Totally insane. David C. Lovelace’s RPS-15 takes Rock Paper Scissors into the dank, freaky halls of every asylum by adding Fire, Snake, Human, Tree, Wolf, Sponge, Air, Water, Dragon, Devil, Lightning, and Gun. That’s over a trillion permutations.
If your Roshambo (Rock Paper Scissors) contests require more complexity than three gestures, take my advice and start …
Entries from September 2005
Rock Paper Scissors for the Insane
September 26th, 2005 · No Comments
Tags: Active games · Reviews
The Revolution Controller
September 16th, 2005 · 15 Comments
The unveiling of the new controller for Nintendo’s Revolution caused many shouts of joy and anger. Some see how this could be great in games and others see how this could be Nintendo’s downfall. And everyone has an opinion. Here is our tilt (pun heavily intended) on things.
Tags: Active games · Game design · Platforms
Board Game Review: Apples to Apples
September 12th, 2005 · 3 Comments

Apples to Apples is a fun party game for open-minded groups. I say open-minded because people with a strict adherance to rules and guidelines will not have as much fun. A game for gamers and non-gamers alike, this will have most people rolling with laughter after a couple of rounds.
Tags: Boardgames · Card games · Reviews
Give Us Your Games!
September 7th, 2005 · 42 Comments

The Nintendo DS has given developers a chance to put forth new and innovative games. And with the addition of the touchscreen it has enabled developers to create game ideas that were previously impossible (or at best awkward) on any kind of console. Following is a list of ideas for ports and generic game ideas that would make good use of the DS hardware.
Tags: Game design · Nintendo DS
