GDC11: slides for Social Mechanics talkRE: “One of the great mysteries of social gaming: where are the silent auctions?” They are there – just not in the games you’ve checked out. The millions of people who play the hugely popular social browser military sims (aka PBBs – Persistent Browser-Based games) like Grepolis, KingsAge, Ikarium, Tribal Wars and Lord of Ultima, use the silent auctions as needed (daily for some). (I can’t remember
