I was always interested in the Dark Future series and Blood Red States makes me wish they did a new tabletop version.
However as I was playing I found a game that mimics the tabletop wargame concept and if you don’t play it as such, you will lose.
Continue readingI have recently bought Sigma Theory and it has reminded me in part of X-COM.
There is one thing that I think that improved between Xcom 1 and 2 and has been moved into Sigma Theory… things happening.
Continue readingI’ve just looked at my Steam Library and I’ve discovered I have a lot of games that I need to complete.
When I looked at this, I wondered why this was the case. And I can actually boil it down to two things.
Continue readingA few weeks back I discussed Dice and Cards and how they vary.
However, I also mentioned that each could be used in a variety of ways or even together. Today I’m going to describe two scenarios which I have designed dice as a fundamental mechanic.
The key thing is that these are the dice isolated from the rest of the mechanics. There are other mechanics that exist but they will be discussed later.
Continue readingI played Rail Raider’s Infinite in my local game store and I saw the parallels to Colt Express.
And when I read the rules, it seemed simple a we played it and made the same comparison to Colt Express. Effectively it’s the same rules with minor modifications and everyone agreed it was inferior apart from the miniatures… and I can boil it down to the rules and today I will look at one… what you get when you hit .
Continue readingToday, I’m going to compare Sunless Skies with… Sunless Skies.
OK so that may seem confusing but I played both Sunless Skies before and after early access and they felt like 2 different animals. And I felt it for one reason… distance.
Continue readingSuper-giant Games have created the ultimate paradox.
There is one mechanic that while sounds a good idea, is also contradictory based on the way they have designed the game and deal with their menus.
