Stunning!
03.03.2026 22:52
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Stunning!
An inverted curve diagram titled the players journey through the rulebook. Above the horizontal line is an outline of a rulebook structure, describing the content that would go on each page. Below the line is labeled the mood at the table. It begins with the peak of hope then the slope of interest than the pit of nuance than the wall of confusion and finally the rise of insight.
I started trying to explain how to outline a rulebook, but the metaphor ran away from me.
Fuck, this is where I get my custom dice! 🤮
Having an open format for saving a board state would be great.
Have you seen the WH40K boardgame Heroes of Black Reach where the units are drawn on tiles? Feels like something you might like.
I had a good night's sleep between looking at this car and reading the post.
Two pages from a rulebook Describing the Building Phase, Battle Phase and End of Round Phase.
I have listened to your feedback and have updated the rulebook. The biggest changes is on pages 8-9. Perhaps this makes the Battle Phase more palatable.
I think you not implementing a physics engine is a good call. Having a good stacking algorithm is much more important.
I've been working on a free, open source (FOSS) virtual tabletop program aimed at designers (using Godot). Over the last few months I've been focusing on component creation.
I'm looking for feedback and collaborators - please consider joining the team!
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The rulebook has yet again been updated for a new round of play testing.
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Sometimes if concepts are explained too early it becomes too abstract. Too late and the rules get too abstract. I like it when concepts are explained where they are used only and are not repeated.
Ghoul. Charge unit with 2 Banners. Attack a rival village. Undead. (Undead units do not Retreat.)
Warden is now a Ghoul instead where it fits better in the core game set. All the other Undead will be expansion material.
Castles by the Sea does some really cool things with building blocks. I want a similar type of table presence in my snow ball fight game.
Could it be called lose/lost influence? I don't think I've heard someone destroy their influence (I'm a non-native English speaker). I know you can destroy your reputation. Lose/lost money also works for me while destroying money sounds like you're physically burning money.
Cult of the New
Online version of the card and dice game Bones & Banners. Table with red cloth and an assortment of different game components on top.
Making progress.
Table with cards and dice. A shortcut legend to the right.
Working on a digital version of Bones & Banners.
A screenshot of the YouTube video Crumbs! The Sandwich Filler Game How To Play Overview by DaniCha
It’s exciting to see the first videos for Crumbs! coming out now the game is released, @danicha.bsky.social has just uploaded an excellent video covering the setup and first few rounds of play. Check it out! youtu.be/vdWXUdLux50?...
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SAGA 2026 is a Swedish board game design competition with regional qualifiers early in the year and an online submission period in February. 🎲✂️
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Everyone can do better. Designers need to make games that women want to play with other women. Publishers need to have women selecting which pitches to develop. Game cafes need to look less like basements but most importantly parents should have their daughters select some games we play at home.
Warden (undead) - 1 banner guard unit - Activated by Sword or Shield - Defend your village. Gains two flags when Protected. Undead units do not Retreat.
Warden (undead) - 1 banner guard army unit - Activated with Sword or Shield - Defend your village. Gains two flags when Protected. Undead units do not Retreat.
Thanks for the great feedback @ross-esmond.bsky.social. I've tried to address all the issues you brought into the light and it reduced the total amount of text in the rule booklet which is always nice. Now I'm just making sure I didn't lose anything important in the rewrite.
I will moderate a panel discussion with fellow Game designer friends. The topic for the discussion is "How to approach publishers". Live session on Tuesday if this sounds interesting!
If you can't attend: the discussion and the following Q&A will be made available afterwards.
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I should be able to do that.
I think I perhaps rely too much on the wording on cards to give the context for what an attack and defend-action is. I want new players to be able to understand cards but I haven't given the same context in the rulebook.
I see your point. Some units say "Duel a unit." and then there is a duel between that unit and the target unit.
I agree. The wording is confusing. A unit that protects another unit basically stands in-between a friendly unit and any attacker.
Good call! The second page is the back of the rulebook. It was moved to the top so the pages would align into spreads with the correct facing pages.
I'm trying to make the rulebooklet for Bones & Banners quicker to read but also easier to reference: www.bonesandbanners.com/BonesAndBann...
🎲✂️ When reading, does it take too long to get what the game is about?
Who do you think the target audience is?