by blue | 4 Dec 2016 | Conventions
Orccon 2017 is on our todo list, we will be going, playing games, maybe even demoing our games. It would be fun to host a Franchise King tournament too, if we can figure out hot to do that there, if not this time maybe we can do it for Gamex 2017. Hope to see you all...
by blue | 5 Sep 2016 | Conventions
Tom participated in his first board game jam, hosted by LA Board Game Jam, teams of designers compete to make the most fun, original game within a limited time, using a provided set of components, and they are given a random theme. This time 20 participants made up...
by blue | 7 Feb 2016 | Kickstarter
“Kickstarter countdown.” We are at a point now where we know what our costs will be and how we want to approach publishing. We are going the self publishing route, using kickstarter as a way to gauge how deeply to dive into production. We are new to using...
by blue | 11 Nov 2015 | Playtesting
Veterans Day, thowing dice and having fun with family and friends. Another enjoyable play-test night for “Franchise King”, we had new and old players coming together for some start-up fun. We discussed some dice changes that will help to support the...
by blue | 25 Oct 2015 | Game Design
“Everything takes longer than expected.” We are currently looking into production options for “Franchise King”. We started off by making the definitive parts list, including the box and documentation needed. Following our cottage industry...
by blue | 22 Aug 2015 | Playtesting
“Your family is officially awesome.” Took “Franchise King” out into the world of gaming stangers at the Boardgame Designers Tabletop Game Day. Hosted at one of our local gaming and comic sources Comic Quest. Lots of super nice folks showed up,...
by blue | 14 Aug 2015 | Playtesting
Food, fun, family and friends, rolling dice and makeing trains. Another enjoyable play-test night for “Franchise King” and “Yard Master”, we built buisness empires and massive freight trains, some have played these games many times now there...
by blue | 16 Apr 2015 | Playtesting
“Because bigger trains are awesome.” Another enjoyable play-test night for “Franchise King” and “Yard Master”, we built buisness empires and massive freight trains, both with new pieces and updates. The families involved proved we...
by blue | 4 Apr 2015 | Prototype
With the first printed version of “Yard Master” in our hands, we were inspired to work on a first pass of the components. We recently got a 3d printer, so what better use for it than to start making little train engines. We are using a LulzBot Mini, super...
by blue | 1 Apr 2015 | Prototype
The updated versions of, “Franchise King”, and “Yard Master”, have arrived. We will be setting up playtesting and game nights soon, keep an eye out if you are interested in...
