Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

Ep 133: Cursed Problems, Experience Levels, Proscription and Impactful Failure.

Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures Games

Show Notes

In Episode 133, the guys have been thinking about "cursed problems", and when they think about such things, they talk about them. First up, putting differing experience levels together, proscription VS prescription and making impactful failure without creating a win-more. The Boarders and Black Flags Landing Page:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manokentgames/boarders-and-black-flagsIf you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our upcoming book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012You can pick up Pukeapocalypse from Exalted Funeral here:https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/pukeapocalypseOr if you're in the UK you might prefer to get it from Glenn here:https://www.manokentgames.com/product-page/pukeapocalypseCheck out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.comCheck out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.gamesThe Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uEChIf you want to support the channel financially you can join Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergamesor Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

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