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Blog 17: Narrative Hitpoints- The Most Painful Mechanic to Write
Heat is the mechanic we built the whole game around. It touches everything: Social Circle, Contacts, dice rolls, Deus Ex Machina, fights,...
grumpycorngames
May 282 min read


Blog 16.5: The Spectrum of Making. Craft. Art. Product
Upfront, I want to be clear: This framework won't be useful to everyone. I have friends, smart, talented people, who find this whole...
grumpycorngames
May 185 min read


Blog 16: Scared Money Don't Make Money: Pushing Your Luck and the Devil's Wager
All credit to br0khalis on Reddit for this pixel art: https://www.reddit.com/r/PixelArt/comments/15q0amf/russian_roulette/ ...
grumpycorngames
May 103 min read


Blog 15: God Doesn’t Work for Free: Metacurrency and Deus Ex Machina
Giving players control is a good thing. Not just over their character’s thoughts, actions, and wardrobe choices, but over the game...
Grumpy Corn Games
May 43 min read
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