Update : Dymino Monsters.

Just a small update for Dymino Monsters:

On May 24, 2021 I wrote 2 new monster encounters and just about 10 minutes ago May 26, 2021 at 2:40 am, I wrote 14 new monster encounters.

Only 581 names left to list to acquire my 2,500 goal of monster/creature encounters for the game.

It's great to refresh the ole creative thinking process for a month.

That is all for now. Going to bed.

Bows respectively
Jesse

July 4, 2021
10:16 PM

Wrote 54 new encounters. Onyx category is now complete.

Onyx: 8: Category is complete.

Lapis Lazuli: 5
Amethyst: 6
Rock Crystal: 5
Carbuncle: 5
Emerald: 5
Jacinth: 5
Agate: 5
Beryl: 5
Jasper: 5

July 5, 2021
Wrote 6 new encounters to complete the Onyx category.

So what's left?

506 names for the list left!

To fill in the last 9 chapter deck Encounter list. Each deck has 56 cards.
There are 2 numbers left on the list 832 and 833. These numbers will fill out the 2,250 encounters that will inhabit the planet titled: Triidorium in the game.......

Dymino Monsters.

Stay tuned for more updates on Dymino Monsters;

Bows respectively,
Jesse

7/13/2021 from 4:45 am to 6:32 am: Rock Crystal category 35 names completed.

With 1 new location for Dymino Monsters.

I had made a mistake on my numbers and had to edit them in my main monster Encyclopedia book. I wrote 223 , 244. This ment I was missing 20 numbers from writing the numbers last. So the actual list of names were only 1,397 and not 1,417 lol. So by adding 1,397 + 840 with the new list, I only had 2,237. So I added another 23 numbers to get to 2,260. I didn't want to stop with 13 extra numbers. Not that I'm superstitious, I just didn't want to stop with 13 numbers, so I added 20 more.

Last count on how many names I had left to fill in was 274. Now with the new names I just filled in this morning, that brought the count down to 239.

This is awesome, but, le sigh, by adding 23 new numbers to the list, the numbers went upto 262.

Which is fine by me.

So how am I creating new names?

Simple, I use the random number generator from my Dymino Monsters constellation booklet and from monster Encyclopedia booklet. I look up two numbers in the books to come up with a new encounter. Seeing that I have enough monsters to mix and match , it's far easier for me to get this last task done fairly quick.

Did I always use the random number generator?

No, not until I got to the last 306 names to fill in.

I would of been done on Sunday 3 days ago like I was considering and knowingly I had tons of confidence in doing, I had other projects and sleep that got in the way. Lol.

So, I'm excited to figure out another simple way to help me on this major project that is kept within the monster Encyclopedia project and other Dymino Monsters details.

Jesse

7/16/2021

Emerald and Jacinth categories are complete this morning.

Only 90 names left to fill in.

I'm going to bed now before work.

Creator of Dymino Monsters,
Jesse

This past week has been exciting to see how far my project has come along. I've been hand writing the Name, Type and description to 640 out of 867 cards.

I stayed up this morning to 9:36 am to get as far as I could before going to bed.

Which categories did I complete for the prototype cards?

Rock Crystal
Carbuncle
Emerald

On July 25, 2021

Amethyst
Lapis Lazuli

From 7/ 22 , 23 , 24 / 2021

I worked on the non category cards 1 - 159.

Gem related categories are complete with just text with no point system...yet.

Carnelian 160 - 214
Peridot 215 - 271
Onyx 272 - 327
Lapis Lazuli 328 - 383
Amethyst 384 - 439
Rock Crystal 440 - 495
Carbuncle 496 - 551
Emerald 552 - 607

Extra non category cards completed with text but no point system...yet.

834 - 866 = 33 cards

Categories I will work on tonight are as follows:

Jancinth 608 - 663
Agate 664 - 719
Beryl 720 - 775
Jasper 776 - 833

Then on to the point system.

What will the point system look like?

All of the card categories I have mentioned above will consist of the numbers from the double 9 and double 12 domino sets.

