Q&A: JOHN WROT – CHASING THE ELDER DICE GODS
John Wrot is founder/owner of Gate Keeper Games. He started, as many do, by launching a Kickstarter to make a board game, but soon found himeself deeper and deeper in…
John Wrot is founder/owner of Gate Keeper Games. He started, as many do, by launching a Kickstarter to make a board game, but soon found himeself deeper and deeper in…
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROLLING A DIE AND DRAWING A CARD? MAYBE MORE THAN YOU REALIZE. In my day job, I design casino games, so I spend a lot of…
Sometimes when designing a game the mechanic that seems like an obvious fit is actually constraining you, preventing you from exploring interesting paths and alternatives. Let me illustrate with an example.…
Testing your ideas quickly and easily is essential for good game design, and versatile components help with that. But trying to shuffle index cards or sticking and resticking labels to…