Since I originally introduced Abbottsville, I have paused most of my other projects to get some intensive testing cycles in. The deadline for the contest I plan to enter it in is less than a month away — so, I … Continued
The current game design contest over at TheGameCrafter.com has a bit bigger requirements than their previous contests. It’s being hosted by publisher The Flux Capacity, who are looking for a new game to add to their catalog. The requirements are … Continued
A few months ago, I mentioned that I had signed a contract to have a game published by Happy Mitten Games. That game was called “For Goods and Honor” at the time. Since then, a good deal of testing-and-tweaking has … Continued
My light trick-taking game, King of Danger, is now available for $9.99 at TheGameCrafter.com. This TGC version has updated graphics and comes in a tuckbox with the rules sheet included. Of course, you can still get the print-and-play version for free here: … Continued
Print-and-Play File: {temporarily removed} … click the link to get the current print-and-play version of the game. —– As part of my developing the “Land of Danger” into a new core theme, I started working again on my trick taking game, King … Continued
It’s time for me to put the game operations on pause until after the New Year. I’ll likely still be on Twitter and Facebook during the next couple of weeks, but I don’t plan on doing much with moving my … Continued
As mentioned in the original introduction post, the main economy of Magistrate is: cards » cubes » actions » VPs. This post will get into more detail on this, such as: How do you get cards? How do they get converted into cubes? How are … Continued
As mentioned in the introduction, everything in Magistrate revolves around the 3 scoring areas — People, Military, and Agents. Each of these 3 areas are scored separately and at semi-random times. Players are able to somewhat predict when the scoring rounds are … Continued
I spent a little time looking back at all of the computer files — rules, graphics, spreadsheets, notes and change plans, etc. — that I’ve collected over the years for this game. Magistrate started in 2005! It was initially called Uncivil back … Continued
I’ve been working on Magistrate for a number of years. Now that it is really coming together, I think it’s time for me to give a grand, step-by-step overview of the game. I will write it over a series of posts, linking … Continued