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96-Card Square Tuck Boxes

Mon, 10/27/2014 - 13:00 — The Game Crafter
96-Card Square Tuck Box - Now available at The Game Crafter

We’ve had a lot of call for a square tuck box, so we’re happy to release our new 96 card square tuck box. It will hold 96 square, hex, or circle cards. In addition, it will hold approximately 20 of our large square and large hex tiles. And it is priced at just $2.79, the same price as our other tuck boxes. Download the templates and get started. Enjoy!

Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Wed, 10/08/2014 - 21:56 — The Game Crafter

Hello from The Game Crafter!

I know it seems to be ridiculously early to be talking about holiday shipping deadlines in October, but it is that time of year again. If you’re working on a game you plan to give as a Christmas present, then please place your orders no later than December 3rd to receive it in time for Christmas. If you live outside the US, it will take much longer to arrive so plan accordingly.

We’ll provide another update as we get closer to remind you to get those orders in. Happy designing!

A Few More Tickets for Protospiel Madison 2014

Fri, 10/03/2014 - 14:53 — The Game Crafter

Good news, we were able to get a slightly bigger room, so we have more tickets available for Protospiel Madison 2014. Get them while they’re still available, because they are going to go fast.

Finalists of 5th Street Challenge Announced!

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 15:38 — The Game Crafter
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Phil at 5th Street Games has narrowed the list of 20 semi-finalists down to just 7 finalists. Here they are:

How to Build a Space Ship
Help!! Wanted
Castle Defenders: POCKET
TreeForts
Rapid Rabbit
ROWDY HEROES! Fight the Evil Army
Questgiver

He’s also provided a spreadsheet with feedback about each of the top 20 games.

Official announcement at http://news.thegamecrafter.com/post/98152368193/5th-street-challenge-finalists

Mark "Shmitz" Major to Judge the Time Challenge

Mon, 09/15/2014 - 18:08 — The Game Crafter
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Mark Major, who is known on The Game Crafter website as "Shmitz", as the owner of Whirling Derby Games, and creator of amazing titles such as Zerpang!, Jupiter Rescue, and Sinister will be the official guest judge for the Time Challenge. The Game Crafter's latest game design contest has just begun, so enter today.

New Game Design Contest at The Game Crafter - The Time Challenge!

Tue, 09/09/2014 - 18:36 — The Game Crafter
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Fall is upon us. The kids are headed back to school, the crops are ready to be harvested, and the leaves will soon be changing on the trees. It is about this time of year that I always think of the changing seasons, more than any other time of year. And that leads us to the premise for this contest. We want you to design a game where time is a resource to be managed. For example, where you can actually manipulate time, like you can in games like Red November. Other games for research include Chronos Conquest, Village, Seasons, and T’zolkin.

5th Street Challenge Semi-Finalists Announced

Mon, 09/08/2014 - 13:21 — The Game Crafter
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Voting has finished and the finalists in the 5th Street Challenge have been announced. Thanks to The Game Crafter community for voting, and all the contestants for entering. Phil from 5th Street Games now has his work cut out for him narrowing the list of semi-finalists down to a list of finalists.

Protospiel Madison 2014

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 18:43 — The Game Crafter

We're bringing Protospiel to Madison, WI on October 24-26th. We've already sold almost 60% of our available tickets with 2 months yet to go. If you want to get your prototype to the table, this a great opportunity. You can find out more at http://www.protospiel-madison.org

What do you want in interlocking tiles?

Fri, 09/05/2014 - 15:48 — The Game Crafter

At The Game Crafter we have many requests for interlocking tiles, however, we're not sure exactly what the greater community is looking for, so we thought we'd ask. Here's a laser cut prototype of some various interlocking tiles we made:
http://cl.ly/image/3f1g3n0D1G0o

What sizes and shapes would you want?

Is it more important to be able to rotate and interlock each edge of the tile, or is it more important that the tiles could interlock when upside down? (it's a geometry problem that you can't do both)

If you had interlocking tiles, what would you use them for?

Voting Begins in the 5th Street Challenge

Thu, 09/04/2014 - 00:25 — The Game Crafter
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We’re pleased to report 65 entries in the 5th Street Challenge. It is now time for The Game Crafter community to vote on which entries are the best. They must narrow the field from 65 to only 20 semi-finalists. This is going to be a tough job, as there are some amazing looking games in here!

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