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Puzzle Strike is on Steam!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/386740/

We've been working on a Steam version of Puzzle Strike for quite some time...

Progress update

Hi everyone! Here's a progress report on what's coming.

A raw game design podcast episode is in the works. It will cover some things in Codex as well as Fantasy Strike (the fighting game).
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Page about Fantasy Strike

Hey I made this page about Fantasy Strike, the fighting game. It's so if we need to link to something that shows it even exists, we have a handy page.

2015-09-08 07:53:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Sirlin on Game Design, Podcast Episode 12: Easy Special Moves

http://www.sirlin.net/posts/sirlin-on-game-design-ep-12-easy-special-moves

2015-09-02 23:53:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Codex Design article #1

http://www.sirlin.net/posts/codex-design-cards-and-gold-as-resources

Learn more about Cod...

Hello everyone, Aphotix here! Please help me balance Codex!

Greetings! 

I'm Aphotix, and Sirlin has requested that I reach out to his patrons to help make Codex the most balanced and interesting card game that it can possibly be. I will be sp...

Raw Game Design, ep11: Fantasy Strike's new button?

Episode 11:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2187212/sound/sirlin_raw_ep11_fa...

Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 11: Game Balancing Techniques

http://www.sirlin.net/posts/sirlin-on-game-design-ep-11-game-balancing-techniques<...

Fighting game progress

Hey everyone, we are making progress on the fighting game. I'm now paying a lot more than the total amount from this patreon JUST for one programmer's work on it, and that doesn't include the cost of ...

Fantasy Strike fighting game

Hey everyone, I mentioned an idea for a simple fighting game several months ago, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/1513...

Fantasy Strike Expo is tomorrow, omg! (Or at least I'm there setting up tomorrow. Officially it starts Friday.)

Fantasy Strike logos

A set of logos for my games.

Save 34% on Yomi on Steam

Yomi just released on Steam! It's 34% off for the launch sale right now too. So glad this is finally available. http://sto...

Quick update: Yomi Valerie and Gloria physical decks are now available. Yomi on Steam coming in a week or so (you guys helped a lot in finding bugs so it was a lot to fix!). Fantasy Strike Expo standa...

Here's my update for everyone. The Pandante & Flash Duel kickstarter is now complete. I've also done most of what's needed for setting up manufacturing. Unfortunately I'm sick with a cold right n...

The Pandante kickstarter just funded. :)

Pandante online

There's an online version of Pandante now. Some more info here: https://www.kickst...

Sirlin on Game Design, Podcast Episode 10: Flash Duel

This episode is about the development of Flash Duel. A few system changes really fixed the game up nicely, so you can hear what went into that. There's also an anecdote about the trickiest thing to ba...

Fantasy Strike Expo 2015

Please come to Fantasy Strike Expo this June in San Francisco. And sign up now. Play all my games, including Codex and Flowchart, and generally have a great time.

Hi everyone. I haven't had much time for anything other than the Pandante kickstarter. It's still not funded, so if you can get some friends to back it, that would be a great help. I have a bunch of ...

Pandante: Light & Dark

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sirlin/pandante-light-and-dark The kickstarter for the...

The new Pandante / Flash Duel kickstarter will launch tonight, probably just before 11pm pacific time. Get hype!

Sirlin on Game Design, Podcast Episode 8: Morality in Stories

We discuss the drama created by stories that pose moral questions. Stories set outside the law make us think even more about these questions, so that could explain why so many popular stories have set...

FSX3 is coming in June 2015!

So it looks like we'll have Fantasy Strike Expo this June again, in San Francisco. The last two went really well and were extremely fun. It's a mix of a tournaments, casual play of unreleased / beta s...

Sirlin on Game Design, Podcast Episode 7: Sequels

We talk about sequels to movies and games in this episode. There's several kinds of sequels, so we go over the different purposes of various sequels first. In the end, we get sequels of highly replaya...

Raw Game Design podcast, Episode 6: Fantasy Strike Simple Fighting Game

We discuss the possibility of making a minimal fighting game. The design idea to create a game that's simpler than regular fighting games, but more complex than Divekick. I have access to music and 3D...

Sirlin on Game Design, Podcast Episode 6: Character Bans

We talk about games where players ban each other's characters. Also you might enjoy the guest segment. Thank you for supporting the podcast, patrons! It takes a fair amount of time to prepare, record...

I was sick last week, recovered, then got sick *again* this week. I'm struggling to get better again, I think I'm on the way. More podcasts and updates to print-and-play materials as soon as I can. I...

Guilty Gear Xrd review

I wrote a bunch of stuff about the new Guilty Gear. I like it!

Happy holidays everyone! Unfortunately I've been sick, but I'm getting better now. Between that and the holidays, I haven't had any updates for several days and it will probably delay the next podcas...