Simplicity (comes at a price)

Eigentlich bloss ein kurzer Reminder, weil man das ja sowieso eigentlich kennen müsste, wenn man Game Designer im Raum Zürich ist: Das ursprünglich wöchentliche Treffen ist inzwischen monatlich, jeweils am ersten Donnerstag des Monats – erstmals am 6. Oktober um 19 Uhr an der ZHdK (Ausstellungsstrasse 60) im Raum Sq 509 (fünfter Stock, offensichtlich).

Ein Besuch lohnt sich immer: sei...

When there is actually something happening it the Swiss games' scene, it should be noted. Even more so when the game is

• available for free
• based on a clever idea
• and released without much fanfare.

Well, here comes the fanfare.

Roman Schmid (likely known to you as @bummzack on Twitter) created a Tetris clone for two, playable on your iPad, named ...

Half a year after my bachelor's thesis game was presented at the bachelor's exhibition, it is now available as a download on this website.

The version is still largely the one that could be seen at the exhibition, with an additional, though very rough, English translation added.

Still, there are some bugs around. It might be best to understand the current state of the game as a tech demo: Most of the functionality is here, but it still lacks content and proper balancing. Play...