went to another #boardgamedesign meeup. mostly new faces.
had two testers for #crowns, one who sold 1500 copies of his own game #bauer and is waiting for his restock of another 3000 copies!
both players thought the game was good but said I need to make actual graphics for cards 11, 12, 13, and 14.
they all suggested i do 2 art versions. one that appeals to #chess players (keep current art), and one for mainstream audiences.
also, the game looks great on a white table! 😁
For anyone interested, the pre-alpha of digital #Crowns is now playable! With both multiplayer matchmaking and playing vs CPU. Much easier to try and learn the mechanics that way!
Note: It's experiencing several updates a day (and bugs) while we're adding new functions and features, so sometimes it might not work for a few minutes or an hour or so.
#gamedev #52cards #playingcards #cardgame #boardgamedesign #indiegamedesign #gamedesign #boardgame #webdev
#NoKings #Racism #Monarchs #Demoracy #HakeemJeffries #ChuckSchumer #Crowns #Fascism #Trump #alt
Heather Cox Richardson 10/19/25
TRUMP AND VANCE POST RACIST IMAGE AS KINGS
#NoKings #Monarchs #Demoracy #Esienhower #Crowns #Fascism #Trump #alt
Heather Cox Richardson 10/19/25
TRUMP DEPICTS HIMSELF AS A KING WITH SWORD AS PELOSI AND SCHUMER BEND THE KNEE
#Crowns web version slowly getting functional. the queen is bugging out but once sorted we'll move on to adding multiplayer so we can do some actual live testing! 😁
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omg!!! my first customer! someone just donated 5€ for Crowns!!! thank you Gregg!
So, things are getting pretty serious here 🤣
#Crowns #TinnyCrowns #52cards #playingcards #boardgames #boardgamedesign #cardgamedesign #cardgames
look at what just came in the mail!!!
#prototype #tinnycrowns #crowns #playingcards #52cards #gamedev #cardgames #boardgames
new card backs! the card backs were my biggest frustration. finally managed to actually visualize my idea in a meaningful way!
#crowns #52cards #playingcards #gamedesign #boardgamedesign #boardgames #boardgame #cardgame #cardgames #52deck #cards #deckofcards #cardgamedesign #gamedev
Changing name of my game from #Crowns to #TinnyWar - changing the color theme from red/black to white/black. Changing the style to minimalist. Added suits back to the cards.
It will now come in a tin mint box instead of a tuck box. Hence the Tinny.
Rules were updated a few days ago changing Ace to be almost like it was but with a slight but powerful modification.
#playingcards #52cards #gamedesign #52deck #cards #cardgame #cardgames #cardgamedesign #deckofcards #boardgamedesign #boardgames
i'm trying to make some #asciiart for my #cardgame #crowns. a bit rusty but... since i can't decide on what #art i should use it's the one artform i can consistently keep decent.
this piece isn't finished because i ended up making it way waaaayy too wide by the time i realized it won't fit on the cards.
...but i also don't want to just trash it.
I went to my #LGS to show off #crowns and the verdict was (paraphrasing): "we get a lot of people coming in to demo their games and we rarely see so much potential. it also helps that its a 1on1 game which is a niche with a lot of room left to fill, and the box is so small it fits casual play, and the rules so simple yet carrying enough layers and depth that we could recommend it to just about anyone."
coming from professional #boardgamers, that has me ECSTATIC! 😁
a new prototype arrived of my game! still a few fixes needed like fixing the bleed and adding a 2-player icon, and updating the url. but otherwise i'm pretty happy with it!
I've completely rebuilt the page design and updated the text and illustrations on my #itchio page as well as created a sales page on #TGC for the upcoming release of my custom deck design for #crowns
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crowns6
https://sibachian.itch.io/crowns
i also cleared up the rules a bit on the joker.
#playingcards #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #cardgamedesign #cardgames #cardgame #indiegamedesign #boardgames #chess #tcg #lcg #gamedesign #indiegame #52cards #boardgame #itch #folkgames #mtg
I spent way too much time rewriting and updating the rules for my #cardgame #crowns. Maybe I didn't need to rewrite them entirely since it seems most people understood them anyway, but I added two optional rules in preparation for the custom cards version I'm working on and made a minor change to the King.
https://sibachian.itch.io/crowns
I haven't updated the rules on the wordpress page but they are updated on itch!
#playingcards #boardgamesesign #cardgamedesign #cardgames #indiegame #indiegamedesign
Kitaaaaa!
I made-and-ordered a #prototype for my game #Crowns last month over at #TGC, and it finally arrived! So excited to show it off!!!
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私のタグですわ！
FA #ソフィアパレット
FM #👑✨🖤
FN #Crowns
（クラウンズ）
呼び出し #ソフィア様こちらへどうぞ
I just uploaded a print friendly version to https://sibachian.itch.io/crowns :)
#itch #crowns #playingcards #cardgames #boardgames #folkgames #boardgamedesign #mtg #cardgamedesign #standard52
Me and the wife put together a playthrough video to try and teach the game!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Lb-6c1EGA
#crowns #playingcards #cardgames #boardgames #folkgames #boardgamedesign #mtg #cardgamedesign #standard52
It's official, I got a page on #BGG for my game! I also tossed the rules up on #wordpress, thinking - if there is one free place on the internet that will stay around for another 50+ years, it's wordpress, immune to change, not even AI will take their relevance down.
I will use the wordpress page as the main rules ref page for the game.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448970/crowns
https://playcrowns.wordpress.com
#crowns #playingcards #cardgames #boardgames #folkgames #boardgamedesign #mtg #cardgamedesign #standard52
