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Sibachian<p>Changing name of my game from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crowns</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TinnyWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinnyWar</span></a> - changing the color theme from red/black to white/black. Changing the style to minimalist. Added suits back to the cards.</p><p>It will now come in a tin mint box instead of a tuck box. Hence the Tinny.</p><p>Rules were updated a few days ago changing Ace to be almost like it was but with a slight but powerful modification.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/52cards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>52cards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/52deck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>52deck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deckofcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deckofcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>trying a new design. leaning into scifi instead of medieval style.</p><p>opinion? though?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/52cards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>52cards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/52deck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>52deck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deckofcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deckofcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a></p>
Rob<p>I'm pleased that the Oxford playtest meetup is back up and running and, over the two sessions that have happened so far, I've been trying out some old designs that have been languishing at the back of my project shelves. <br><a href="https://firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/08/meetups-and-resurrections.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/08/meetups-and-resurrections.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/BoardgameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoardgameDesign</span></a> <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/Playtesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Playtesting</span></a></p>
Ben<p>Board game design meetup next Saturday afternoon. Join us at ThinkTank Adelaide on 6 Sep 12:30-17:00 @ Dragon's Lair, Edwardstown.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/BoardGameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGameDesign</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Adelaide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adelaide</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>I've completely rebuilt the page design and updated the text and illustrations on my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/itchio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itchio</span></a> page as well as created a sales page on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TGC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TGC</span></a> for the upcoming release of my custom deck design for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crowns6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thegamecrafter.com/games/crown</span><span class="invisible">s6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sibachian.itch.io/crowns" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sibachian.itch.io/crowns</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>i also cleared up the rules a bit on the joker.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tabletopgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tabletopgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tcg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tcg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lcg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lcg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/52cards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>52cards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/itch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a></p>
Ben<p>I had a good playtest today of the 30min card game I’ve been working on. A friend from Sydney and another from Melbourne, neither of whom I’ve caught up with for months. Went really well. A couple more changes and I think I’ll put it out there. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/boardGameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardGameDesign</span></a></p>
Matt<p>This is something I've been looking for for so long, it's a browser based card builder, like nanDECK, </p><p>here's the repo <a href="https://github.com/oatear/cider" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/oatear/cider</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, <br>here's the app <a href="https://oatear.github.io/cider" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">oatear.github.io/cider</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/cards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cards</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/deck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deck</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a></p>
Rob<p>At the recent UK Games Expo I had several conversations with new board game designers who wanted advice on getting started and aiming to be at the Playtest Zone next year. I summarised some of the points in those conversations in a blog post in the hope that it might be of interest to someone... <br><a href="https://firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/07/getting-in-zone.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/07/getting-in-zone.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/BoardGameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGameDesign</span></a></p>
Ben<p>Playtest session yesterday went well. Got some good feedback on my latest project. Games on the table Friday night:<br>Started with Qwirkle — 2 players while we waited for late arrivals. Travel version is cute. <br>Marvel United — I should have snapped a photo of the ridiculously large minis in this kickstarter edition. Not a bad co-op, but doesn’t give the feeling of tension of some others. <br>Finished the evening with the venerable Galaxy Trucker. Front fell off. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/boardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardGames</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/boardGameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardGameDesign</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Adelaide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adelaide</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>I just uploaded a print friendly version to <a href="https://sibachian.itch.io/crowns" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sibachian.itch.io/crowns</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> :)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/itch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>Me and the wife put together a playthrough video to try and teach the game!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Lb-6c1EGA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=V0Lb-6c1EGA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>It's official, I got a page on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BGG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGG</span></a> for my game! I also tossed the rules up on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordpress</span></a>, thinking - if there is one free place on the internet that will stay around for another 50+ years, it's wordpress, immune to change, not even AI will take their relevance down.</p><p>I will use the wordpress page as the main rules ref page for the game.</p><p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448970/crowns" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44</span><span class="invisible">8970/crowns</span></a></p><p><a href="https://playcrowns.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">playcrowns.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>Finally finished the play example sheet (going to start working on the new rules sheet now). Hopefully I covered all the rules questions in active play 😅 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>Finally managed to convince strangers to read through my rules over at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lemmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lemmy</span></a>! Sadly it seems I hadn't been as clear as I though. I made some clarifications and you can check them out at the lemmy post <a href="https://lemmy.ml/post/32310100" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.ml/post/32310100</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>Me &amp; my friend played 6 games of Crowns in a row during our lunch break today. The flow of the game, at least based on these 6 tests, was butterly smooth! Both of us discussed practical tactical strategies during play &amp; the decision space felt massive. Mistakes were also easy to punish.</p><p>I will run way more tests of course, but it actually feels like the game is nearing completion!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>I made some minor refinement of the rules and tossed them into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatgpt</span></a>, running around 100,000 different simulations of my game.</p><p>Conclusively, the win rate for each player playing a perfect game is as follows:<br>• Black 48.46%<br>• Red 47.12%<br>• Draw 4.42%</p><p>edit: new rule source link! <a href="https://playcrowns.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">playcrowns.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mtg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mtg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a></p>
Sibachian<p>Another night, another set of flaws! Arrr...</p><p>The addition of Aces was a grand slam hit of awesome, but the jokers rebalance needs to go. They already added too much luck for the initial draw, and the update made it feel forced. Also changed the rule for how to deal with low cards in end game - not perfect yet.</p><p>edit: new rule source link! <a href="https://playcrowns.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">playcrowns.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/playingcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playingcards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cardgame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/standard52" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standard52</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardgamedesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/folkgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>folkgaming</span></a></p>
Malcolm StielowAfter receiving some online encouragement, I've shown Moto GO! to a few people over the last few weeks. So far, the response has been really positive, and people have further pushed me to publish.<br> <br> I've never published a full physical copy of a board game, so the question has to be asked... how?<br> <br> I'm working on a second prototype that will look closer to how I imagine the final version. Acrylic dice, playmat board, 3d printed bikes of I can swing it. I'm refining the rules and finding people to playtest. <br> <br> The design part makes sense to me. It's the stuff after that that gets a bit arcane.<br> <br> I don't think I have any unique obstacles, just things that are new to me. Such as what's the best way to show off a board game to a publisher when you live in north-central Alberta and can't afford to travel? Do I want to self-publish? At what point does a self-published game count as published?<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/design?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/boardgames?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boardgames</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/boardgamedesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boardgamedesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/logodesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#logodesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/logo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#logo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gamedesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/publish?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publish</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/publishing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publishing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphicdesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graphicdesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sticker?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sticker</a>
Ben<p>Had a good afternoon with a bunch of fellow designers playtesting our latest creations. Got some good feedback on my current card game.</p><p>We should have a venue lined up for next month’s public meetup. (Ping me if you’re interested.)</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/boardGameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardGameDesign</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Adelaide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adelaide</span></a></p>
Rob<p>So a couple of weekends ago was UK Games Expo, where I spent my days volunteering at the Playtest Zone. I wrote a blog with some reflections on it... <br><a href="https://firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/06/so-that-was-expo.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/06/so-that-was-expo.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/UKGamesExpo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKGamesExpo</span></a> <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/BoardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGames</span></a> <a href="https://tabletop.vip/tags/BoardGameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGameDesign</span></a></p>