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IntroductionThis part 7 of an ongoing game design document written as a blog. Be sure to catch up on previous posts. In the last installment, we described the Planet token and its use in player-created environments. This time we’ll extend the concept of player-created environments with the notion of territories. First Post: Introduction Previous Post: Planet Basics In order to create fully realized player-created environments, we need to define some rules that lead to interesting […]

Introduction This part 6 of an ongoing game design document written as a blog. Be sure to catch up on previous posts. In the last post we talked about using expressive verbs as the model for player actions. This time we’ll talk about the need for a game environment that provides a large set of unique and interesting context for each player action. First Post: Introduction Previous Post: Verbs I’m going to pull another design […]

Introduction This part 5 of an ongoing game design document written as a blog. Be sure to catch up on previous posts. In the last installment, we made a quick inventory of all the pieces in the game. This time we’ll dig into the part of the game that matters most to first time players, the things they can do. First Post: Introduction Previous Post: Building a gameplay parts list Expressive Verbs: A theoretical underpinning […]