Yesterday I tried my new game at the shop with a couple of different people and it seems to be a success so far!
After the first game I made a few minor tweaks on the recommendation of those that played and then the second game was a true classic - the game coming down to one last race between the 2 top players. It was incredibly exciting and the few guys there really seemed to appreciate it.
I can't name it as I've named it after a currently existing game, but I hope to find a name for it and make it a unique entity.
Still struggling to figure out what to do next, but hopefully I can find good advice soon.
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Sunday, 12 August 2012
New card game, version 1, complete.
I finally did it. Completed a full alpha version of a game that came into my head.
I've got about 6 or 7 different rulesets and works in progress sitting on my computer, but last week I thought of an idea that was so vivid it came straight out of me and onto the computer. The idea was a simplified game based on a previous idea, which I still intend to develop in the future.
The game involves players scouring a post-apocalyptic wasteland for car parts to make them go faster so that they can win the game by winning races in the central town. This is all while fighting wasteland bandits, mutants and each other.
Played a game today with my wonderfully patient other half, who won and enjoyed it! A few points we had to clarify and change as we went. I've made a few corrections and now hope to try again with some more dedicated gamers on tuesday, when I go to the shop.
After this I'll e-mail it off to friends and my bros for them to test and give feed-back. After that I've no idea what to do?! If anyone reads this and has advice I'd be very interested and grateful.
I've got about 6 or 7 different rulesets and works in progress sitting on my computer, but last week I thought of an idea that was so vivid it came straight out of me and onto the computer. The idea was a simplified game based on a previous idea, which I still intend to develop in the future.
The game involves players scouring a post-apocalyptic wasteland for car parts to make them go faster so that they can win the game by winning races in the central town. This is all while fighting wasteland bandits, mutants and each other.
Played a game today with my wonderfully patient other half, who won and enjoyed it! A few points we had to clarify and change as we went. I've made a few corrections and now hope to try again with some more dedicated gamers on tuesday, when I go to the shop.
After this I'll e-mail it off to friends and my bros for them to test and give feed-back. After that I've no idea what to do?! If anyone reads this and has advice I'd be very interested and grateful.
Friday, 3 August 2012
Evolving ideas, a favourite, an old favourite and things to look forward to
It's been too long, as always, since my last post. I intend to write more regularly, but inevitably forget when I actually sit at my computer.
Since my last post I've started writing various ideas for my fantasy football game. In the last week I've actually changed it quite radically due to what I think is a better idea - simplifying the game more, but hopefully making it more workable and potentially more interesting.
I've started designing cards for my fantasy cardgame, which has been an exciting experience. I'm not much of an artist and actually making the stuff doesn't have the same appeal as writing the ideas down, so I've surprised myself a little in how the cards are looking. I hope to have a whole set out within a few weeks for a trial game!
Ganglands and my GFL game have taken a backseat for now, but I ponder them on occasion.
In the land of computer games I've been getting back into RAGE! I love it, it's brilliant, I've ranted about it before. Best £12 I've ever spent on a computer game.
It was my birthday at the end of June and with my birthday money I bought a copy of Talisman, 4th edition. This is an old classic from my childhood, which is also the foundation of my fantasy cardgame idea. I must say I have missed Talisman a lot! I've mostly just played 2 player with a mate, but we managed to rope in Dave from Mondo into a game last Tuesday, and it's so much fun! Big improvement on the Talisman I used to play, which from my research was considered the worst!
My mate has ordered the Reaper expansion already, as a sort of late birthday present for me. Looking forward to picking it up next week and cracking out some more games when friends and family visit over the next couple of months.
Playing Talisman is making me think more about my fantasy cardgame, so this should help to speed up it's development.
Other games I have my eyes on are Project Pandora from Mantic (I am becoming a big fan of them!), FIFA 13 (I'm a sucker for it...), Baldur's Gate re-make for PC (one of my favourite games ever!) and Doom 3 re-make for xbox (one of my favourite games ever!).
Good times ahead I hope!
Since my last post I've started writing various ideas for my fantasy football game. In the last week I've actually changed it quite radically due to what I think is a better idea - simplifying the game more, but hopefully making it more workable and potentially more interesting.
I've started designing cards for my fantasy cardgame, which has been an exciting experience. I'm not much of an artist and actually making the stuff doesn't have the same appeal as writing the ideas down, so I've surprised myself a little in how the cards are looking. I hope to have a whole set out within a few weeks for a trial game!
Ganglands and my GFL game have taken a backseat for now, but I ponder them on occasion.
In the land of computer games I've been getting back into RAGE! I love it, it's brilliant, I've ranted about it before. Best £12 I've ever spent on a computer game.
It was my birthday at the end of June and with my birthday money I bought a copy of Talisman, 4th edition. This is an old classic from my childhood, which is also the foundation of my fantasy cardgame idea. I must say I have missed Talisman a lot! I've mostly just played 2 player with a mate, but we managed to rope in Dave from Mondo into a game last Tuesday, and it's so much fun! Big improvement on the Talisman I used to play, which from my research was considered the worst!
My mate has ordered the Reaper expansion already, as a sort of late birthday present for me. Looking forward to picking it up next week and cracking out some more games when friends and family visit over the next couple of months.
Playing Talisman is making me think more about my fantasy cardgame, so this should help to speed up it's development.
Other games I have my eyes on are Project Pandora from Mantic (I am becoming a big fan of them!), FIFA 13 (I'm a sucker for it...), Baldur's Gate re-make for PC (one of my favourite games ever!) and Doom 3 re-make for xbox (one of my favourite games ever!).
Good times ahead I hope!
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