by Justin Gary | May 9, 2023 | Ascension, Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Motivation, Show Notes
As a member of the Stone Blade team, I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Gary Arant since the company’s earliest days. Gary has played a crucial role in every game we’ve ever made, including Ascension, Ascension Tactics, Shards of Infinity,...
by Justin Gary | Nov 22, 2021 | Ascension, Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes
Brotherwise Games: Chris and Johnny O’Neal Brotherwise Games is an LA-based board game publishing company founded by Chris and Johnny O’Neal in 2012. Since then, the “Brothers Wise” have become one of the tabletop industry’s biggest indie success stories. In this...
by Justin Gary | Jan 29, 2021 | Ascension, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Show Notes, Uncategorized
Monte Cook is a legend among roleplaying game designers. Monte has worked on hundreds of roleplaying products. He is probably best known for his work on the 3rd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, Planescape, Ptolus, and Arcana Evolved. In addition, his own games...
by Justin Gary | Jun 9, 2020 | Ascension, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing
Think Like A Game Designer: Eric Lang Eric Lang is a legendary game designer who has created more games that I’ve personally enjoyed than almost anyone. Just to name a few Eric designed: The Game of Thrones Card Game, Quarriors, and Blood Rage. He’s launched several...
by Justin Gary | Dec 18, 2015 | Ascension
I have a post up on Gamasutra about how to make games that last, with some specific insight on Dreamscape, Ascension’s 9th expansion. Please check it out and let me know what you think!
by Justin Gary | Oct 20, 2015 | Ascension
Last week I posted an article on the first part of the Core Design Loop: Inspiration. Today, I wanted to add a personal story about my own design inspiration that lead to the founding of my company, Stone Blade Entertainment. Deck Building vs. Company Building It was...
