Open Channels FM: Empathy
For some of us it comes naturally. For others, it may need to be learned. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell us how can we improve this post? Captcha: + = Verify…
Designer Diary: Hnefatafl: Valhalla
by Roman Zadorozhnyy Some games begin with mechanics. Some begin with prototypes. And some begin with a place. For Hnefatafl: Valhalla, everything started with a journey. Norway, Gods, and a Feeling That Never Left A few years ago, my wife…
Designer Diary: The Ground Between
by Felix Sonne I have been hearing that wargamers are getting “extinct” because nobody has the time to spend half a day playing games anymore and no one wants to play on a sad looking paper map. The thing is,…
Matt: Enablement
This year at Automattic has been intense. We kicked it off with two weeks of in-person AI enablement training, and there’s a great post about it now. I’ve been so impressed and inspired by my colleagues leaning in to learn…
Designer Diary: The Four Doors
by Matt Leacock Matt Leacock: The design of The Four Doors followed a long, meandering route. It was the result of four different designers working alongside four different publishers to produce no fewer than five different games. I thought it’d…
WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.0 Beta 2
WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, you should evaluate Beta…
Open Channels FM: Open Source vs SaaS: The Freedom Debate
In this clip, hosts Dave and Robert discuss the balance between personal convenience and the ideals of open source technology. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell us how can we improve this…
Universal Distribution signs exclusive distribution deal with long-time crowdfunding success Dice Throne
Board game, TCG and comics distribution major Universal Distribution has agreed an exclusive deal with Dice Throne to become the sole distributor of the company’s products in the US and Canada. Dice Throne games and add-on packs have previously been…
Matt: Great Writing
Especially in an age where generating words is cheap, when you come across truly great writing, it really stands out. I want to pull two quotes from The Economist’columnist Charlemagne’s article Luxury goods are Europe’s global tax on vanity. Flogging…
“It’s crazy how it has grown globally”: unpublished designs award Cardboard Edison unveils new finalists as entries more than double since 2020
The long-running Cardboard Edison Award, which aims to celebrate the best in unpublished board game designs, has revealed its latest finalists after whittling them down from a record-breaking 396 entries. This year’s 20 finalists include a magnet-based vertical castle-building game, a medium-weight…
