During a games design process, I spend a considerable amount of time exploring how a solo mode could work, and what approach to take. I want to provide an experience for solo players that is as close as possible to the multiplayer experience while adding the fewest number of extra steps for the player as possible.
I play a lot of board games and have an open taste, always looking to discover new experiences and see how people are advancing the hobby. As a publisher, I find it fascinating to see the new ideas that come out each year, and I would like to discuss a few games I am excited to try.
Printing multiple versions of a game can be challenging when you need to meet minimum order quantities and don’t plan a big print run. However, if you design your variants with this in mind there are ways of bringing the costs down and making it more affordable.
I have been running The City of Games for over 5 years and I am grateful to be able to say that I love what I do. I still get excited about new ideas, feel nervous when I’m about to make an announcement, and feel sad when something goes wrong.
When designing a board game it can be very easy to get wrapped up in making your prototype look good and it can also be very expensive. My approach is to keep things simple for as long as possible and then use cheap but effective options to make a good looking prototype, but only when it is needed.
Whenever I speak with someone looking to publish their first board game using Kickstarter, I always emphasize the same 3 things. These recommendations are designed to give you the best chance of succeeding while setting the foundations for growing a company.
This week I started rolling out a new website for The City of Games and I’d like to share some of the decisions that were made. The new website was designed to be more accessible to people who are new to my games and offer a better way to explore my world.
Every year I send out a demographic survey to learn more about my community and today I’d like to share some of the results from 2023.
It has now been 3 years since the first copies of The Isle of Cats reached people’s hands and I wanted to share a few statistics I’ve been looking at over the last couple of days.
It has been 10 weeks since I launched my US dollar store and I am so very glad I did, the results have been fantastic and I’m already seeing a noticeable increase in customers as a result.
