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GameMaker Snakes and Ladders Tutorial

October 22, 2021 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

The following is a tutorial to help game developers learn how to make a simple game using GameMaker. This is an (almost) utter beginner tutorial. I’m quite new to Gamemaker and this was the second project I worked on after making my own Asteroids game (occasionally referring to the excellent “Space Rock” tutorials). I’ve been […]

Filed Under: Board games, Game Development

A Monte Carlo Analysis Of Rolling Modifiers in Gloomhaven

August 8, 2020 by John Champaign Leave a Comment

After a heated debate at today’s Gloomhaven game about the effect of rolling modifiers, I decided to get to the bottom of the matter. The debate centers on whether rolling modifiers added to your attack modifier deck help or hinder you. One side felt that the modifiers help your attacks while the other felt it […]

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