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The Aesthetics Episode

The Aesthetics Episode

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In this episode we get fancy and talk about the aesthetics of truly-true game mechanics. The same probabilistic outcomes and mechanical functions can be served by many different styles of rule. We talk about different ways to appreciate the form of a game mechanic as well as think about how the expression or description of rules can be a fruitful design space.

Show Notes:

  • Balanced Ternary(a base 3 numeral system using -1, 0, 1)
  • Amadeus (1984)

Games Mentioned:

  • FUDGE/FUDGE Dice
  • FATE (Evil Hat Productions)
  • How We Came To Live Here (Galileo Games)
  • The Time We Have (moreblueberries)
  • Moonsailors (Annamyriah de Jong)
  • Bacchanal (Half Meme Press)
  • Oh Fuck, The Killer!(That House)
  • Agon (Revised/PARAGON edition)
  • Usagi Yojimbo Role-Playing Game (First Edition)
  • Burning Wheel / Mouse Guard
  • Violent Delights (Kickstarter preview page)
  • HeroQuest / Hero Wars
  • Megadamage in Palladium/RIFTS
  • Dread
  • Imp of the Perverse

And there's more:

  • Unwritten Earths Symposium
  • Our Patreon
  • Join the Discord
  • Nathan's games
  • Eppy's games
  • Music by Will Jobst
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