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October 2013 Miscellany

Tue, 10/22/2013 - 09:00 — lewpuls

Thoughts about some game-related topics that are not long enough for separate blog posts.

Kickstarter Campaign

Sat, 10/19/2013 - 07:59 — rob50ert

I just got a call from one of my friends who is going to use his considerable expertise to help me with producing a kickstarter video. This process will begin next week

D&D&D debut

Fri, 10/18/2013 - 20:35 — madyoss

So it has been a pretty intense 6 months of designing and playtesting.
I have pushed pretty hard to make a working prototype before Essen Spiel this year.
An original idea formed about 6 months ago. I knew I could get the graphic part right. I think I have gotten it right, the mechanical problems have proven to be more of a challenge.
Fortunately I had some gamers willing to test the rough prototypes. I cannot see how I could create anything without these guys. The main thing I have learned is that a designer can do nothing without play testers...

Large Hex Mats Now Available

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 12:08 — The Game Crafter
Large Hex Mats - Now Available at The Game Crafter

The Game Crafter is pleased to announce Large Hex Mats. They come 2 to a sheet and at 9.5 inches vertex to vertex, they are great for building a configurable game board.

Just an idea..

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 06:49 — KiltedNinja

So this is the idea I'm currently working on ....

Excited to see my first board game coming together.

Wed, 10/16/2013 - 22:56 — Jacksmack
Captain Powderkeg

So I'm working on the final artwork for my game and I thought I would share with you all one of the Captain Cards from Sea-Dogs.

It's not 100% final but it's pretty close. Each Captain is a different breed of dog, just a bit of tongue in cheek humor for myself.

I've made several games in the past but they have all been video games, this is my first attempt at a board game.

Blurred lines (No this has nothing to do with Miley) :P

Tue, 10/15/2013 - 12:56 — Kroz1776

Recently I read up on someone's post about his game and someone mentioned how war games are techinically off topic at BGDF. This caused me to reflect a bit on what a wargame really is. There are games that are obviously wargames, like ASL and such games. There are other games that are obviously not a wargame, like Ticket To Ride. Then there are games that blur the lines between what is a wargame, and what is a german/euro game, miniatures, etc. An example of this is "A Few Acres of Snow," that has many seemingly Euro mechanics, but it is about war and conquest.

Hippodice

Mon, 10/14/2013 - 15:19 — rob50ert

Well folks,

Your gonna love this. I just submitted ULTIMATE FOOTBALL to the Hippodice Game Contest. I really do not expect it to go anywhere being based upon American Football, but I also figured, "What have i got to lose".

So we will see. I was encouraged after winning KublaCon game design. And I have not run into any problems with play testing. So we will see.

Rob50ert

New Cost Estimator for Games

Mon, 10/14/2013 - 11:57 — The Game Crafter
New Cost Estimator at The Game Crafter

The Game Crafter has replaced the outdated old cost estimator with a new version that is much more accurate. You start by going to our pricing page. Then click on the cost estimator button in the top right corner. Then you can enter quantities of cards, boards, tiles, boxes, etc. And at the bottom you’ll have the opportunity to enter the costs of any non-printed parts you want to add to your game, if any, and see a total estimate.

The official news post with screenshots is available at: http://news.thegamecrafter.com/post/64021285730/new-cost-estimator

Just got done with my logo.

Sat, 10/12/2013 - 23:57 — Jacksmack
JackSmack Games Logo

I just spent the last couple of days working on a logo for my company JackSmack Games. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

I hope to be a game publisher eventually, and publish games where people steal from and backstab each other. Hopefully this logo conveys that.

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