You’ve read all seven parts of this series, obviously, so you already know it’s a Governor’s job to set the tone of a game. Part of that… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 8: Timing is Everything”

You already know why Betterments are so important, but I’ll recap it anyway. Betterments are not only a big part of game balance, but they also make… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 6: Character Building”

If you learned anything from the last four of these posts, it should be that the Governor sets the tone of a game. It’s your job to… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 5: Cheaters Never Lose”

So you’ve read Parts 1, 2, and 3, and you’re feeling pretty good about Governing a game of Exiles, but now the Characters have, like 200 Learnin’… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 4: Even Toadies Can Be Badasses”

If you read Part 1 (link) and Part 2 (link), you already know you’re not supposed to kill all the Characters, and you have a pretty good… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 3: How Many Dead Guy Tokens?”

In Part I we talked about how it’s not the Governor’s job to kill all the players. Now we’re going to talk about how to avoid accidentally murdering… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 2: Game Balance”

Exiles plays a lot like a skirmish wargame on the tabletop, but it’s really an RPG at heart. It’s important to keep that in mind when you’re… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 1: It’s an RPG, Dude”

You already know how to wield the Movin’ phase timer with a vengeance to keep a game of Exiles moving, but what should you be doing to keep… Read more “Being the Fucking Governor – Part 9: Do It To It!”