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Border House Interviews … Elizabeth Shoemaker-Sampat
Interview three in a series of how many as we need! This is the Border House Interviews, and we’re interviewing Elizabeth Shoemaker-Sampat. Elizabeth is a game designer who has a lot of amazing games titles under her belt. She’s got … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Indie Games, Podcast
Tagged Elizabeth Shoemaker-Sampat, podcast, TBH Interviews
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Casual Fridays – Full Bloom
We’ve done a lot of flash games, but there’s something I’ve been playing for a while that I’ve really been enjoying and want to share with you. It’s Playdom’s Full Bloom game which is available on Facebook. The premise of the … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, PC Games, Social Media
Tagged casual fridays, Facebook, Full Bloom, Playdom
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The Border House Interviews … Amanda Valentine
Interview two in a series of how many as we need! This is the Border House Interviews, and we’re interviewing Amanda Valentine. Amanda is an editor, who has been working with such table top game companies like Evil Hat Productions, … Continue reading
Casual Fridays – William and Sly 2
This Casual Friday, because there hasn’t been one in a while, leads me to believe that I need to do one game at a time rather than a bunch of them. This way, they can still get done rather than … Continue reading
The Border House Interviews … Michelle Lyons-McFarland
Hey there folks! There was a lot of talk about talk amongst all the TBH contributors and editors. We had heard that you wanted more interviews where we talk about games with some of the awesome people who make them. … Continue reading
Dog Eat Dog – A Look into Colonialism as an RPG
There are moments in gaming where a game just kind of comes together, in concept, in idea and in form. It’s great when that kind of game ends up being one that takes a topic like colonialism and puts it … Continue reading
Lume Debuts for iOS
A little while ago I did a casual review about this game called Lume. You can check out the review here. It was a fun game made by a bunch of people who, according to Luke Whittaker of State of … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, General Gaming, Indie Games, Mobile Games
Tagged casual games, indie games, iOS, Lume
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Casual Fridays – Tower Defended!
Welcome to Casual Fridays! This is your fun Friday post where you get reviews of flash games, mobile games and anything else that’s quick, and fun around the net. We’re moving to a whenever format because life is a little … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, PC Games
Tagged casual fridays, demonrift td, Kongregate, necropolis defense
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Critical!: Go Westerly – Indie Go Go Campaign
Hey Folks, I’ve got another RPG product that’s almost ready to go. It’s called Critical!: Go Westerly and it’s a funny fantasy world where you bring your own funny to the table. Me and my writing partner have done our … Continue reading
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