Magpie Games

Something You May Know Clue from Magpie Games

Mark Diaz Truman — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:32:04 +0000

Hey Magpie Fans!

Next week, on May 23rd at 9pm EST, we’re going to be appearing on an internet game show called “Something You May Know.” Of course, we want you to come play, and you can win prizes ($$) for being the first person watching the live show to answer a trivia question. Check [...]

Pocket Marvel Patrol! and Balance in Game Design

Mark Diaz Truman — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:31:40 +0000

Last night I got together with a few non-gamer friends who had just seen the Avengers. I was thinking that we would play the new Marvel RPG, but they didn’t have a printer at their house to print up Marvel datafiles, so I hacked Pocket Danger Patrol on the fly for them.

If you’ve never [...]

Electronic Copies of “By No Means Vulgar” Now Available

Mark Diaz Truman — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:38:31 +0000

We are proud to announce today that the PDF/Mobi/ePub versions of By No Means Vulgar are now available for sale through DriveThruFiction.com:

By No Means Vulgar – Edited by Mark Diaz Truman

BY NO MEANS VULGAR is a collection of short stories inspired by The Play’s The Thing, a Shakespearean roleplaying game. [...]

Actual Play: Dog Eat Dog (Asaali and the Dynasts)

Mark Diaz Truman — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:59:29 +0000

Last month, Liam Burke launched a Kickstarter for his new game, Dog Eat Dog. I think it’s best to let Liam explain what the game is about:

Dog Eat Dog is a game of colonialism and its consequences. As a group, you work together to describe one of the hundreds of small islands in [...]

Game Chef Review: Monsters of Glam

Mark Diaz Truman — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:32:28 +0000

Monsters of Glam by Matthew Sullivan-Barrett

Documenting the last tour of a rock megaband, Monsters of Glam is an awesome ride through the world of rock stardom. From the creation of your band’s album to the last show you play on tour, this game rocks. In every possible way.

I especially enjoyed the [...]

Game Chef Review: Rage, Rage by David Miessler-Kubanek

Mark Diaz Truman — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:10:26 +0000

Rage, Rage by David Miessler-Kubanek

Rage, Rage is a game about the “last chance for hope in the face of futility and madness,” and the game delivers by using a variety of fears, hopes, and madness-inspired mechanics to draw out high drama from the players. Reading through it, I was struck again and again [...]

Game Chef Review: Kobold Engineer by Laura Simpson

Mark Diaz Truman — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:11:08 +0000

Kobold Engineer by Laura Simpson

The central idea for Kobold Engineer rocks. In it, you play a lowly Kobold who wants to climb the dungeon management ladder by serving his master, Coyote. Coyote, of course, wants the Kobolds to prove their worth by setting up a dungeon to kill heroes. [...]

Game Chef Review: Into the Void by Kira Scott

Mark Diaz Truman — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:00:49 +0000

Into the Void by Kira Scott

Into the Void employs some great, simple mechanics to tell the story of a doomed crew on a mission to save Earth from catastrophe. Each player manages a collection of traits to forestall madness, as the pressure of deep space slowly drives every crew member crazy.

For [...]

Game Chef 2012: Magpie Games Review Assignments

Mark Diaz Truman — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:06:40 +0000

Now that we’ve finished with the submission process for Game Chef 2012, it’s time to get reviewing. As in past years, each person who submits a game to Game Chef reviews four of the other games and select one to move on to the next round. [...]

Magpie Games Online Store and Free Downloads

Mark Diaz Truman — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:24:48 +0000

Hello Magpie Fans!

We’re proud to announce today that we have two new features on the site.

First, we’ve added an online store for Print and Print+PDF Bundles of our games: http://www.magpiegames.com/products/

If you wanted to get a print copy of The Play’s The Thing, but missed the Kickstarter, you can now order [...]