Saladin Ahmed’s THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON lost the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and I think that’s one that the SFF community should regret. George R.R. Martin praised THRONE as “a rollicking swashbuckler,” and even that does the book a disservice, in my opinion. It’s sword-and-sorcery fantasy, sure, but steeped in the flavors of home …
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The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is the Hugo-winning SF novel about Chinese communists telling aliens to come conquer the Earth. That basic plot is dressed up in a lot of intrigue and compelling backstory, and flavored with a lot of interesting scientific concepts. The novel was translated into English by Ken Liu, which I’ll get …
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Color Wheel uses a very satisfying and on-theme mechanic of giving players the opportunity to combine primary colors in order to create secondary colors. This gives players the opportunity to pay in card advantage for
I’m excited to be hosting a Netropolis draft this Friday at 10 p.m. ET. I’ve struggled with the UB mechanic, Hack, and have designed probably six or seven different attempts. The latest is a variation on the unnamed “grind” mechanic from Gatecrash, which milled your opponent until you hit a land card. So hack is …
DESIGN: Netropolis Draft this Friday, and a New Hack Read More »