It was so good to be back at the bumblebee of game conventions that is METATOPIA. The laws of aerodynamcis say it shouldn’t fly, but it soars! Many thanks to all the Double Exposure team, the generous playtesters, and the brave, insightful designers that brought their amazing creations and provoked so many fascinating conversations.
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Metatopia 2019
Is this what game conventions are like in Blade Runner? Metatopia was better than a floating sushi bar. I playtested Grognards & Gorgons, a GUMSHOE game of Napoleonic investigators facing down monsters from Greek mythology. It’s does some interesting things with troops, where we are commanding a few dozen soldiers, distributing them like resources, but … Read more
Metatopia 2018 Recap: I failed my saving throw vs. designing games!
Wow. That was a great Metatopia! Vinny, Avie, and the entire Double Exposure crew always put on an amazing festival of game design, and 2018 was bigger and better than ever! Personally, I enjoyed the con even more than I usually do. I’ve been in a bit of a creative dry patch lately as … Read more
Metatopia 2017
Metatopia was great! The entire Double Exposure staff did a great job handling a record number of events and attendees. Personally, I really enjoyed not having to playtest any games all weekend. Instead, I got to be a tortured anime super soldier in Russell Collins’s Project Wingspan; a well-dressed angel hunter in Miguel Espinoza’s Nahuales; … Read more