The Penny Arcade Report

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  Ping Pong as card game: the design of Penny Arcade’s Paint the Line

  Creating a new card game is always challenging, but what happens when you try a model a game as fast paced and intricate as Ping Pong? This is the story of how Paint the Line came to be, and how the game's systems mimic the feel and action of high level Ping Pong. Read More

  Steve Bowler / Wed, May 23, 2012

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  Push Fight is the best board game you’ve never heard of

  Push Fight is a simple game that takes moments to learn, but the staff of Penny Arcade has learned that the simple board and ten pieces hides complex strategy. With each side able to move up to two pieces each turn, along with the ability to "push" other pieces, the board can go through drastic changes very quickly. The Penny Arcade Report tracked down the game's designer to explain why this game is so special. Read More

  Ben Kuchera / Fri, May 18, 2012

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  Steve Jackson’s Ogre wins at Kickstarter: more games will be printed, and each game will be better

  Kickstarter campaigns are often used to fund projects that may or may not be feasible, but Steve Jackson Games was already willing to print 3,000 copies of its updated Ogre war game. The Kickstarter campaign for the game showed another use of the platform: It gave customers the ability to support the game before launch, and gave Steve Jackson the funding needed to improve the final product. Read More

  Ben Kuchera / Wed, May 9, 2012

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  Mouse Guard is a tabletop RPG that forces you to become your character if you hope to survive

  Mouse Guard asks you to become a tiny, furry member of a proud group of warriors, and then you must explore an incredibly dangerous environment: the real world. It turns out everything is looking to eat a mouse, and the game forces you to act as your character if you hope to have any chance of survival. It may sound brutal, but it's also a wonderful system for first-time or younger role-players. Read More

  Ben Kuchera / Fri, Apr 27, 2012

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  The Metagame demands an incredible amount of gaming knowledge, but the payoff is worthwhile

  The Metagame is a card game that explains what happens when video games meet the debate club. You need to have played almost everything in the past 20 years to have a chance of winning, but serious gamers will begin to think about some of their favorite games in new and interesting ways. Read More

  Ben Kuchera / Fri, Mar 30, 2012

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  Days of Wonder CEO explains how iPad Ticket to Ride boosted sales of the real thing

  Days of Wonder CEO Eric Hautemont knows that it takes an evangelist to sell board games, and his strategy of creating those evangelists via $7 iPad versions of the company's board games has resulted in massive sales growth for the physical games. The strategy is simple: create a great game, teach people how to play it electronically, and physical sales will follo Read More

  Ben Kuchera / Wed, Feb 22, 2012

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  The Cut

  Roger O’Reilly explores the box artwork for models of war machines in the 40s and 50s

  The box art had to... draw the viewer into the drama and convince him to part with his pocket money

  Ben Kuchera / Sun, Feb 19, 2012

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