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Run It Back: Replayability and Longevity in Tabletop Games
One oft-discussed feature of modern tabletop games is their replayability.
Mar 5
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Matthew Denton
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February 2025
The Five Levels of Theme in Board Games
As I brainstorm new game ideas, I tend to think about real world concepts and how I might simulate them on a tabletop.
Feb 19
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Matthew Denton
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A Software Update
After eight years of friendship and (internet) connection, I finally replaced my 2016 Microsoft Surface with a new Mac.
Feb 5
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Matthew Denton
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January 2025
How I escape design ruts
As I mentioned previously, the past couple of months have not been very productive in terms of game design.
Jan 22
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Matthew Denton
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2024 Year in Review
Since I began writing more regularly here this year, I thought now would be a good time to reflect on my year in game design and set some…
Jan 8
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Matthew Denton
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December 2024
Cooperative Board Wargames: An Oxymoron?
It dawned on me recently that I could not name a cooperative wargame off the top of my head.
Dec 18, 2024
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Matthew Denton
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Cooperative Board Wargames: An Oxymoron?
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Insurgent: Algeria is now available!
The past three years of designing and producing Insurgent: Algeria has led to lots of cool moments, like:
Dec 4, 2024
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Matthew Denton
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November 2024
Three Games That Are Getting Me Through
I’ve been in somewhat of a design slump lately, so I figured I’d discuss some games I’m inspired by at the moment.
Nov 13, 2024
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Matthew Denton
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October 2024
On Tabletop Neoliberalism
Recently I’ve been thinking about how neoliberalism, the laissez-faire economic philosophy which has dominated global markets for fifty years, is…
Oct 30, 2024
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Matthew Denton
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The Largest Simulation Imaginable
I recently read about the Brynania simulation, which explores seven or more months of an ongoing civil war and peace negotiations in a fictional…
Oct 23, 2024
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Matthew Denton
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Gaming Anti-Colonialism in the Classroom
As I was browsing Board Game Geek I stumbled upon a forum where a user asked for anticolonial board games to play in a high school world history…
Oct 2, 2024
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Matthew Denton
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September 2024
The Question of the Hour: Are Wargames Ethical?
Since I’m relatively new to the wargaming space, I haven’t come close to settling this question.
Sep 25, 2024
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Matthew Denton
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