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Channel A: The Life of a Card Game

February 28, 2013 by Steven Savage

(A guest post by Ewen Cluney)

I hit on the idea for Channel A during the ridiculous rush of inspiration that came from discovering Cards Against Humanity. I’d had tremendous fun playing CAH with my friends, and being that rare creature, a tabletop RPG fan who isn’t much into board games, I desperately wanted to explore this new design space of card games that are more about words and social interactions. I also wanted to make something that was less Cards Against Humanity (“A clandestine butt scratch.”) and more in keeping with my own shiny anime-inspired aesthetic.

Minecraft – Game As Dialogue

May 7, 2012 by Steven Savage

So I returned to playing Minecraft again. I do this now and then because it’s fun, well-planned, and evolving. Every few version’s there’s something new as Notch tweaks and adds and changes. Then I spent way too much time building stuff.

I actually enjoy starting games over. Each time it’s a new adventure, each time it’s different:

I remember my first game where I built a network of quick travel tunnels.
I remember my second game where I spent days exploring a huge underground ravine filled with treasures and twists and turns.
In my current game I’ve got a lovely small home built into a mountain by a beach, and I’m alternately exploring caves, farming, and trying to penetrate the dense nearby jungle (largely by fire).

I’m sure I’ll stop playing at some point, and I’m sure there will be enough changes and additions I’ll fire it up again. There’s conventions and events and suggestions and mods that I might even get involved in, should I wish. Always something new.