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2025

“Randomness” alternativesoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2025
100 ROGUES RETURNSoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2025
Making Art: The Internet vs. Open Micsoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2025
A new chapter!original ↗
18 Aug 2025
The emotional journey of playing an RPG (that I like)original ↗
21 Jul 2025
Indie game dev, and art-makingoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2025
Maybe it’s good to have 20% unwinnable matches in your game?original ↗
25 Jun 2025
The Dragon Bridge 2nd Edition Upgrade Pack!original ↗
23 Apr 2025
Gamefulness, and farewell to the Clockwork Game Design Podcast!original ↗
11 Apr 2025
The Witcher 3 is a great game that I don’t want to playoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2025
The 2nd edition of Clockwork Game Design is now availableoriginal ↗
10 Jan 2025

2024

Introducing: SCARY WORLDoriginal ↗
26 Dec 2024
“Progressive” games and neoliberal ideology with Austin Andersonoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2024
A new name for the RPG: “THROUGH BROKEN LAND”original ↗
11 Nov 2024
Final Fantasy, Consensual Play and more with Kathleen Morrisseyoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2024
Final Fantasy, dark patterns and more with Dr. Rachel Kowertoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2024
Interview with game marketing expert Ryan Rigneyoriginal ↗
8 Oct 2024
My Final Fantasy 16 Revieworiginal ↗
17 Sept 2024
Bannet Bulletin Ep. 3 – Introducing the Impulse Combat System (and more)original ↗
9 Jul 2024
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Revieworiginal ↗
28 Apr 2024
5 things that make Spellstorm really cooloriginal ↗
20 Apr 2024
The Spellstorm Kickstarter is LIVE!original ↗
19 Apr 2024
Spellstorm’s Breakthrough Ruleoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2024
Spellstorm Character Profiles: Croh Voshoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2024
Spellstorm Character Profiles: Bunny Wizardoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2024
Bannet Bulletin Ep. 2 – The Skill Grid, Characters, and a game updateoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2024
Spellstorm hits Kickstarter on April 17!original ↗
26 Mar 2024
What is an RPG?original ↗
19 Mar 2024
Outside, Dungeon, Town: integrating the Three Places in Videogamesoriginal ↗
13 Mar 2024
Introducing: the Bannet Bulletin!original ↗
12 Mar 2024

2023

Strategy games should always be moving toward their conclusionoriginal ↗
30 Dec 2023
The RPG Report, and the worst things in RPGsoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2023
Single Player Elo Systemsoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2023
I’m making an RPG!original ↗
7 Nov 2023
It should’ve been Donkey Kong Racingoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2023
RPG Questions, and Trails in the Sky FCoriginal ↗
11 May 2023
Spellstorm – Dev Diary #3original ↗
27 Apr 2023
Secrets in Videogamesoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2023
Why I’m bailing on Yakuza: Like a Dragonoriginal ↗
27 Jan 2023
Clockwork Game Design Podcast – Episode #94 – 2022 wrap-uporiginal ↗
10 Jan 2023
A dramatic design shift for Spellstormoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2023

2022

Marvel Snap is a testament to the power of ruleset designoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2022
The case for Hearthstone Battlegrounds ending after 4 eliminationsoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2022
Clockwork Game Design Podcast – The Final Fantasy Episodeoriginal ↗
19 Oct 2022
First look at SPELLSTORM!original ↗
6 Sept 2022
The three most important qualities in an RPGoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2022
Strategy Can Be Fun on our own DRAGON BRIDGEoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2022
Gem Wizards Tactics Post-Mortemoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2022
Giving up on the “1P Strategy Game”original ↗
18 Jun 2022
Diablo: Immortal and Aesthetic Gacha-ismoriginal ↗
8 Jun 2022
Strategy Can Be Fun – Soren Johnson on OLD WORLDoriginal ↗
16 May 2022
Space Narratives: A Map Randomizer Denounces Map Randomizationoriginal ↗
13 Apr 2022
Strategy Can Be Fun – Blue Moonoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2022
Strategy Can Be Fun – Strategic Evaluation in Pax Pamiroriginal ↗
5 Feb 2022
Strategy Can Be Fun – Contextualized Choices in Puzzle Strike 2original ↗
21 Jan 2022
Strategy Can Be Fun – Through The Ages, Playfulness and The Four Horsemen of Workoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2022

2021

Returning games to communitiesoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2021
Randomness, and “Random Value Absorption Thresholds”original ↗
8 Dec 2021
“Handicaps”, “Balanced Difficulty” and the one-player perspectiveoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2021
Experiencing “Gamelessness”original ↗
25 Oct 2021
“Pick 1 of 3” is a missed game design opportunityoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2021
Let’s talk about Magic: The Gathering, with two expertsoriginal ↗
13 Aug 2021
Free-to-play, Gacha games and game design discourse with Dan Felderoriginal ↗
27 Jul 2021
My games, ranked best to worst!original ↗
13 Jun 2021
Asymmetry and Holistic Designoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2021
Larger-arc contextualization, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriendoriginal ↗
24 May 2021
Math for Game Designers, with Alexander Kingoriginal ↗
5 May 2021
GWT 1.25 patch notes – The Neverending Party and more!original ↗
3 May 2021
Gem Wizards Tactics’ latest faction: The Neverending Party!original ↗
12 Apr 2021
Talking RPGs with Dayan Radisicoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2021
Skill Compensation, Randomness, and the lifespan of games with Brett Loweyoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2021
Campaign Mode, and the Gem Wizards Tactics 1-Month Anniversaryoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2021
Interview with Jaron Kong, creator of Quantum Protocoloriginal ↗
10 Mar 2021
How to add strategy to your tactics gameoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2021
Gem Wizards Tactics Introduces “Derby’s Story”!original ↗
3 Mar 2021
Conversation with Justin Maoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2021
Gem Wizards Tactics is hitting Steam soon!original ↗
12 Feb 2021
RPGs and more, with Tanya X. Shortoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2021

2020

Gem Wizards Tactics devlog 12.26.20original ↗
26 Dec 2020
A Conversation with Raph Kosteroriginal ↗
12 Dec 2020
Gem Wizards Tactics v0.200! Open Beta!original ↗
28 Nov 2020
Game Modes in Gem Wizards Tacticsoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2020
Join us for CLOCKWORK GAMEFEST on Nov. 18th!original ↗
9 Nov 2020
Gem Wizards Tactics delayed to Feb 9!original ↗
5 Nov 2020
Brett Lowey on win conditions and ideal design theoryoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2020
The Potatoes in detailoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2020
Gem Wizards Tactics launches in 2 monthsoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2020
Turn Based Tactics Combat Systems, and more on quarterbacking in co-op gamesoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2020
How to deal with politics in a games communityoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2020
The CRPG Projectoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2020
The first Dragon Bridge comicoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2020
Kyle Kukshtel on indie strategy game design and developmentoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2020
Adam Stewart of One Man Left, on tactics games, and game dev survivaloriginal ↗
29 Jul 2020
CGD Podcast: Solo-dev priorities, and Dark Souls with Pete Siecienskioriginal ↗
9 Jul 2020
“The Triangle” tool for your game design purposesoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2020
I don’t want update patches. I want UPGRADE patches.original ↗
2 Jun 2020
Kickstarters and Game Design Theory with Fabian Fischeroriginal ↗
28 May 2020
How Strategy Games can use Output Randomnessoriginal ↗
23 May 2020
CGD Podcast Episode 73 – Emergent Complexityoriginal ↗
8 May 2020
Why “quarterbacking” isn’t a problem in cooperative gamesoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2020
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