Archive - GameTek

Shadow, Pendulum, Moon

Meaning, Conspiracies, and Truth

Sep 14 •

Geoff Engelstein

July 2024

The Goldilocks Zone

Building in a sweet spot

Jul 24 •

Geoff Engelstein

June 2024

In college I took a science fiction writing class taught by Joe Haldeman, author of the excellent The Forever War. For one assignment we each received a…

Jun 29 •

Geoff Engelstein

May 2024

Effective But Boring

I’m working on a new game design with my kids (it’s great to have the band back together!) that features special player abilities.

May 27 •

Geoff Engelstein

Skeuomorphism, Diegesis, and You

May 11 •

Geoff Engelstein

April 2024

The Universe Explained with a Cookie

My new book The Universe Explained with a Cookie will be available in just a few weeks!

Apr 12 •

Geoff Engelstein

The Sackson Auction

Sid Sackson is arguably the premier American game designer.

Apr 1 •

Geoff Engelstein

February 2024

The Incan Gold Experiment Part 2 - The Results

In last week’s GameTek I described a thought experiment about retheming Incan Gold as a firefighting game.

Feb 27 •

Geoff Engelstein

The Incan Gold Experiment Part 1

This GameTek was originally broadcast in 2015. It led to a recent development that I will return to at the end and will explore in Part 2.

Feb 17 •

Geoff Engelstein

January 2024

Here Comes Trouble

We Go Below the Bubble

Jan 17 •

Geoff Engelstein

December 2023

Learning Systems

A Tabletop Network Exploration

Dec 10, 2023 •

Geoff Engelstein

November 2023

A GameTek Stocking Stuffer

Nov 26, 2023 •

Geoff Engelstein

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