasutra

An Achievement-Centered Online CCG? Designing Kongai
Gamasutra, CA - 36 minutes ago
I'm aware of Mark Rosewater's stance over at Magic: The Gathering that there should be a lot of bad cards on purpose to give players the fun of not choosing

‘Indiana Jones and the legend of the obsessed fan’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

He’s put on some mileage since 1981, when “Raiders of the Lost Ark” transformed his life and made fedoras the headwear of choice for swashbucklers. But time hasn’t dimmed Michael Ryan’s obsession with all things Indiana Jones.

'Indiana Jones and the legend of the obsessed fan' - Seattle Post Intelligencer

'Indiana Jones and the legend of the obsessed fan'
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 12 minutes ago
Ryan is essentially "a very normal guy," said his longtime friend, Mark Rosewater, head designer for "Magic: The Gathering" at Wizards of the Coast,

Nintendo Rocks! - Wired News

Nintendo Rocks!
Wired News - 37 minutes ago
16-year-olds were dropped off by their parents and sat for the entire show with a notebook across their laps so they could play Magic: The Gathering.

Stream: Oddball Metal Ballad Addresses Magic: The Gathering - Wired News

Stream: Oddball Metal Ballad Addresses Magic: The Gathering
Wired News - 55 minutes ago
For those who aren't aware of it, Magic: The Gathering is sort of like a combination between Dungeons & Dragons and Pokemon.

Clubs That Will Not Get You Laid - CollegeOTR


CollegeOTR
Clubs That Will Not Get You Laid
CollegeOTR, NY - 19 minutes ago
Magic: The Gathering Club- Ok now this club is hilarious and is a perfect example of why you will not get laid if you join this club.

Library is 'wild' about magic - Wilmington Advocate

Library is 'wild' about magic
Wilmington Advocate, MA - 22 minutes ago
Whether you play Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, or something else, join this popular gaming group and be part of a self-contained fantasy game.

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