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Author Archives: Alexander Vandewalle

Call for Blog Posts 2022

Paizomen is doing a second series of blog posts! Click here to find all relevant information.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleMay 3, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Call for Blog Posts 2022

Rebellion: Britannia #4: Problematic Historicity in the Game, by Maurice Suckling

In his final post, Maurice Suckling describes the historical problems in adapting the Roman conquest of Britain for his board game Rebellion: Britannia.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 29, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Rebellion: Britannia #4: Problematic Historicity in the Game, by Maurice Suckling

Rebellion: Britannia #3: Coherent Historicity in the Game, by Maurice Suckling

Maurice Suckling discusses how the history of 1st century Roman Britain was designed into the rules and gameplay of his board game Rebellion: Britannia.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 22, 2021October 22, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Rebellion: Britannia #3: Coherent Historicity in the Game, by Maurice Suckling

By the Power of Zeus: Apotheon, Divine Power-Ups and their Classical Inspirations, by Maciej Paprocki

Maciej Paprocki talks about the creative process of the divine power-ups in the game Apotheon, and lays bare the connections between the game and ancient myth.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 19, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on By the Power of Zeus: Apotheon, Divine Power-Ups and their Classical Inspirations, by Maciej Paprocki

Rebellion: Britannia #2: The History, by Maurice Suckling

Maurice Suckling surveys the Roman conquest of Britain, as the historical background for his board game Rebellion: Britannia.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 15, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Rebellion: Britannia #2: The History, by Maurice Suckling

Myth and Combat Mechanics in Supergiant’s Hades, by Kira Jones

Kira Jones discusses how the mechanics and the character Poseidon in Supergiant’s Hades compare to ancient myth.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 12, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Myth and Combat Mechanics in Supergiant’s Hades, by Kira Jones

Rebellion: Britannia #1: The Game, by Maurice Suckling

In his first post, Maurice Suckling introduces his board game Rebellion: Britannia, and gives an example of what a play session would look like.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 8, 2021October 8, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Rebellion: Britannia #1: The Game, by Maurice Suckling

The Mechanics of Antiquity, by Julie Levy

In our first blog post, Julie Levy surveys different gameplay mechanics in antiquity games, and ponders whether antiquity games could offer ‘more’ than what they have in the past.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 5, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on The Mechanics of Antiquity, by Julie Levy

Update #4 (Oct 1, 2021): The Asterix Update

“The year is 50 B.C. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely…”

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 1, 2021October 4, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Update #4 (Oct 1, 2021): The Asterix Update

Sailing with the Gods

Click here to view the database entry for Sailing with the Gods.

Posted byAlexander VandewalleOctober 1, 2021October 1, 2021Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Sailing with the Gods

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