https://www.forbeck.com/2005/05/19/rules-rule/ Award-winning & New York Times-bestselling author and game designer Thu, 19 May 2005 16:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.forbeck.com/2005/05/19/rules-rule/#comment-250 Thu, 19 May 2005 16:34:21 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=228#comment-250 The technical writing/game design link has helped shape my professional life: my interest in games and frustration with poorly written and indexed rulebooks got me interested in technical writing as a career, and my experience and contacts as a technical writer got me my first job as a game designer.

]]> https://www.forbeck.com/2005/05/19/rules-rule/#comment-48553 Thu, 19 May 2005 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=228#comment-48553 The technical writing/game design link has helped shape my professional life: my interest in games and frustration with poorly written and indexed rulebooks got me interested in technical writing as a career, and my experience and contacts as a technical writer got me my first job as a game designer.

]]> https://www.forbeck.com/2005/05/19/rules-rule/#comment-249 Thu, 19 May 2005 16:11:35 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=228#comment-249 Yeah, the game came out back in 1988 or so, and I believe it’s out of print. I couldn’t find it on Mayfair’s site with a quick glance. If you do find it, look around for any errata as well. After I finished with it, the in-house developers at Mayfair fiddled with the rules. Their “fixes” made it theoretically possible for a first-turn win.

]]> https://www.forbeck.com/2005/05/19/rules-rule/#comment-48552 Thu, 19 May 2005 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=228#comment-48552 Yeah, the game came out back in 1988 or so, and I believe it’s out of print. I couldn’t find it on Mayfair’s site with a quick glance. If you do find it, look around for any errata as well. After I finished with it, the in-house developers at Mayfair fiddled with the rules. Their “fixes” made it theoretically possible for a first-turn win.

]]> https://www.forbeck.com/2005/05/19/rules-rule/#comment-248 Thu, 19 May 2005 15:40:52 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=228#comment-248 Heck, I’m more surprised that there was a boardgame for the Myth books. I loved those, and have read all but the most recent one. Gotta check that out. I imagine that the baordgame is far from being available easily any longer.

]]> https://www.forbeck.com/2005/05/19/rules-rule/#comment-48551 Thu, 19 May 2005 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.forbeck.com/?p=228#comment-48551 Heck, I’m more surprised that there was a boardgame for the Myth books. I loved those, and have read all but the most recent one. Gotta check that out. I imagine that the baordgame is far from being available easily any longer.

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