I am very happy with how the solo-mode of Days of Discovery turned out. (I do like the multi-player mode as well, but this post is specifically about solo play. 😉 ) It’s gotten really good feedback from experienced solo … Continued
Welcome to the “Days of Discovery” Game-Give-Away Treasure Hunt! THIS CONTEST IS OVER — THE TREASURE HAS BEEN FOUND! This is a treasure hunt game give-away where there will be 1 “local” winner (whoever physically finds the hidden box) and … Continued
Please Note: This give-away has been won and is no longer active! 🙂 This game give-away is for both those of you already signed-up for the MWG newsletter *and* those who are about to sign-up over the next week! Here’s … Continued
Previous Post: Days of Discovery – Act 3 The original game design that lead to Days of Discovery was a solo-play game of a branching path with a target end location. And even the first drafts of Days involved having to get … Continued
Previous Post: Days of Discovery – Acts 1 and 2 Act 3, in Days of Discovery, covers the actual ocean voyage to find the Land of Danger, and it is where all of the points are scored. The first 2 … Continued
Previous Post: Once More, From the Beginning In the previous post, I wrote about the long development path for Days of Discovery, and gave a list of items that have remained part of the design along the way. This post will … Continued
Back in the fall of 2014, I began working on a solo game about a struggle to complete a journey from point A to point B (with a lot of hurdles to get over in between). Initially, this had its … Continued
Although you wouldn’t be able to tell from watching this site (and its lack of updates for 5 months), I’ve had a pretty busy and enjoyable first half of 2017. It’s just that not much of it was spent on … Continued
In just a few weeks, Jeff King and I will be co-hosting Protospiel-MN (click to register for your badge!), which will be another one of my favorite type of weekends — put dozens of tabletop game designers into a hotel ballroom and help … Continued
I’m out of runway to get Days of Discovery ready for a launch this year. I have a number of reasons for this (for example, my Patience & Priorities post still fits). Mainly, the game is still not where I … Continued