Basic 9, 10, 11 and 12.

For example:

Some cards will have

Add +9 attack or defense on first , and third dymin (domino) tiles.

Add +10 defense on second and third dymin tiles.

Add +11 attack on first dymin tile.

Add +12 defense on fourth dymin tile.

As with my other previous cards, there are up to 4 numbers to add for attack or defense on the monster, creatures and other entities.

There are plenty of cards I intentionally left blank where the tiles are the base attack and defense points.

Why did I do that?

To throw off the standard notion that all of the monsters, creatures and other entities have added point systems to their cards / natural abilities during combat of survival instincts.

What ever the tiles read, that's what the base attack or defense mode is.

If a monster, creature and other entity moves upto your character anywhere on the field location, the monster starts combat attack phase. The character is in defense mode. Both combatants have upto 4 dymin tiles to flip over during this phase.

Player can throw down a combo breaker card and move in for a counter attack if the player has any combo breaker cards left.

Dymin tiles that are in play do NOT get removed. Simply add up the attack points on the character 4 dymin tiles to see the results for counter attack. If the numbers of the counter attack to the target are higher, the target is defeated. If not, the target strikes again with the same dymin tiles.

How does a character defeat such a foe with less attack points on the dymin tiles?

Players can use their weapon skill technique cards for added points to their dymin tiles. Be it added attack points or added defense points. Players can use upto 9 of these weapon skill technique abilities cards at any time, but once used up, you need to purchase the ability cards.

Stay tuned for more updates on Dymino Monsters. Bows respectively

Jesse

Im adding a Brand New Dymino Monsters Game Mechanic :

Dymin Rage:

Characters can only access their Dymin Rage when the character has 1 health gem left only.

The rage can also only be accessed when the player has reached Rank 2 or higher.

Dymin Rage accesses upto 18 weapon skill technique cards at 1 time for an ultimate skill attack.

Warning: Beware of Combo Break system from target awareness.

Why level 2 and higher? Well each level character only has 5 to 6 w.s.t (weapon skill technique cards) to start with. Level 2 w.s.t. has more cards and you can combine a level 1 and 2 set at any time but only upto 9 cards. So, it only make sense that you can add upto 18 cards at 1 health gem if a player is about to be defeated or try to survive with one more burst of energy. Players can buy hearts or ask for help from other players to stay in the game or fight for that last cause. That's only for no other choice. Even if a player is defeated, they dont exit the game, that player (s) just go back to the beginning side of the play mat. The game is over if no player can buy a heart or have any food cards left to be used for health. It's just a last stand fighting chance.

All players have 9 combo breaker cards to break the attack or defense from a target on the field. Combo breakers are strategically designed to be used when you the player see and tactical advantage of over taking the offense or defense of a target.

Remember, all characters when ranked at level 4 (the max) have 60 plausible weapon skill technique cards (abilities) at their disposal. You can combine normally 9 of those cards any way you want from level 1 to level 4. The abilities of 60 cards by 24 different characters is a massive mind blowing feature. I only have 12 sets so far for the first 12 character cards player can choose from. I have not started on the next 12.

Jesse

Update:

Been talking to message game group and we talked it over.

Dymin Rage name will be changed.

Grant had mentioned about the pokemon Rage ability name not the mechanic and it was what came to his mind about my new game game mechanic title to pokemon.

He was concerned about the name.

So, with that in mind the NEW TITLE to my game mechanics with have to abilities and not just one.

DyminStrike for offense
Perfect Guard for Defense

Jesse

Hey Screw up John,

What a great question:

Below is just one opportunity of a hinting the sentence below. It's pretty much self explanatory but it's also about timing.

Warning: Beware of Combo Break system from target awareness.

It all depends on how the players play the game the way they want to play.

I know, I know I'm being very subtle about details but as a game designer and playtester, I can and or could tell you how I play, but that would spoil the game play, though i do have other techniques to play the game.

Thank you asking a great question, sir.

Jesse

As you can all tell I have been rapidly updating the page in the last few months this year and I am getting closer and closer to finishing the first half of my game's development.

