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2/23/2002 mearls: Hardcore Gamist Design
I'm thinking of putting together what I think would qualify as a relentlessly gamist design. I don't even think it qualifies as an RPG, but we'll see. Here are a…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mearls, Valamir, Joe Murphy (Broin), Mike Holmes, Ben Morgan.

2/24/2002 mearls: Thoughts on Donjon Krawl
Jared spoke to me about Donjon Krawl last Wednesday, and I finally had a chance to read it over last night. Very interesting stuff. Anyway, some thoughts: * I love…
In CRN Games
Participants: mearls, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Kenway, Jared A. Sorensen, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/10/2002 mearls: Publishing on the Super Cheap
Hello, I'm thinking of publishing an off the wall gaming book for sale at GenCon. Here are my printing goals: Small print run (200 tops; I don't want to wreck…
In Publishing
Participants: mearls, Matt Snyder, Dav.

5/29/2002 mearls: Self-Serving Eunuchs Go Hiking
I've been bouncing around an idea for a game and I thought I'd post it here to see if y'all can poke some holes in it. Here are the basics:…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mearls, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff, Buddha Nature, Evan Waters, RobMuadib, Balbinus, contracycle, Mike Holmes, Knight, Mytholder, Walt Freitag, Henry Fitch.

8/15/2002 mearls: Phantasm: Competitive Horror Roleplaying
Unlike other RPGs, a game of Phantasm ends with a definitive winner. Either one character remains alive and the GM is out of dice, or all the GM has won…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: mearls, xiombarg, nobrain, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, joe_llama, Doc Midnight, Jeremy Cole.

5/5/2004 mearls: D&D specifically (split from Supplement Treadmill)
[quote="Ron Edwards"]All three represent a brief correspondence of role-playing material with a wave of "teen craze" purchasing. That's distinct from fan purchasing or anything else associated with SF or pop…
In Publishing
Participants: mearls, greyorm, Ron Edwards, Matt Snyder, Jürgen Mayer, xiombarg, Alex Johnson, Tav_Behemoth, ryand, Bankuei.

12/2/2005 mearls: [EconoCon 2006] Game Design Symposium
Econocon is a small, college game club convention held at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. I believe that Jared is going, and I'll also be there as a guest.…
In Conventions
Participants: mearls, Jared A. Sorensen, inthisstyle, abzu, lumpley, nikola, Nathan P., Emily Care.

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