Social Explosion
In 1938, Johann Huizinga published a seminal work on play, Homo Ludens. In this text he theorizes what he calls the “magic circle” that surrounds play. This circle is bound spatially, socially, and...
View ArticleMazaki No Fantaji at A-Kon
We had a BLAST at A-Kon in Dallas this weekend! Friday was a long drive and a laborious setup, but as soon as the table was finished we got the gaming started. In the Coronado Ballroom of the Hilton...
View ArticleFifth Sample PC: D’Orne
As we prepare for 16 hours of official playtesting in the First Exposure Hall at GenCon 2013, we are releasing a few more playable characters for your home table, the first being D’Orne, a powerful...
View ArticleMazaki No Fantaji Kickstarter Afoot! So Kick It!
We have launched our Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to print Mazaki No Fantaji late next spring. The game is rolling along well, and the design phase is concluding with careful public...
View ArticleGen Con 2013… Where Are We Now?
So, the testing of Mazaki No Fantaji in the Playtest Hall was a great success! Again, con-goers were excited for the system and eager to come back to try out a different character or encounter. We had...
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Upcoming Conventions in Early 2014
We will be attending a new convention here in Austin this weekend, the first annual ChupacabraCon. It looks like it will be a great con, and what we have seen so far in the online program promises...
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ChupacabraCon Recap
This was our first time at ChupacabraCon, which is cool because it was also the first time ChupacabraCon happened. In on the ground floor! Austin has needed its own gaming convention, and we had a...
View ArticleEarly Dark on the Move
While Mazaki is nearing the final stages of production, we have not forgotten all of you Early Dark players out there. And–always nice to learn–there are more of you than we thought! With so many...
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We Saw You at STAPLE! Indie Media Expo
We had an excellent time at the STAPLE! Independent Media Expo in dear-sweet Austin, TX, last weekend. Expectations were low, honestly. With most of the exhibitors offering high-quality art prints,...
View ArticleThe Future of Mazaki & Fantaji
So, the most common questions we hear from folks on the web or in person regard the next step of Mazaki No Fantaji. Well, the short answer is that the project of Mazaki No Fantaji is being split into...
View ArticleBig Demo Weekend Planned For A-Kon 2013
Excited to have two tables reserved in the Gaming Room (Coronado Ballroom) at A-Kon this year! Join us from May 31-June 2 in Dallas, TX, for the one-and-only first look at Mazaki No Fantaji, our latest...
View ArticleMagic and Technology
One of my favorite elements of the Japanese science-fiction/fantasy tradition is the connection between magic and technology.* In the Euro-American tradition, magic is almost always characterized as...
View ArticleMagic: Low and High
So, we’re contemplating magic again. Just something in the air, I guess. Admittedly, this begins as pure semantics, but as we all know: Semantics is the beginning of a conversation, not the end. Around...
View ArticleNorth Texas RPG Con…
So, we spent four days in Bedford, Texas, this weekend for the North Texas RPG Con, which specializes in old-school RPGs and retro clones. Most everybody was playing Oe, with a few AD&D slots and...
View ArticleGen Con Excitement & Early Dark on SALE
Hey, all! Calvin is hopping around Gen Con for the next few days, looking for sweet deals, sweet games, and sweet… you! The booths are a little too expensive for a one-book publisher so everything...
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