I try to wait a few days so it doesn't look like I'm just spamming the page for attention. That's not it at all.

I update the process of the details and then share with you all about that process.

This morning I have the following categories completely filled in.

Lordonamea

Triidor Empire

For the following category, I had to stop half way through because I was falling asleep this morning, haha.

Monterello.

I had to stop here due to pizza orders to be made here at the restaurant I manage.

Q: What is the difference between the lists you've been sharing?

A 1: I wrote 863 encounters to fill in new chapter decks.

A 2: Those lists of names are being divided into potential locations where each faction live in the world of Triidorium.

After this is completed, I will work on the point system.

Q: Why can't you just work on both projects at the same time?

A: Great question. I could actually do that, but I want to focus on getting these lists done then focus on the next goal in development.

Q: Why didn't you just go digital text format during development all these years and not use the index cards?

A: I couldn't afford a home computer to use. I how ever did purchase a laptop last year but it's such a piece of brick software. But I wont get into that. However I will buy a better laptop or computer to use. Plus I wanted a physical copy of cards to playtest with that was cheaper than ink and printing.

Jesse

During our quiet time at the pizza shop during 5 PM today, I did the following.

I completed the names of each lists for each category:

Safarono : 50 names

Minotaurians : 30 names

TrueHeart : 30 names

King Dehm : 40 names

Now to concentrate on the prototype cards and point system and the transportation cards, point system and cards.

Then the chapter deck story tie in, start on production manuscript number 2, and then drawing the new location playmats.

Thank you everyone for the ongoing support and interest in my game project.

Bows respectively,
Jesse

Here's what to expect for all of the Dymino Monsters Encyclopedia

1: Armor Encyclopedia includes Blacksmith Inventory

2: Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia

3: Character Encyclopedia

4: Constellation Encyclopedia

5: Dymino Monsters: The Difficulty Traveling Around Triidorium (Game Guide)

6: Monster Encyclopedia

7: Weapon Encyclopedia

Book of Knowledge includes:

1: Dymin Coins, Faeyton Coins

2: Emotion Dwellers, Emotional Reflection, Points of Interest

3: Factions and Transportation

4: Food System, Trade, Barter & Sell System, Scavaging Inventory List

5: Gears, Gemstones and Keys

6: House Banners

7: Titans

8: Toy Master Works

9: Triidorium Calendar, Moon Phases , Solar System

10: World Atlas

11: World Weather

12: Weapon Skill Technique Sets 1 and 2

This information was written this morning from 6:01 am to 6:25 am on August 19, 2021

Jesse

As promised I completed the following:

Northern Flora State prototype cards
Fire Wire City prototype cards
The Cross of the Titan Triangle Temple prototype cards

Complete with text on obverse and reverse.

No point system yet, but it will be with the domino 12 set.

Since this part of the storyline, the diesel punk storyline will include the domino 12 set.

In further news:

September 9, 2021
I started and completed by adding and edited the Dymino Monsters core deck for 2 sets to send to a board and card game blogger who has been eager to playtest my game Dymino Monsters for several months now. So, I took some time this morning to work on that.

The blogger has been following my game Dymino Monsters for about a year and a half now at most. Exciting to say the least. He also wants to showcase the game on his live stream and with his game team who are going to playtest the cards as well.

Can't wait to see and hear what they have to say for just 1 of the Dymino Monsters game variants.

Jesse

Qoute: Do you find that your "inspiration" for the game "comes-and-goes"??? Meaning that you get like "Brain farts" of ideas which may or may not work ... but it takes time for those ideas to surface??

Answer: Yes and No.

Yes: For any game or project to flourish, it takes time, patience and diligence. Though it be 5 minutes, 8 months, 2 years or in my case 17 1/2 years.

Of course inspiration comes and goes, but for any project that your passionate about needs to be outlined. Now for Dymino Monsters beginning, I knew it was going to be a big game , it's a gut feeling actually, but i didn't know how large it was going to be or popular. It did cross my mind back in 2004.

