[-empyre-] Pandemic, the board games

2020-03-12 Thread Alenda Chang
--empyre- soft-skinned space-- Thanks Derek, Tim, Brent, and Aaron for keeping our discussion rolling despite the disruptions we're all facing. With all the cancellations produced by COVID-19 response, I'm grateful that we have this month, and this online space, to

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2020-03-12 Thread Derek Curry
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Hello all, These are all good points! For me, it also raises the question of who the audience needs to be for tabletop games. Now that it is possible to publish games with limited runs and to be both funded and advertised through

[-empyre-] Tabletop-inspired action

2020-03-12 Thread Brent Povis
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Aaron asked me in his last post if I viewed Morels more as simulation or entertainment. The initial concept was actually both, which I don’t intend as a cop-out answer since I don’t think most tabletop designers aim for, or at least