Latest News: AlexWeldon.com portfolio site launched!
As promised previously, I’ve created a second website, AlexWeldon.com, to host my art & design portfolios. Both Bene Factum and AlexWeldon.com link to each other; you can access the latter through the new “Portfolio Website” navigation link.
Aside from my game design career, I’m a multi-talented creative freelancer. I’ll take on almost any kind of writing, editing, design, illustration or fine art contract, and my rates are reasonable. If you’re in the market for a writer or artist, please check out my portfolio and don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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Traditional Games
Sultans of Karaya is a large-group party game of intrigue, deception and memory. The Sultan and his Guards are attempting to hold the throne, while the Assassins and Slaves are attempting to stage a rebellion. The catch is that no one knows who the others are, at first, and loyalties keep shifting!
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Oliver & the Basilisks is a complex and challenging strategy Flash game, which takes the classic Robots/Daleks mechanic and adds a much greater number of player powers, an RPG-like power progression, and an additional complication in the form of Magic Spirits which can be collected for a bonus, but which must be kept away from rock piles lest they form a Golem!
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The conclusions of my strategic analysis of a simple dice game, in a nutshell: 1) Don’t play it safe until your opponent has already failed or is likely to, 2) Either gamble a little more than your opponent, or play it much safer, 3) Don’t imitate your opponents in a multi-player game, and 4) Put your opponent on the most marginal decision possible.
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