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Game cards - and how I have become a student

Mon, 03/27/2017 - 17:30 — HPS74
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If you know of me, you know I have been doing custom dice for years. When I say doing, I mean sourcing and using them in the Pocket Sports line up of games.

For cards, I have used MakePlayingCards (MPC) in Hong Kong....until now.

Last November, I started a day job for a trade printer. They specialise in business cards, flyers,brochures etc.

All class - why this little game is so good

Sun, 03/26/2017 - 03:35 — HPS74
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Rarely do I have time to enjoy playing any Pocket Sports leisurely. Sounds odd? The bulk of play testing I do for games makes is purely to find faults, research terminology for real world actions to include and fix or amend in game rules. Recently, I taught a friend how to play Pocket Golf and saw the game with fresh new eye, so I wrote a bit on it!

https://goo.gl/3Q0eSP

Forget about Tiger's re-return - Pocket Sports Golf never left!

Sat, 01/28/2017 - 17:37 — HPS74
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New courses, new cards, new pay format for 4 players - that makes an awesome Foursome!

https://goo.gl/SQNHKC

Pocket Sports new games in production

Fri, 01/20/2017 - 20:40 — HPS74
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Read all about it!

http://shoutout.wix.com/so/cKp6BIEs

New build on Pocket Sports app

Sat, 11/19/2016 - 01:14 — HPS74

We've got our second build looking a lot better - I've made a video about it so I don't have to type how cool it is :) Check it!

https://youtu.be/hRTMkGJEQxI

The crossover from tabletop to mobile game

Thu, 10/27/2016 - 20:06 — HPS74

Hey there! Hamish from Pocket Sports here.

We've been quietly working on something that I'd now like to share.

Pocket Sports started with a firm objective to bring people away from the screens and back to the tabletop for some real social, face to face, sports action with dice.

For a small part (40,000+ sold games) we've achieved that goal, but the time has come to look beyond the solid and into the digital/mobile platform.

As Pocket Sports as micro games with very few components, this has made the transition over easier than more complex games.

Ch-Ch-Changes. Pleasing your best audience

Wed, 06/01/2016 - 22:47 — HPS74

*Note: This is kind of a ramble about adapting in business and being open to change.

For any folks that have been patient enough to follow the Pocket Sports journey (thanks by the way), you've seen the style and packaging change from the simple branded & coloured dice pouch to the more retail appropriate tuck box with cards and cubes.

The changeover was on advice from large retailers and people in the games industry a lot longer than I to make a more presentable, secure product to display on shelves for brick & mortar stores. Fair enough.

Image without a game?

Sun, 05/01/2016 - 22:18 — HPS74
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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 :)

Anyone for cricket?

Sun, 04/17/2016 - 03:00 — HPS74

Got him! Gone! That really won't make sense unless you follow cricket!

But what will make sense is watching this highly evocative How To Play Pocket Sports Test Cricket video :)

I wonder how many people here actually sit through these things?

Let me know if you do....or don't

https://youtu.be/agJA5J4b-d8

Thanks peeps!

It starts again

Mon, 04/11/2016 - 03:36 — HPS74
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Thoughts on the artwork....a step away from the other PS sports cards.

Full bleed, artistic style artwork. Like it?

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