Tag: game design
Mixed Martial Arts
by Andre on Apr.20, 2009, under games
So, I’m in the midst of a rewrite of the game’s two major systems–character creation and combat. Originally I had planned to keep things really simple, “rules light.” But the current version is shaping up to be more of a simulationist game, so I figure why not include detailed rules for martial arts, since they’re a big part of the setting? (continue reading…)
So you like to play games?
by Andre on Apr.17, 2009, under games
I was reading through a binder of game design notes today, and someone asked me whether what I was reading was for business or pleasure. I told her it was a little bit of both—a hobby that I’m trying to turn into a profession.
I’ve been into games most of my life. I got started into table-top roleplaying in high school, with a system* which I soon realized was too idiosyncratic for my liking. So, I started building my own system and annoying my friends with constant revisions and “tests of the combat system” involving endless gun battles in darkened warehouses.