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Interview with Rob Bohl

Posted by Jason on June 12th, 2008 — in Grey Ranks, News

Jason was interviewed by Rob Bohl for his designer-focused podcast, The Independent Insurgency. It’s an hour long and covers lots of topics, from production and design to history, playtesting, and actual play. Check it out!

A Subdued Roaching

Posted by Jason on May 14th, 2008 — in the Roach

Mike Sands, Gamester at Large, played a more genteel and restrained game of The Shab Al-Hiri Roach at Kapcon.

The Gamegrene Light

Posted by Jason on May 8th, 2008 — in Reviews, the Roach

Gamegrene Likes the Roach as much as The Roach likes Gamegrene. Thanks!

“The Shab-al-Hiri Roach’s is rules-light, focusing more on the narrative, and resorts to dice only to solve the central conflict of each scene. It’s a great game for new or first-time gamers, as it doesn’t require a lot of rules knowledge, and I highly recommend it for both experienced and new gamers. It’s not something that’s generally suited for consistent week after week play, but it works fantastically as a fill-in game if one of your players cancels at the last minute. If you’re looking for a hilarious game that will satisfy your sadistic bent, The Shab-al-Hiri Roach is right up your antenna.”

Game Chef 2008

Posted by Jason on April 29th, 2008 — in Announcements, Events

Game Chef 2008 is over! Jason’s entry, Dulse, combines Jeepform sensibilities (simultaneously constrained and open-ended relationships) with story game elements (endgame, a functional relationship map, metagame voting for mutually exclusive outcomes for characters), to produce something a little different and, hopefully, playable!

Oh, and about those big things in the works? Still in the works.

Stay Tuned

Posted by Jason on March 24th, 2008 — in News

Big Stuff is in the works. We’re ironing out some details.