by Ethan Arlt | Nov 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Interconnection in Wu Wei Interconnection in Wu Wei Ethan Arlt Contributing Writer Whether it intends to or not, every game conveys a message to its players. Many times, this message is conveyed through the goal of the game, the theme, and the mechanics (the ways...
by Ethan Arlt | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog
The Deepening Mystery of Méthodologie The Deepening Mystery of Méthodologie Ethan Arlt Contributing Writer In Méthodologie: The Murder on the Links, players have a hand of cards that consist of characters, locations, and objects. Each one of these cards also has its...
by Justin Waggle | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog
The Business of Board Games Justin Waggle Owner and Game Designer The creation of Wu Wei: Journey of the Changing Path and Gray Wolf Games, LLC has been an amazing experience but it also feels a bit like trying to get to the end of the original Oregon Trail video...
by Justin Waggle | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
Design Lock and Kickstarter Prep Front and Back Covers… Done! The box cover has been in process for quite some time. I am pleased to say that it is finally fully realized. One of the last elements to join the front cover was the empress! As I got serious about...
by Justin Waggle | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog
Journey’s End… Kickstarter Beginning The Rulebook Is Finally Done!!! Waves of relief continue to hit me this week as the rulebook for Wu Wei: Journey of the Changing Path comes into sharp focus. This year has been particularly challenging as the rules and...
by Justin Waggle | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog
The Devil in the Details Happy New Year and welcome to the post-truth era! It is more important than ever for folks to get together in person and remind each other what it means to interact and respect each other. I am not looking forward to the next four years but I...
by Justin Waggle | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog
BGG.CON 2016 Bigger Isn’t Always Better A couple of weeks ago I flew out to Dallas for my first Board Game Geek Convention. I had been to Gen Con in Indianapolis for the last three years and that was absolutely overwhelming insanity. In contrast BGG.CON felt a...
by Justin Waggle | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog
Shakespearean Love Amidst The Carnage The Right Time To Share I’ve been working on a project called Dueling Cupids for quite some time. In the wake of the divisive election in the good ol’ USA, I’m going to tell you about it. This is a game about...
by Justin Waggle | Nov 3, 2016 | Blog
The Ongoing Evolution of Wu Wei The Latest and Greatest Back in August of 2016, I sent out 8 prototypes around the world to play testers. These brave souls agreed to read the rule book and attempt to play the game while I was not present to explain the finer points of...
by Justin Waggle | Oct 28, 2016 | Blog
The Genesis of a New Tabletop Project Getting Started The minimum amount of time required to make a half-way decent board game seems to fall in the 2-3 years range. That’s the equivalent of how long it would take to get your masters degree. And trust me when I...
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