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Tradewars - Homeworld: The *NEW* Races

Sun, 05/08/2016 - 22:58 — questccg

So "Tradewars - Homeworld" is a game DESIGNED for "Expansion". Victory conditions are on scenario cards and the first edition of the game are the "Exterras".

The card distribution for the "Exterras" race is:

3x 1, 3x 2, 3x 3, 3x 4, and 3x 5 (Total 15 card per upgrade pile)

But I have been thinking about another card distribution:

1x 1, 2x 2, 3x 3, 4x 4, 5x 5! (Still 15 cards per upgrade pile)

This could be for *NEW* Races...!

Tradewars - Homeworld: New Direction

Fri, 05/06/2016 - 20:12 — questccg
Tradewars - Homeworld: The "Golf" Crew

I have been thinking about all the effort and money being invested in the making of "Tradewars - Homeworld". We will have many pieces of very nice artwork for the game.

But it's not the amount of the original budget for the game.

I want to slow things down. And be more clear about the direction of the game. I had planned to release an "Art Bundle" in December 2016. This would mean that our artist would be busy with 5 more months of artwork...

Now Available: Medium Triangle Chits

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 14:29 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Medium Triangle Chits

The Game Crafter is pleased to announce our new Medium Triangle Chits. They are made of 60pt chipboard with your custom artwork printed on both sides. They are laser cut and as a result, you can mix-n-match them with any of our other Small Punchouts.

Children...

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 03:06 — radioactivemouse

As some of you may know, I'm expecting my first child in a couple of months as of this writing.

And as some of you know, I released my first card game last year.

But I've found myself being more concerned about my child than expanding my game. While this may be a "well duh" moment, I've just haven't had the motivation to continue with my game...or any game.

Protospiel Chicago 2016

Mon, 05/02/2016 - 10:36 — The Game Crafter
Protospiel Chicago - Sponsored by The Game Crafter

If you are a game designer looking to get professional level feedback from other designers there is no better place to get that feedback. With around 50 other designers in attendance you’ll have the opportunity to play test your designs many times throughout the weekend. And the friendships you’ll make will last a lifetime.

Image without a game?

Sun, 05/01/2016 - 22:18 — HPS74
Counter-Ops-1.jpg

I like to test out what I can do in photoshop and came up with this image / card today. It only took a hour so it needs some refinement.

I kinda like it and think it needs a game to go with it?

I've also been trying out a basic (D&D style) dice levelling up system for diff weapons, or matching diff dice to diff weapons for varying power....so working that out but something like close range combat would be a D4 roll, detonation devices a D20 etc.

The horse is before the cart doing it this way (early art) but it sometimes sparks inspiration for theme and gameplay :)

Tradewars - Homeworld: The SURVEY

Fri, 04/29/2016 - 21:43 — questccg

Since December 2016, I have been posting news about "Tradewars - Homeworld" (TWHW) on Facebook (FB). I was told to "build up a following of fans". But have read advice that even if you have a "bunch of fans" don't expect them to all become instantaneous "backers" of your crowdfunding efforts.

In the month of May, I plan to post up a LINK to a "Game Survey" about TWHW on FB. Now I have about 200+ likes and about 60+ FB friends of game. This is still small, but when I look at the POTENTIAL reach, it's 65,000 people!

A Publishers Perspective on The Game Crafter

Fri, 04/29/2016 - 14:23 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - The Game Crafter Official Podcast

So JT reaches out and brings Ray Wehrs, of Calliope Games, on to the podcast to discuss Ray’s perspective of The Game Crafter as a game publisher.

So does a publisher with such hits as Tsuro, Roll For It, and a successful Kickstarter for the upcoming Titan Series have a use for The Game Crafter? And would they recommend The Game Crafter to other publishers?

Click here to listen to the podcast

Domino Chits now available

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 13:31 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Domino Chit

The Game Crafter is pleased to announce another new custom printable game component! This time around it's the Domino Chit. It's made of 60 point (.06 inches) thick chipboard, printed on both sides, and measures 2 inches long by 1 inch wide.
You get 4 Domino Chits per slug and you can mix-n-match these with any of the Small Punchouts we offer.

Laser Cut Boards + New Board Types Available!

Wed, 04/27/2016 - 18:09 — The Game Crafter

With the exception of our folding boards (bi-fold, quad-fold, or six-fold game boards), all of our boards are now laser cut. This provides higher edge quality and dramatically more accurate cuts. We always recommend that you enable UV coating on any games that include laser cut components.

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