I’ve never posted something this personal, and have never really taken off my mask. Well, here goes: My name is John. As I move closer to publishing my own game, I’m on a collision course with my pseudonym, Roman Farraday. The name has been a staple (maybe even an icon?) of the Epic Duels community …
Month: February 2019
For God and Glory: Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done Review
Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (2018) is a new game by Seth Jaffee and Tasty Minstrel Games. Looking at the map, you might think this is a Risk-type strategy war game, but it’s actually something quite different. Playing this game is almost working a puzzle, but it makes things happen on the map in an …
Is it ok to re-skin an old game?
Let’s take an old game like, let’s say, Star Wars Epic Duels. We ditch the Star Wars characters and design some original, knightly characters with swords and bows and arrows and that sort of thing, use the same formulas for deck layouts (maybe with a few tweaks, of course), same board size, same movement die …