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GDJ – Breakdown of the design process in Dune: House Secrets, part 2
In the previous article, I discussed most physical components of Dune: House Secrets and what their purpose was in the game, and how they helped immerse players in the story. Today we continue the breakdown of the design process I ll discuss one deck and the website. MindmapOne of the most famous components in Detective: [ ]
GDJ – Breakdown of the design process in Dune: House Secrets part 1
Dune: House Secrets is a story-driven game inspired by award-winning Detective: a modern crime board game. The game uses the same system to tell an engaging story, but at the same time, with some tweaks and changes in the rules, it brings a very different experience. In this article, I d like to discuss a couple [ ]
My wife said — you will never play it again!
I am not allowed to play Bohnanza. It was 2009, we were on vacation at the Polish sea with friends, and I epically won Bohnanza. In the evening, when we get back to the room, my wife Merry, with a solemn tone, said to me: I forbid you to play this game ever again. You [ ]
You don’t know it yet.
It was 2001 when everything changed. My parents, who never were very enthusiastic about my passion for fantasy and science fiction literature, suddenly started talking about Gimli and Legolas. Suddenly they knew who Gandalf was. Suddenly they were passionate about Nazguls. Suddenly they needed answers and were asking me about the Gondor, Saruman, and what [ ]
Life of a rebel — Dune: House Secrets Dev Diary
Dune: House Secrets is an adventure game that takes place on Arrakis. It thrusts players into the midst of a conflict between two great houses and allows players to play a small part in Dune’s history. Dune: House Secrets is inspired by the award-winning Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, but unlike its predecessor, it’s an [ ]
Dune: House Secrets – adventure game on Dune
Dune: House Secrets is an adventure game that takes place on Arrakis. It’s set during the events described in the novel and allows players to play a small part in Dune s history. The game is inspired by the award-winning Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game. It’s a card-driven game in which players have three unique [ ]
Italy won, England lost, or EuroCup blog
Ignacy:I always supported England. I was a die-hard fan of the team with Joe Cole, with Frank Lampard, with Steven Gerrard, with David Beckham, I loved them all. I remember the epic shot from Steven Gerrard that was a goal, but there was no goal-line technology back then, and we all in front of TV [ ]
Friendly match or derby? EuroCup blog!
Tonight Italy played against their friends and rivals Spain. There has always been some kind of bond between Spain and Italy. At the same time, it created some rivalry between the two. I guess you can compare it with a Netherlands Belgium match, or Everton Liverpool. Every club football fan is looking forward [ ]
Expectations. Realistic? Never! OR EuroCup2021 blog
England always faces 2 opponents: The team they re playing against, and the high expectations of the fans. Why is it that everyone in England always expects their team to become champions? Is it realistic? It s understandable. The country has enough people to grow talent, there aren t many countries where football is more popular, it has [ ]