Things We Think About Games - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0981884008 ISBN 13: 9780981884004

Synopsis

Review [Things We Think About Games] should be read by every gamer. A good gamer though, will read it more than once. --Pyramid Picks Although not fiction, the wonderful Things We Think About Games ought to be required reading for any fantasy fan. In its often Zen-like insights about gaming, you can see both the seeds of fiction and a holy but productive nostalgia for the days when we all played D&D. ... Of course, there's also serious discussion of gaming, from pieces about game "omnivores" to naming characters to packaging and rules. --Realms of Fantasy Product Description "An unholy mixture of helpful guidebook and jabbing provocation, [Things We Think About Games] will earn its right to rattle around your brain. It is essential reading for designer, critic, and straight-up rank 'n' file gamer alike." --Robin D. Laws, creator of HeroQuest and Feng Shui Will Hindmarch and Jeff Tidball think a lot about games. At their commentary website, Gameplaywright.net, they think out loud about what it means to play games, make games, sell games, and love games. They are gamers. Here, with fellow game designers and notable game players, they think out loud on paper in the first Gameplaywright book. Things We Think About Games collects dozens on dozens of bite-sized thoughts about games. From the absurd to the magnificent, the demonstrable to the dogmatic, this collection spans both the breadth of games--board, card, roleplaying and more--and the depth of gaming, offering insights about collecting, playing, critiquing, designing, and publishing. Forward by Robin D. Laws Introduction by Wil Wheaton Includes the contributions of John August, Pat Harrigan, Fred Hicks, Kenneth Hite, John Kovalic, Michelle Nephew, Philip Reed, S. John Ross, Mike Selinker, and Noah Wardrip-Fruin.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0981884008
• ISBN 13: 9780981884004
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 143