Author: abuahin

I played Diner Dash Adventures and two comparable games, Penguin Diner, and Cooking Dash. Playing these games was interesting in that their mechanics (i.e.,…

Core Aesthetics Blackjack is interesting because despite playing at the same table, players are competing against the house, and not the people sitting beside/across…

Monument Valley is a visually sumptuous puzzle game that capitalizes on challenge and submission as core aesthetics. One key mechanic is the introduction of…

Gone Home is a walking simulator game published by Fullbright Company 2013 initially on PC, then on a range of other platforms including Playstation…

Possible Directions: We could explore making a timed maze with locked doors and booby traps made by electronic components. Perhaps the players are racing…

I really enjoy playing Hades, a multi platform game where you play as Zagerus, Persephone’s son, as he tries to escape each successive level…

Intro Journey is a “walking simulator” adventure game developed by Thatgamecompany and published for PlayStation 3 by Sony in 2012 before being fully expanded…

Background Joking Hazard is a judging card game (with online versions) in the vein of Cards against Humanity and Apples to Apples, published in…

Graphic Design Exercises Minesweeper Design I like this modern/minimalist version of minesweeper primarily because of the color choices. I like that the scheme is…

This week, we played Spyfall. It was originally a card game for 3-8 players designed by Alexandr Ushan and published in 2014 by Hobby…

Game: Mafia mod where very round within the game imposes a new rule on the game play that somehow restricts players ability to communicate….