Daniel Solis

Push by Dan Hope Dan Hope submits the first video entry with an elegant little push-and-corner abstract. You can plainly hear how well-practiced and well-rehearsed he is during the demo. If you're pitching a game, it's crucial that you are confident, calm and comfortable. Take a lesson from Dan, folks. WarMaze by Mackenzie Cameron Mackenzie's entry bears some similarities to Oshii, in that play is about pushing other piece around. But that's where the similarity ends. In fact, this is closer to a Zelda puzzle, where you and your opponent's are trying to hit certain targets while keeping your princess safe from the other monsters. Push by David Gordon Buresh You're not mistaken! This is another game called Push. (I had to double-check that myself.) This game is much more similar to Tsuro, though. Play focuses on shifting rows and columns of pawns around a grid and getting individual pieces isolated for capture. Beloved by Ben Lehman Longtime indie...

I'm prepping notes for my seminars at GenCon . I'm speaking about cover design in RPGs on Saturday and about the Thousand-Year Game Design Challenge on Sunday. If you have any questions on either subject, I'd love to work them into my presentations.

Dan Cetorelli sent me his special handbound editions of Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple and Do: The Book of Letters . These were the top-tier prize for the $1000 backer in Do's Kickstarter, along with an extra copy of each book, stones, bag, and some other goodies. Hope you dig the whole package, Mr. Backer! » More of Dan Cetorelli's Custom RPG Bookbinding

Sean O'Connor built this prototype web app for his friends to play Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple online. Pretty cool, eh? If you combined this with some of the persistent elements of Graham Walmsley's dice roller , you'd have a great mobile app. If you want to take a stab at it, I'm happy to help however I can!

I'm starting a "people who have played my games" circle. If you've played any of my games, comment on this G+ post !

Busy busy busy! Got a big stack of books to sign and doodle for the $100+ backers. Thanks for letting me deface your property! I hope to finish those up this weekend and start mailing them out next week. Reports of backers $40 and under have been trickling in all week. Those books will continue shipping over the next several business days. When you get yours, be sure to tweet, post, or blog about it! » Pre-order the Book at Evil Hat » Buy the PDF at Evil Hat | RPGNow

Mark B. of the Diehard Gamer recently reviewed both Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple and Do: The Book of Letters . Spoiler alert! He quite likes them both. On Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple : "If you’re looking for a simple RPG to have fun with, or a game to introduce someone to the idea of RPG’s without scaring them off, Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple is a fun, low-maintenance RPG ... it’s a lot of fun to play whether you’re a multi-year veteran or you’ve never played an RPG in your life, regardless of how old you are. " On Do: The Book of Letters : "As an addition to Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple, it’s a fine one, both due to its inexpensive price and the volume of content included in the book for running and creating new letters for your pilgrims." Thanks, Mark!