Here is another game review by the great Tom Vasel. This time tom reviews a game of my own design: Quadrovex!Carabande is the heaviest game I own, with several boxes full of chunky wooden pieces. Quadrovex (Stephen de Chellis, 2005 – self published) which is a smaller game, still comes close to challenging Carabande in…
Day: November 10, 2006
Game Design: What comes first, theme or mechanics? Part 2
In my previous article I talked about designing a game around a theme, this time I will talk about the designing a game around mechanics.Quadrovex is a game I designed based on mechanics. I have always enjoyed abstract games that focus on skill and strategic thinking. Games such as Go, Othello and Dominoes fall into…