status updates
Action News Team: Further testing and analysis has led to a culling of the story card decks, which will hopefully achieve two things. First, the math of the time management mechanics should balance a bit better, and second players will be better able to track and anticipate which story cards will come into play. This is important for collecting sets of 'developing story' cards for end game bonuses. We continue to work towards having this ready for lots of testing at Unpub 7.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Spreadsheets for the card deck are being updated and prepped to merge into card layouts using the software Jim developed.
Spell Bound Books: Submitted for the Cardboard Edison award - finalists will be announced Monday.
Frankenstein Academy: Submitted for the Cardboard Edison award - finalists will be announced Monday.
Faberge Chickens: Publisher development slated for late March.
Mountains Out of Molehills:
Ready and waiting for development with our publisher.
Restaurateur: Ideas continue to emerge and the rules are being updated for this game. Only minor changes will be needed for the prototype so this can be ready for testing soon.
Spirit of the Trees: No updates.
Glockenspiel: No updates
Goblin Toboggan: No updates.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Spreadsheets for the card deck are being updated and prepped to merge into card layouts using the software Jim developed.
Spell Bound Books: Submitted for the Cardboard Edison award - finalists will be announced Monday.
Frankenstein Academy: Submitted for the Cardboard Edison award - finalists will be announced Monday.
Faberge Chickens: Publisher development slated for late March.
Mountains Out of Molehills:
Ready and waiting for development with our publisher.
Restaurateur: Ideas continue to emerge and the rules are being updated for this game. Only minor changes will be needed for the prototype so this can be ready for testing soon.
Spirit of the Trees: No updates.
Glockenspiel: No updates
Goblin Toboggan: No updates.
News
USAopoly, in addition to announcing Project Raygun and some amazing collaborations with artists and art studios, also announced "Infection at Outpost 31" a game based on the "The Thing." I was able to playtest a prototype version and have to say this game is looking very cool. Tuesday night the same play-test group I was a part of will reconvene to try the latest updates. I am really looking forward to this one, and am thrilled to have been a part of the testing.
I also had a chance to playtest an upcoming game from Foxtrot games. Randy Hoyt seems to have more good games on the way and we see he will also be testing an expansion for World's Fair 1893 at Unpub 7!
I also had a chance to playtest an upcoming game from Foxtrot games. Randy Hoyt seems to have more good games on the way and we see he will also be testing an expansion for World's Fair 1893 at Unpub 7!