I just want to announce that registration has opened for the 4th annual Cannon tournament held online at www.SuperDuperGames.org Registration deadline Dec 31st...
Believe or not... The proprietor actually starts a new topic inviting commentary from the members - whether or not to ban Ralf. Then a few days later he ...
... I don't even know why Herr Richard wanted to ban Ralf in the first place. They both have so much in common. They're both posers and frauds. Ralf is on...
... Hello Mark. So is this personal disagreement you have with Ralf going to now be ironed out due to a bad decision I made in regards to deleting? If you...
... Rich, let's pretend for a moment that IAGO is an abstract games organization, which it isn't, but let's just pretend. It's extremely tacky to use another...
... Mark, Joao is part of the IAGO Standards Committee and involved in the selection of the initial inductees in the IAGO Hall of Fame. I look forward to his...
Mark Steere Games - Summary of Recent Releases 1. Loophole 2D & 3D 2 Anchor 2D & 3D 3. Lariat 2D & 3D 4. Super Lariat (3D only. A 2D version would be...
... M-Torus turns out to be a variant of Bill Taylor's Projex. M-Toris is played on a square board and Projex is played on a hexagonal board. Other than that...
Over the years I've posted a number of abstract games here. Blood Diamonds is my first serious attempt at a themed game, and I thought some of you might be...
Torus: http://www.marksteeregames.com/Torus_rules.pdf Torus now uses an octagon/square tessellation to make the two players' goals exactly equivalent....
I know that I am about 1 year late. However I would like to point out why I don't agree with you, Mark. Do you consider standard chess to be an Abstract...
Hi Maurizio, ... Yes, this is true. ... No, this is not true. This presumes access to a theoretical super computer which can calculate perfect moves, no...
Ok, I happened to find all these ads on YouTube that I had written about. Something may be afoot here that can be capitalized on. The Domino's Ad featuring Go:...
Simultaneous Connect Four by Richard Hutnik (copyright 2009) Introduction: This is Simultaneous Connect Four. It is simultaneous, because both players select...
Hello all, Since my name popped up occasionally, I'd like to clarify "how I invented games and why not". So I wrote an essay under that title. You can find it...
When you cut a hole in a Klein bottle and stretch the hole outward, you end up with a Klein bottle embedded in a flat surface. I tacked the alternative...
... Hi Mark, Nice meeting you and I'm glad you liked it. I hope I didn't sound too polemic, because that's not in any way my intention. But of course I'm ...
Thanks for publishing your essay Christian. It's always interesting to get a take on game design/philosophy from other designers. Good stuff, still digesting...
A few years back, I picked up a copy of "New Rules for Clasic Games" by R. Wayne Schmittberger. In one section he discusses how Chase games (Fox & Geese,...