Thanks to all who suggested names. Kat and I have been suggesting several of them, plus ones of our own creation, to one another over the weekend. The current front-runner is: “Serial Homicide Unit: Hunting the Hunters” I like it. It’s a simple, direct name for a simple, direct game. But, what do you think? … Read more
I mentioned earlier that Serial has an image problem. People really enjoy the game once they play it, but are very reluctant to play (or playtest) it to begin with. Kat and I think we need to focus more on the police procedural aspects of gameplay when explaining the game, rather than the day-in-the-life-of-the-victim stuff. … Read more
This weekend was DexCon 2008. It went really well, as always. The folks at Double Exposure always do their best to put on a great convention. This one was a bit truncated for me, since I couldn’t get any time off work, but nevertheless, a great deal of fun! Wednesday evening I had to drive … Read more
I’ve got a game idea kicking around in my head. Nothing may come of it. But if it does, it will use … dice! Of course, it will need dice that do funky things. Specifically, the dice need to have a probability curve that looks like a capital-M, or two camel humps. The extreme results … Read more