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Scribus and making booklets for print

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 23:12 — Jay103
Heroes & Treasure Rule Book Cover

I bought Photoshop and I'm getting reasonably good at doing basic "game" stuff with it (not shopping photos). I got Inkscape and used it to lay out my tokens and cut paths.

But I might be most excited about learning Scribus. This is an open-source "equivalent" of Adobe InDesign, i.e. a layout tool.

Took a few hours a day for a week to get my 24-page campaign doc laid out, most of which was the learning curve. So then I decided to tackle a more complex document, namely my rule book.

NEW - Make Your Own Custom Stickers at The Game Crafter!

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 13:22 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Custom Stickers Now Available at The Game Crafter

Have you ever wanted a sticker for a token shape or size that we didn’t have? Maybe you wanted stickers for your legacy game? Well now you can!

Introducing completely custom stickers that we print on demand! You can now design stickers just like you can design custom punchouts. So you can have any size or shape that you can imagine. In addition, you can mix and match your stickers on the same sheet with other stickers of the same slug size, including our predefined stickers. See all the sticker options at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/publish/products#sticker0mini

The Devine Works of Art & Design

Sun, 07/22/2018 - 17:00 — LoveInPaintCreations
Hero Card

Everyone says that the Art and Design can make or break a game. Jamey Stegmaier wrote a wonderful article here. That’s exactly why I have been working on the artwork since I figured out the theme to my game.

I know everyone says that you should wait to work on the artwork until after your Kickstarter campaign is finished. Well, that may work for game designers that are not also illustrators, which is what I am.

Inkscape Countersheets Extension 2.1 released

Sun, 07/22/2018 - 08:02 — pelle

countersheets extension 2.1

The official 2.1 release version:

https://github.com/lifelike/countersheetsextension/releases/2.1

New since version 2.0.2:

- bleed

- inline images in text

- sheet backgrounds

- simple text styles (bold and italics)

- import text from external text files (instead of having everything in the spreadsheet)

- outline registration mark rectangles

- registration marks optionally going all the way across sheets

- one-sided sheets option (both front and back on the same sheet)

- dimensions with units in dialog entry fields

New Coins Available in Our Board Game Pieces Shop!

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 17:27 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - New Coins at The Game Crafter

We have expanded our collection of coins in our board game pieces shop! There are over 20 different types available and we’ll continue to add more options as they become available.

EVERGREEN VALLEY - A sandbox life simulation card game. - Home Cards

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 16:51 — Nytician

HOME CARD UPDATE!

Good evening all!

Another snapshot update today with the focus on home cards.

https://preview.ibb.co/m4B7yd/92_B321_AD_34_EA_47_AC_9385_88_A7_F8_CD83_...

The image linked showcase the 6 new basic home cards. The cards are not the most interesting options at the moment as the goal was to provide basic gameplay before adding exciting additions. Two primary weeks not seen here but related are as follows:

+Action based turns.
+Home cards can level up instead of using separate skill cards.

New Board Game Pieces - Warrior Monks

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 16:51 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Warrior Monks

We have added these mysterious Warrior Monk figures to our board game pieces shop! They are 1.57 inches tall, .79 inches wide, and available in 4 colors (red, purple, yellow, and green). The 16mm Green Meeple is included for scale. Available at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/game-pieces?q=warrior%20monk

Combinatorics: And the "Metro-like" CCG

Mon, 07/16/2018 - 20:19 — questccg

A very long time ago, maybe about five (5) years ago... I played a older game called "Metro" designed in 1997 (https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/559/metro). I lost the game, only because I did NOT interfere in one player's configuration... But I was already dealing with two other players and trying to foil their best intentions.

I really didn't LIKE the overall experience of the game. Because had everyone messed with everyone else's configurations, the winner would have been much harder to determine and I probably would have won... Or so I believe!

Board Game Blueprint - 3D Buildings Overview with ScrapYardArmory

Mon, 07/16/2018 - 13:43 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Blueprint

In our first video for Board Game Blueprint, we're showing off some awesome laser cut Custom Punchouts from ScrapYardArmory to add some topography to games like Sentinel Tactics and even your own designs.

Be sure to come back next week for part two where Brian shares with us his process from drawing board to upload; follow along using pen and paper and the free-to-download Inkscape!

Watch this episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5il3LTvwpE8

EVERGREEN VALLEY - A sandbox life simulation card game!

Fri, 07/13/2018 - 12:57 — Nytician

EVERGREEN VALLEY

OVERVIEW

Evergreen Valley; a quiet suburban neighbourhood in paradise! No cars, noise or fossil fuels here! Life is a dream and humans have progressed to perfect society with a unique and calming blend of the natural and technological. Your future has only just begun. Welcome to Evergreen Valley!

A CARD GAME

Evergreen Valley is played as a singleplayer sandbox card game, each card represents an aspect of your world.

-Time
-Vitals
-Satisfaction
-Skills
-Jobs
-Objects
-Life Tokens

And more to come!

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by Dr. Radut