Fair Play
Posted by Jason on February 20th, 2008 — in Business Solutions, Design, Night Witches, The Roach
The Roach Returns is getting the glossy perfect bound treatment but it’s slow going due to the weird pulp/flip-it-over format. People have asked and we want to get this out there.
Patrick’s got the Business Solutions draft (revision #60 if you are counting) for some initial kicking around. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with in terms of layout and graphic design. It’s out with playtesters and I’m waiting for some feedback before I get too crazy with revisions. It feels close to done, though. I really like it and want to play it some more!
Night Witches hasn’t moved in a week or so – I’ve been playing around instead of designing. And reading Dancing With Death. I’m not sure what will happen with this one once the game is playable. It’s insanely narrow in scope. It’s so narrow I think it represents a stylistic end point for that avenue of inquiry. I’m thinking about how nice it would be to do something open-ended. I’ve got a really interesting idea in that direction that I am mulling over.
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Posted by Jason on February 12th, 2008 — in Business Solutions, Design
So I’ve finally licked my last card handling problems, which means it is time for external playtesting. To celebrate I finished the icons I want to use. To celebrate that I made a little poster:
You can click on that to see the larger version. Each of those icons is related, in some way, to game play. Including the goat. If you are interested in playtesting please let me know.
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Posted by Jason on February 7th, 2008 — in Business Solutions, Design
Of course this game will have a flow chart, but here’s one I cooked up to think about the various procedural elements as I redesign the game’s card handling. It’s pretty helpful to lay this stuff out. I blame Daniel Solis.
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Posted by Jason on January 9th, 2008 — in Business Solutions, Design
So in Business Solutions you’ve got this rotating schedule – six service calls, Monday through Saturday, one per day. On each day, one of the three players will have a specific role – the Client, their Technician, or their Technician (who is in trouble). Every “work day”, your role changes, and nobody has the same role on any day. It’s a little complicated to represent visually, but I think I nailed it. It’ll use icons instead of words.
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Posted by Jason on January 7th, 2008 — in Business Solutions
Welcome to Business Solutions, Incorporated! Founded in 1968, BSI is the metropolitan area’s leading provider of office machine sales, leasing, and service. Our skilled staff of on-call technicians diagnose and repair all makes and models of photocopier. We are consistently rated in the top five for customer service and timely repairs by Metro Business magazine.
As a new employee of BSI, you have big shoes to fill – many of the top men and women in the regional photoduplication trade have passed through our doors on their way to the top. We expect much of you, and in return provide an excellent work environment and, after a probation period, some benefits. BSI wants you to succeed, and offers tools to help you meet your goals, such as motivational and inspiring Saturday night “All-Hands” meetings*. We have fun, too! You’ll enjoy BSI’s hilarious Wednesday night “Bull” sessions at Captain Skyler’s American Bar and Grill**.
*Mandatory.
**Or manager’s choice. Also mandatory.
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