Advent of the Wyrms was one of the games that made me want to revisit the Decktet. It’s a soliatire game that was released in 2020 so it gave me a way to see what people have been doing with the Decktet more recently. For a certain definition of recent. I suppose.
Friday, May 30, 2025
Advent of Wyrms doesn’t push any boundaries but I had fun
Monday, May 26, 2025
Adaman is a good but not to my taste
When I decided that I needed to revisit the Decktet with a focus on solitaire games, I knew that my starting place was going to be Adaman, It is one of the earliest Decktet games, developed by the same guy who developed the Decktet itself, P.D. Magnus. Now, I had played it before, about twelve years ago. On the one hand, I remembered almost nothing about the game. On the other hand, I did remember playing it, which is still something.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The Decktet’s vast potential
For years, I have said that if you were to only make one PnP project, it should be the Decktet. And, to be honest, I haven't changed my mind yet about that. It is one of the versatile one-and-done projects I can think of.
Monday, May 19, 2025
In Curse of Dragons, Mysticana ups its game
Curse of Dragons was actually the second Mysticana game I learned because I was part of its playtest forum. But approaching it again after learning Cave of Djinns, Wild Magic and Harbingers, I have a different perspective.
Friday, May 9, 2025
Is the Rage deck the Omni-deck?
As I blitz my way through the solitaire options of Mysticana, I have been looking at the wider world of game systems. Specifically game systems designed to either build on or 'replace' a regular deck of cards.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Nine Perils: Mysticana’s first steps
It only makes sense that my first foray into Mysticana was Nine Perils, the solitaire option of the core games. I mean, I only have to find myself in order to try out the game.
Friday, June 7, 2024
So what is a foundation deck?
Button Shy’s June Kickstarter is Mysticana: A Foundation Deck. I haven’t finished making a copy of the demo version but I did want to get some thoughts out before the Kickstarter ends.
Friday, January 22, 2021
The Clever dice games are a system
While I consider Clever Hoch Drei the first game I’ve taught myself this year (after 2020, I decided to start with a game I felt confident would be good), I have come to think of the Clever games as a system as opposed to a series of games.