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TradeWorlds: The End of an Era

Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:57 — questccg

Well I guess I wanted to post this thread to share with all the other Game Designers about the pitfalls and problems that one may encounter AFTER a successful KS. It was about 2 Years ago, in 2017 when we launched our KS for "TradeWorlds" (at the time it was called "Tradewars — Homeworld").

We got more funds than expected with over 250% the original Funding Goal... We were all happy about the results and the accomplishment. But unfortunately that was 2 years ago...

7th Annual TGC Community Game Night @ Gen Con 2019

Sat, 05/18/2019 - 00:59 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Gen Con 2019 - 7th Annual TGC Community Game Night

We're excited to announce that our 7th Annual TGC Community Game Night has been approved by Gen Con! It will happen on Friday, August 2 from 8pm-midnight at the JW Marriott Hotel's White River i & j Ballrooms. Details and tickets at https://www.gencon.com/events/148981.

New Facebook Group for Component Studio Users

Fri, 05/17/2019 - 18:38 — The Game Crafter

People wanted a place to talk about their projects and how they are using https://Component.Studio. So we created a Facebook Group for users of Component Studio to collaborate and get tips and tricks. Join today at https://www.facebook.com/groups/component.studio/

NEW: Medium Six-Fold Board at The Game Crafter

Thu, 05/16/2019 - 12:54 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Game Board - Medium Six-Fold Board

We have a new game board! The Medium Six-Fold Board gives you a huge board to use in a medium box! It measures 16 x 16 inches (406 x 406 mm) when folded out and only 8 x 5.33 inches when folded up. It fits our Medium Stout Box perfectly.

Watch our product announcement video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMh7hd2DBw

New Board Game Pieces - 20mm Hexbox

Mon, 05/13/2019 - 13:32 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - 20mm Hexbox available at The Game Crafter

We added 20mm Hexbox to our Board Game Pieces Shop! They come in 4 colors, (Blue, Red, Yellow, Green), and are made of wood. If you like these, be sure to check out our collection of Octbox! 17mm meeple is included for scale.

Just storing some ideas for later... and in Portuguese

Sun, 05/12/2019 - 23:22 — Zolantar

Here's the perfect place to jot down a few ideas about game design, as opposed to on my Whatsapp gaming group, I suppose. So I've decided to share something with anyone else who might be interested as well:

Today I burned some neurons a bit by starting an amalgamation of a game inspired by 3 completely different games: 1)borrowing the setting and factions of Civ Beyond Earth for PC, 2) worker placement and action selection as in Champions of Midgard, and 3) in tile placement and all players manipulating the same units as in Takenoko.

Improvements to our Crowd Sales system!

Wed, 05/08/2019 - 10:51 — The Game Crafter

We’ve made a bunch of improvements to our Crowd Sale system so that game designers can enjoy even more success with their crowd funding campaigns.

- When you go to create your Crowd Sale we display a checklist of everything you’ll need to get started.
- We’ve added 500 and 1000 unit discount tiers. in addition to our normal 100 unit discount tier.
- Backers can now select Will Call as a shipping option if they plan to pick up their game at our factory.
- Creators can now set an initial discount between $0 and $5 (was hard coded to $5).

Ravenhall's Town Crier Monthly Highlight #6

Wed, 05/01/2019 - 15:18 — MAR

Check out this month's town crier!

https://legendsofravenhall.com/2019/05/01/town-crier-monthly-highlight-6/

New Board Game Pieces - Hex Nut & Bolt

Mon, 04/22/2019 - 11:09 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Hex Nut & Bolt

We added Hex Nuts and Bolts to our Board Game Pieces Shop! These could work well in games where players are building structures, engines, or working with tools. We’re excited to see how designers incorporate these into their designs!

Reducing chance in games that use single die rolls

Sun, 04/21/2019 - 08:39 — lewpuls

My recently-published design Hastings 1066, which well-known game reviewer Marco Arnaudo calls a “lunchtime wargame”, and which I call a successor to old-time microgames, reflects the amount of chance that occurs in a real battle: a lot. As with any historical battle game, simulating the chaos and chances of war is more or less the opposite of what gamers want as they explore generalship.

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