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Holiday Design Contest at The Game Crafter

Tue, 12/18/2018 - 13:49 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Holiday Design Contest

We’re pleased to announce the new Holiday Design Contest. Despite the time of year we’re in, this is not a Christmas contest. This is a contest to design a game themed to your favorite holiday, whatever that may be. Details at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/holiday-design-contest

Crafter Con 2018 - Robert Lawler: Intellectual Property for Board Games

Mon, 12/17/2018 - 17:34 — The Game Crafter

Attorney Robert Lawler gave a 1 hour presentation on intellectual property law as it relates to board games, and then answers some questions from the audience.

Robert "Bo" Lawler has been an attorney specializing in intellectual property since 2005, working at several firms in Wisconsin as well as serving at the US District Court in Iowa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anFYoHl8JsQ

Troy Pichelman Inducted Into The Game Crafter Hall of Fame!

Thu, 12/13/2018 - 15:05 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Hall of Fame - Troy Pichelman Inducted Into The Game Crafter Hall of Fame

Troy Pichelman has been inducted into The Game Crafter Hall of Fame because his game, The Stars Are Burning, won the Hidden Movement Challenge. Congratulations! Read the full designer interview at http://news.thegamecrafter.com/post/181082384352/troy-pichelman-inducted...

Crafter Con 2018 - Bryan Winter: What Do Retailers Expect from Kickstarted Games

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 16:54 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Crafter Con 2018 - Bryan Winter: What Do Retailers Expect From Kickstarted Games?

Our first recorded session from Crafter Con 2018 is on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3BR81Z79N4. It took place 2 weeks ago on Thursday, November 29th and will be held again in Madison, Wisconsin in October 2019. We have several more videos we’ll be releasing over the next couple weeks. Learn more about Crafter Con at http://www.craftercon.com.

Here's a summary of this 1 hour presentation:

Board Game Designer Workshop Contest Finals

Wed, 12/12/2018 - 09:25 — Fertessa

I made it to the finals for the Boardgame Designer Workshop Contest, and was interviewed for the podcast. I'm not going to lie, I sound like a nervous chipmunk. That's what I get for using my recorder as a mic for the first time without pre-testing it.
Anyway, all of the finalists were interviewed, and we're mailing our games in to the judges to be played for last round.

New Board Game Pieces - 3 Types of Trees

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:46 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Green Tree, Small Tree, and Large Tree

3 new types of trees in our Board Game Pieces Shop! From Left to Right: Green Tree, Small Tree, and Large Tree. Green Tree fits lighter themed games and the Small & Large Tree are great in RPG or board games requiring more realistic terrain. Available at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/parts?q=tree

Shipped!

Mon, 12/10/2018 - 15:37 — Jay103

OMG I am very happy that my first Kickstarter has now shipped to customers. My own copies will arrive in three days' time, and packages will be arriving in Canada and the UK within the next few days as well.

So I'm officially a published game designer :)

That is all.

ARTIST LOOKING FOR A GAME TO DO ART FOR

Fri, 12/07/2018 - 03:21 — ByronStoddard
Dragon vs. Knight by Byron Stoddard

Hello everyone,

I am an artist and after viewing many amazing kickstarter board game projects that have been successfully.
I see that doing art for a solid board game would be a good investment of my time.

Any interested game startups hit me up and check out my work at:

https://www.artstation.com/byronstoddard

Dymino Monsters

Thu, 12/06/2018 - 10:38 — Stormyknight1976

Dymino Monsters: Duel System Rule Set 1

Dymino Monsters creates by: Jesse F / Stormyknight 1976

This rule set is for players who duel with monster / creature vs. monster / creature encounters.

VICTORY CONDITIONS:

1: Opponents try to obtain the 9 hex spaces on the field (Playmat) as long as they can.

2: Deplete opponent’s draw pile to zero.

3: Strategize to win both victory conditions.

PLAYERS CAN CHOOSE THE FOLLOWING DRAW PILE STACKS:

1: 40 cards (Players are allowed to play with 40 cards of their own deck).
Can be divided for 2 players (20 cards) each.

Redrawn Villains and New Playerboards

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 09:22 — Fertessa
The Unhinged

I redrew my villains for Book of Villainy. Until now, I'd been using some drawings I did in a half an hour at work. For the past few months however, I'd been practicing my drawing and getting better with dynamic poses, and I felt I could do better realizations of my villains. So I changed some of their designs, and instead of villain character cards, which I had also been using up until now, I created new playerboards. Thanks to a suggestion in my sellsheet post, I realized I could just make character specific playerboards and consolidate components.

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