That sounds excellent. It was my first time with it. I think I will have students play it first day of my new Narrative-Driven Analog Games course in the fall.
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Writes stories, makes games, reads history. Assistant Professor, Games and Experiential Media, RPI, NY. Researching narrative in games & historical simulations. Writer of stories for games. Designer of board games. https://mauricesuckling.com
That sounds excellent. It was my first time with it. I think I will have students play it first day of my new Narrative-Driven Analog Games course in the fall.
04.08.2025 11:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0That sounds excellent. It was my first time with it. I think I will have students play it first day of my new Narrative-Driven Analog Games course in the fall.
04.08.2025 11:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs game: For the Queen. Everyone defended her, although everyone was conflicted.
03.08.2025 21:33 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1I totally agree - thereโs more mileage here. I hope to be able to share something soonishโฆ
24.07.2025 19:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yes - wholly so. Now starting to think through tweaks to that.
24.07.2025 18:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Todayโs activity: testing a decision tower.
24.07.2025 18:12 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Todayโs development: a Decision Tower (prototype 1.0) - exploring the potential of Dirk Hennโs battle tower for other uses.
23.07.2025 16:07 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs arrival:
22.07.2025 23:09 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs game, brought to me by my artist/designer friend Ron: Reductio Ad Absurdum (all the faces of the die are marbled effect without lettering or numbers and are difficult, although not impossible to tell apart).
22.07.2025 18:26 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Todayโs arrival: some alternative history where Japan does not surrender in 1945 - the last ditch coup that failed in our timeline succeeds in this novel.
22.07.2025 12:19 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs reading: about the failed coup in the last few hours of WWII that sought to overturn the Japanese governmentโs (and the Emperorโs) decision to surrender.
17.07.2025 21:47 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs arrival:
12.07.2025 15:12 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yesterdayโs game: A Gentle Rain. Check out step 1 of set up: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33...
11.07.2025 13:15 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0How about we talk on Discord? We can have a proper conversation there face to face. You can find me there as โMaurice Sucklingโ.
10.07.2025 15:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Are you thinking in terms of video game design in general, or video game narrative/narrative design?
10.07.2025 14:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0My guess is most games writers will find this useful, as a refresher, or a teaching tool, or perhaps as instruction for those still early in their career trajectory. I canโt send all the contents here - but this is most of it. I hope this helps.
09.07.2025 21:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs arrival:
09.07.2025 02:03 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0Todayโs extravagance:
09.07.2025 02:01 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs reading:
08.07.2025 01:17 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The perfect game for June 28 doesnโt exiโฆ boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
28.06.2025 18:05 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Today in Halifax, NS, HMCS Sackville, WWII corvette.
22.06.2025 18:29 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I can attest to that. Really enjoying this place!
22.06.2025 12:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yesterdayโs game: Junior Labyrinth. Board game cafe in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
22.06.2025 11:24 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks, Terry. Itโs getting closer. Hoping to take it to SD HistCon later this year.
16.06.2025 23:52 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you so much for saying so.
16.06.2025 23:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you. Currently in talks with a publisher. Nothing final yet. But I will update my website soon - will return to thisโฆ
16.06.2025 23:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Todayโs delivery: latest card revisions for Elizabeth: England Aflame (4-7 players about spycraft in Elizabethan England).
16.06.2025 21:13 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1I hope to try it later this summer, with a view to possibly bringing it into a class next semester on Narrative-Driven Analog Games.
13.06.2025 14:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Todayโs arrivals:
13.06.2025 14:36 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Todayโs arrival:
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