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Tag Archives: game mechanics

At the Table – Pandemic

Funny how one bad experience soured the game for us.

Posted byBryan J. HallJanuary 31, 2020January 31, 2020Posted inBoard Games, Games, LifeTags:board game, Castle Panic, cooperative, defeat, family game night, follow orders, Forbidden Island, game mechanics, good soldiers, Jaws, Pandemic, plague, quarterbacking, redemption, teamwork, The Game Card Game, The Mind, virusesLeave a comment on At the Table – Pandemic

Across the Net: “‘That Dragon, Cancer’: A Video Game on Death, Grief, and Our Living Hope”

Control is but an illusion.

Posted byBryan J. HallJanuary 21, 2016November 8, 2019Posted inFaith, Gaming, God, Life, Video GamesTags:agency, Cancer, game mechanics, helplessness, level of control, That Dragon, The Gospel Coalition, Video GamesLeave a comment on Across the Net: “‘That Dragon, Cancer’: A Video Game on Death, Grief, and Our Living Hope”

For The Win: An Interview With Zachery Oliver

An interview with Zachery Oliver.

Posted byBryan J. HallMay 6, 2013October 26, 2015Posted inGaming, God, LifeTags:Agent Paulson, Avengers Initiative, game mechanics, GameChurch, Gaming, interview, Nick Fury, Secret of Mana, Super Nintendo, theology, Theology Gaming, video game, Videogames8 Comments on For The Win: An Interview With Zachery Oliver

Unnecessary Checkpoints

Grinding is one of those bite-the-bullet game mechanics. Properly instituted within a game’s design it can be a mechanic that one barely notices.

Posted byBryan J. HallJanuary 18, 2010April 8, 2015Posted inGamingTags:bosses, Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest IV, dungeons, game mechanics, Gaming, grind, level, monsters, Nintendo DS, Square-Enix, VideogamesLeave a comment on Unnecessary Checkpoints

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