http://www.koryheath.com Game Design, The Universe, and Everything Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:28:22 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.koryheath.com/games/uptown/comment-page-1/#comment-5323 Games Unplugged at the Langdon Street Cafe « Held Action Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:31:54 +0000 http://www.koryheath.com/?page_id=231#comment-5323 [...] Uptown turned out to be a quick tile and grid sort of game. Letters and numbers line each side of the grid, not unlike in Battleship. The grid is sub-divided into nine squares, the constituent squares of which each have a different icon. Players have a pool of tiles, one for each letter, number and icon on the board. During the game, players place tiles on the grid according to the type. The 3 tile, for instance, can go anywhere on the 3 column of squares, A can go anywhere on the A row and the street light tile can go anywhere in the sub-square of street light icons. [...] [...] Uptown turned out to be a quick tile and grid sort of game. Letters and numbers line each side of the grid, not unlike in Battleship. The grid is sub-divided into nine squares, the constituent squares of which each have a different icon. Players have a pool of tiles, one for each letter, number and icon on the board. During the game, players place tiles on the grid according to the type. The 3 tile, for instance, can go anywhere on the 3 column of squares, A can go anywhere on the A row and the street light tile can go anywhere in the sub-square of street light icons. [...]

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