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Shadow, Pendulum, Moon
Meaning, Conspiracies, and Truth
Sep 14
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Geoff Engelstein
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July 2024
The Goldilocks Zone
Building in a sweet spot
Jul 24
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Geoff Engelstein
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June 2024
Salieri
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
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Geoff Engelstein
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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
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Geoff Engelstein
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UI - UI - Oh!
Skeuomorphism, Diegesis, and You
May 11
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Geoff Engelstein
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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
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Geoff Engelstein
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The Sackson Auction
Sid Sackson is arguably the premier American game designer.
Apr 1
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Geoff Engelstein
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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
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Geoff Engelstein
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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
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Geoff Engelstein
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January 2024
Here Comes Trouble
We Go Below the Bubble
Jan 17
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Geoff Engelstein
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December 2023
Learning Systems
A Tabletop Network Exploration
Dec 10, 2023
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Geoff Engelstein
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November 2023
Sicherman Dice
A GameTek Stocking Stuffer
Nov 26, 2023
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Geoff Engelstein
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