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Game Mechanics and Game Design:
- About Game Design: A column on the craft of game design by John Reiher
- Why We Game by Richard Tucholka (guest column)
- Variance and Game Design by theletteromega
- Variance Supplemental: Combat (Wonkish) — combat odds in Feng Shui
- Variance Supplemental 2: SotC (Wonkish) — combat odds in Spirit of the Century
- The Rules by theletteromega — musings on rule systems in role-playing games
- The Die Also Risus — combat odds in Risus
- Two Clichés Walk Into A Bar: Teaming in Risus
- I’d Feint but I’m too Annoyed — the use of Feint in Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies
- The Experience Experience — comparison of methods for allocating experience
- Fate Minus D6 and Counting — using FATE dice versus D6 – D6
Campaign Design:
- Long-Term Campaign Planning by Ed Metheny — a collaborative project to examine step-by-step the process of designing a role-playing campaign
Resources:
- Seattle and Northwest gaming links: Mailing lists, game stores, and conventions in the Northwest by Sophie Lagacé
- Role-Playing Games for Kids reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
How-to:
- Forming a Gaming Community: Create rallying points and networking in your area by Sophie Lagacé
- Weekly Short Shots: Organize weekly games with low commitment, low preparation by Sophie Lagacé
- How to Make Paper Figures: Create paper miniatures for your tabletop game by John Aegard, John Reiher, Charles Seaman, and Sophie Lagacé
- Online and Software Tools: A passel of tools to help your role-playing, both at the table and online by Sophie Lagacé
- Running a Con Game: Prepare and run a game for a convention by Sophie Lagacé
Reviews:
- Bunnies & Burrows reviewed by Edmund Metheny
- Burning Empires reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Cat RPG reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Conspiracy of Shadows reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Legends Walk! — Truth & Justice Edition reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Low Life reviewed by Edmund Metheny
- Mouse Guard RPG reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- The Pirate’s Guide to Freeport reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Play Unsafe reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Role-Playing Games for Kids reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Savage Worlds Explorer’s Edition reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Seven Leagues reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Truth & Justice reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- Unknown Armies 2nd ed. reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
- vs. Outlaws reviewed by Sophie Lagacé
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