Brain farts of ideas; yes, i have a few projects i would like to get to. To do some of my own radio drama hour shows for myself. I put them on hold because those ideas are ready to be worked on at any time, I just put more effort into the larger projects. Not just the radio drama hour shows, like if I ever get to those projects, I have 60 other game storylines I can work on but again, my priorities are for the 2 larger projects.

No: If it's a smaller project, or just coming up with a game within 2 to 5 minutes, I'm good to go.

I'm a very creative person who sees to get the project complete and to fruition in a matter of minutes to a few hours (The Feast). The feast only took me 2 complete hours to hand cut, draw, and as I was doing those 2 details, I was creating the rules. From 9:42 am to 11:45am, I had a fully functional game, then I brought the prototype cards, dice and wooden chess board to play on last year on November 28, 2021 on Thanksgiving evening. The family had a blast, we played 6 games.

The Bunker: 4 emoji dice. Took 5 minutes to come up with rules as I just rolled the dice. 2017.

For the newest game, the non digital pinball game: yes, that has taken me some time to deal with a solution for the dice rolling mechanism. In the last few days, even this evening, I think I found a solution for the token (ship) to maneuver around the board. If I remember correctly, I did stall a few years ago with the same problem. Impossible to find a solution? No, not with me. I analyze the situation by looking at different variables of action that makes for the right solution or equation that makes sense. Even though the player is using a d20, how will the ball react accordingly?

Ideas to create to surface varies with me. If a name or idea pops in my mind and I think of the solution, storyline, game mechanic, genre, theme, winning, losing etc. Or half of those thoughts or even partial thought process, I just go for the fruition at the drop of a hat, dime, what have ya.

Yes, of course never give up. Try different solutions.

If the solution to your mechanic is not working? Put it aside. Give it time. Don't throw it out. Alot of the time, I'll put older projects within newer projects to fill in a gap or hey, why not? Why, because I can.

I dont rush any of my games. If I rush, it will fall apart. I play against the big box company game guidelines. They tell you"Hurry up, see if it works, crash it or edit it, play it, demo it, edit. Rinse and repeat". Hurry up and get to your next project.

Im gonna get blasted for saying that but, that's what I see, been told, etc. But I dont.

How can you learn everything from scratch to fruition if your hurrying up to get to the next project.

For me, it's like a revolving door.

I may have tons of smaller games complete to sell off all the while I have larger games that took me nearly half of my life.

Dymino Monsters was just 28 original monsters in 2004. I waited 6 months because I wanted to have original ideas not from already published sources from movies, other rpg Campaign books, board and card games and video games.

I wanted my game to be different and a very large world. Yes, I could of and have asked for help. But 1 of my friends said after asking for help for Dymino Monsters,"Only you know your game and story, how you want it, how it works."

I was a bit disheartened, but he was right.

So, with all of that notion, why so many cards, a grand story, so many monsters /creatures?

Because I wanted to see for myself how long would it take me to develop a entire world from scratch, story arcs, building upon something that I wanted my own physical copy.

It has been a possible reality for this game to flourish. 9,000 plus cards.

The destination to my journey is 75% complete, at most. Why all of these years?

Taking the time to help others with their game design projects from my own experience. I'm not an expert on the digital format yet, but I don't need to rush it either.

I know enough from different solutions to help others as I want them to succeed further than I ever have. Yes, I am in the stone age of scissors and index cards, but financially, that's all I can afford and I'm good at with my years of experience.

Thank for the question.

I hope you succeed with your projects as well Kris.

P.S.

I think your asking How do I create these projects and keep going?

I'm a very creative person. If something sparks my interest for a project, I see it through just like everyone else here in bgdf.

Jesse

Here is the update for this morning as I worked throughout the night:

On September 24, 2021

Monterello : text completed
Safarono : text completed

Text and some cards have point system added.

September 25, 2021

TriiDor Empire
Minotaurians
Trueheart
King Dehm

Text completed with some abilities and point system for these last faction chapter decks.