With slight fanfare, I’m proud to announce the alpha-version ruleset of Spell, the game of wizardry and Scrabble tiles!

Be forewarned that the rules are still being tested (and the document itself could use more pizazz), but I feel that the foundation of the game is solid and ready to be played. Over the next month or so, we’ll be putting the rules through their paces. If there are any updates, I’ll be sure to post them here.

Also, if you give the game a try, I’d love to hear your feedback!

One more thing: If it isn’t obvious, you’ll need a regular set of Scrabble tiles to play the game. If you don’t own Scrabble, you can always make your own “tiles” from slips of paper according to the standard Scrabble letter distribution and scoring chart.

War Eternal is a warstorygame set in a grim future after humankind has crossed a thousand stars only to find endless war. (And has apparently reached the theoretical limits of shoulder pad technology.) You know the one.

The players field miniatures and duke it out, vying for position and dominance on their homemade battlefield in order to gain control over the personal tales they are telling about the soldiers fighting their war. When the battle is at its grimmest, you choose a hero to rise from the ashes and spur your troops to mold a victory out of their own anguish.

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