Another Board Game Update!

A week or two ago my friend Clifford and I did quite a bit of work in the board game. We worked out starting stats for all 4 characters and about 7 enemies. We play tested combat a little and tweeked some of the stats.

I believe we decided on a size for the game board. It'll be fairly large. But it can always be changed if needed. 

We also bought 100 colored dice and a small engraver to make our own dice. Or at least try! As if right now we have the 10 dice I made a year ago. Just regular dice with a small sticker on each side.

What's next?

I think we'll make a few dice and keep play testing combat. Once we get that worked out enough I think we have to make up all the cards. My wife and I started drawing them a few nights ago. (She's the better artist!) 

The next step, after all the pieces of the game are made, will be to play through an actual game and see how smoothly it goes. Fix anything that needs it and PLAY AGAIN. and then again and again and again. And then find other people to play and give us feedback. Then tweek anything else that needs it. 

Once we have it working nicely we will start to work in the Kickstarter. Or maybe  that could be started before. 

Ill try to post more frequently about the progress and just in general!

Board Game Design Update!

Just a quick post today.

While cleaning up my laptop I came across the folder that had all my notes for the board game I was designing last summer (which has since been put on the back burner). I actually last posted about it here. After reading through all my notes and also taking a look at the thread I had started on the forum I mentioned in the old post, I started getting really excited about the game again. I feel like I have a better understanding of how it all works. (Amazing what a little time will do!)

Now that I have an iPhone (the brand has nothing to do with it) and Evernote I'll be able to keep notes on the go. I've already added 4 not long after reading everything. Though since I'm getting married in a week I probably won't be getting to do much for a week or two.

As I mentioned in the post from September if everything goes well (designing, playtesting, etc, etc.) I really do think I'll make a Kickstarter out of it. BUT if that does happen I have every intention of fully planning it out before I ever even long into Kickstarter. There is no way I will go into it and mess it up!

Anyways I'll post any updates as they come up!

I'm Designing A Game

I'm taking a break from working on the table top game that I'm designing to write this blog post about... well the game that I'm making. Now I don't want to give away too much info on the game just yet as it is still in the early stages of planning and development.

I will say that this is the first table top game that I've tried to make and I feel pretty good about it so far. I've posted about it on a game design forum and the people on there were very enthusiastic about it and seemed to really like the concept. I haven't posted on the forum in the last couple months for the same reason I'm not getting into the game too much here. Why am I keeping it all "close to the chest"? Well if you have ever read this blog before I'm sure I've mentioned how chaotic my thought process can be. That being said I have to say that my notes are still a bit hectic. But as soon as the game progresses some and I get all my stuff into some sort of order I'll be posting bits and pieces up here.

I don't want to get my hopes up too high but if everything goes well with designing, then playtesting, then getting a prototype made, I would like to put the game up on Kickstarter and see if maybe some other people would be interested in my silly game.

Also, I'd like to thank the people that have helped with this. I have a couple other people that are giving input and ideas. I know I have a group or two who are willing to playtest once I get to that point. So thank you to all of you!

On a whim I am going to add a couple pictures of some sample cards I drew up. Enjoy! (you can see from my drawing why an artist is need!)