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Hacking 10 games in 10 weeks
I will hack ten traditional boardgames into ten new games that tell something (hopefully meaningful) about the culture I am immersed in.
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Here’s a challenge: hack 10 games in 10 weeks
Here’s a challenge: hack 10 games in 10 weeks
I bought a book about games today. It’s not your standard book. It inspired me to start a design challenge.
Matteo Menapace
Jan 30, 2017
😷🃏 A day in the life of a games hacker [part 1/?]
😷🃏 A day in the life of a games hacker [part 1/?]
Are you curious about the behind-the-scenes of how I make games?
Matteo Menapace
May 20, 2020
The Museum Board (game)
The Museum Board (game)
Running a museum must be quite complex.
Matteo Menapace
Mar 27, 2019
How I’m using games to process the loss of a loved one
How I’m using games to process the loss of a loved one
Grandma died last month. I’m making a game to remember her.
Matteo Menapace
Mar 17, 2019
Cows&LeopARDS AGAINST HUMANITY (8/10)
Cows&LeopARDS AGAINST HUMANITY (8/10)
I’ve been working on a hack of the old “Cows vs Leopards” boardgame for a week. My self-inflicted brief is to make it cooperative.
Matteo Menapace
Feb 3, 2019
BEAN CONSCIOUS: a card game about choosing food that won’t wreck the planet (7/10)
BEAN CONSCIOUS: a card game about choosing food that won’t wreck the planet (7/10)
I prototyped a cooperative game that lets you explore the impact of your everyday food choices on other people and the living planet.
Matteo Menapace
Aug 25, 2018
The fascist chase (6/10)
The fascist chase (6/10)
Can one hack a racing game to simulate and discuss fascist tactics? Let’s try…
Matteo Menapace
Apr 2, 2018
The inequality game (5/10)
The inequality game (5/10)
Did the Vikings play games? Of course. Games of kings and wars. I picked one of those ancient games and injected it with modern class war.
Matteo Menapace
Dec 28, 2017
Divide & Conquer: the UK election game
Divide & Conquer: the UK election game
Here’s a quick game, inspired by the shitty voting system that will be used in the upcoming UK General Election: First Past The Post
Matteo Menapace
May 14, 2017
Greyballs: the Uber board game (4/10)
Greyballs: the Uber board game (4/10)
Mū Tōrere is a Maori blockade game where you often feel stuck. I’m “uberising” it into a game of unscrupulous deception and risky business.
Matteo Menapace
Mar 13, 2017
What does a cross-and-circle game have to do with climate change? (3/10)
What does a cross-and-circle game have to do with climate change? (3/10)
Since I dislike games of pure chance, I forced myself to re-design one of those lucky games to model political struggles.
Matteo Menapace
Feb 25, 2017
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