The jock is usually portrayed as a big, dumb, walking pile of testosterone. Although some jocks are capable of higher thought, these often disguise whatever mental abilities they have with over-the-top machismo and copious application of alcohol. The jock’s status on campus is directly related to his athletic ability, with star athletes receiving special…
I’m going to take a break from the general archetypes for a while and focus on archetypes for Fratboys Vs., a game we’ve had on the back burner for quite a while. If you’ve been to a convention where Hex has run games in the past six or seven years, you’ve probably played in or…
I said that after GenCon I’d let you know more about some of the stuff we’re working on here at Hex. This is a bit longer after GenCon than I’d planned, but that just helps illustrate why we don’t usually give firm release dates until we’ve got something nearly done. Hex is very much a…
This year’s GenCon, which most Death Cookie readers know is the world’s biggest (non-computer) gaming convention, was held August 13-17 in downtown Indianapolis. As you’d probably expect, a few members of the Hex staff made our way to the land of Johnny Cougar for a few days of game demos and shameless self-promotion. In addition…
