Eric Woodward

Geek, coder, gamer, tinkerer, husband, father, system admin, web developer, and American cyborg, though not necessarily in that order. Creator of Mythic Wars (card game).

Life-Lessons I Learned from Arcade Games

- Avoid Spikes
- Don't Shoot the Food
- Prepare to Qualify

“Magic: The Gathering” is officially the world’s most complex game https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613489/magic-the-gathering-is-officially-the-worlds-most-complex-game/

And it's #TuringComplete to boot... #games #mtg

I just backed "CYB_R: A #cyberpunk genre adaption of #5e #DnD" on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kellyblack/cyb-r-a-cyberpunk-genre-adaption-of-5e-dnd
#games #rpg

#TIL that someone made a film adaptation of Jack Chick's "Dark Dungeon" tract, and it premiered at GenCon 2014: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Dungeons_(film)
#games #rpg #DnD

#SaturdayNightMagic results from last night: My #Estrid deck dominated the first (3-player) game, but #Saheeli came up short in the second one, leaving me at 1-1 for the night. Both decks were alot of fun to play, and each provided an OMG moment (or two), so it was definitely #GoodTimes.
#MtG #Games

It was a long game (and a late night), but my Saheeli-thopter deck finally saw victory! #SaturdayNightMagic #games #Magic #MtG
https://www.itsericwoodward.com/magic-decks/saheeli.html

Played #Wrexial for the second round of #FridayNightMagic, and he had a decent run, but in the end, he just couldn't pull off the win. Maybe next time. #Magic #Games

Got plans for tomorrow, so tonight is #FridayNightMagic! And I finally won with my Estrid deck! Woot! #SimpleThings #Magic #Games

#TIL the Internet Archive hosts #C64 games, too... And they've got some real classics in their collection. https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_c64

The tragic end of Telltale Games - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/4/17934166/telltale-games-studio-closed-layoffs-end-the-walking-dead

Just when you thought that the game development industry was getting better...