Quincunx Resumes

Special thanks at this point have to go to Peter Blake.

I'm still enthusiastic about the potential for the Quincunx project, but I've run into a couple of obstacles about where I really want the game to go.

But with Go Play Brisbane on it's way, and Peter promising to run a scenario of the game for me during the con, I've really got to pull my finger out and consolidate some of the ideas I've had for improving the game.

The good news is that I've got time to work on the game over the next week or so.

I'm impressed that this little project is getting a bit of airplay beyond my own play sessions.

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