Imaginary Funerals
(originally published in 2009) This post is an attempt to sketch why story games are significant to me. Before I do that, a quick breakdown of the term: story games are tools we use to have fun, tell...
View ArticleGame Design in 48 Minutes
(originally posted in 2009) This Saturday, I ran a game design panel with Brad Murray, one of the authors of Diaspora. We were surprised and delighted to fill every chair in the room. Granted, there...
View ArticleNot Knowing, and Not Needing To
(originally published in 2010) Today I was walking with Kaleigh and the family dog, through a trail in the woods. It used to be a railroad track, long ago, but it’s been converted to a lovely walking...
View ArticleWhat Are Story Games?
Let this post act as a primer, for anyone who’s interested in story games. Too few people know what story games are. There is a huge wealth of amazing, creative, social people in the world. People I’d...
View ArticleDoing Kickstarter Right
Kickstarter. I’m crazy excited about this platform (and IndieGoGo, a similar service that allows people to start a project from anywhere in the world, not just the US). I’m excited partially because of...
View ArticleDrawing the Map As You Go
I’ve been at this for a number of years now, publishing games. Enough time to have learned that publishing can involve lots of missed steps and bumbling moments. And so when I launched the IndieGoGo...
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Beyond Representation
Beyond Representation Queer Mechanics in Tabletop Games by Joli St Patrick and Joe Mcdaldno This page contains notes and links for a talk given at the Queerness & Games Convention (2013). The...
View ArticleLiterally Hacking Games
It happened on October 15th. We gathered at Leisure Games, pushed the display racks out of the way, and pulled the tables together in the middle of the store. We had a giant crate of roleplaying game...
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Projects I’m Proud Of
Hi! My name’s Avery Mcdaldno. I’ve been designing and publishing games for the past eight years. That’s a long time! I’d like to take a moment and reflect on the three projects that I’m most proud of,...
View ArticleMarch Patreon!
Patreon is a weird beast. I spend a lot of time thinking about what “counts” as a release. My March release isn’t a single project. Rather, it’s three. I’m hoping that my lovely patrons will agree with...
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