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• On his blog Berlin Game Design, designer Jeffrey D. Allers asks "Should game designers play other designers' games?" Yes, he answers, play as many games as you can as they'll inform your own designs as long as you approach them in a thoughtful way. He also suggests that Reiner Knizia, who has stated numerous times that he doesn't play games from other designers, is hobbling his creativity by dipping into the same well far too often.
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• In a November 2011 blog post, social game designer Elizabeth Sampat writes about an encounter with a Brenda Brathwaite design – and it's not the much commented upon Train, but rather Síochán Leat, which seems to be Irish for "Peace to You" and which is also known as "The Irish Game". As with Train, Síochán Leat seems to play you as much as you might play it:
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Brenda asked me to help her set up Síochán Leat. She said she needed me "for something", and that it would take fifteen minutes. A gentleman I work with offered to help us with the heavy box and retrieval of the game pieces; she graciously rebuffed him. "I'm sorry, but only Irish people can put this game together."
I guess now is a good time to tell you: I am — my family is — Irish. Completely and fiercely and ridiculously Irish, in the way that only Americans can be. From what I understand, Brenda and I had very similar upbringings, and Síochán Leat is the story of her family's history. Because of this, it is almost the story of my family's history, too.
I guess now is a good time to tell you: I am — my family is — Irish. Completely and fiercely and ridiculously Irish, in the way that only Americans can be. From what I understand, Brenda and I had very similar upbringings, and Síochán Leat is the story of her family's history. Because of this, it is almost the story of my family's history, too.
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Minigames are portable card games [with 54 or 108 cards] that fit in one or two tuckboxes and can be played with generic components. Here's what we look for in a Minigame Library Submission:
• Works with generic components and has the proper card count.
• Variable setup OR play variants — lots of replayability.
• Supports different play group sizes.
• Easy enough for non-gamers, deep enough for gamers.
• Significantly fine-tuned already, with well-written and organized rules.
• Involved designer who is excited about the game and willing to work with us to refine and finalize the game.
He's also looking for microgames – that is, games that fit on a double-sided 8.5" x 5.5" postcard – to accompany the Minigame Library, similar to what he did in 2013.• Works with generic components and has the proper card count.
• Variable setup OR play variants — lots of replayability.
• Supports different play group sizes.
• Easy enough for non-gamers, deep enough for gamers.
• Significantly fine-tuned already, with well-written and organized rules.
• Involved designer who is excited about the game and willing to work with us to refine and finalize the game.
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