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There’s been a lot of unhappy things but I’m turning my brain around to joy and love!

I nearly forgot this exciting update:

My partner is going to be interviewed on CBC Radio!

She’ll be on the Morning show in Saskatchewan tomorrow around 8:10am talking about her comic omnibus.

#cbc #saskatchewan #comics #indieartist #joy #FlightNineteen #saskatoon

Photo of artist Audra Balion smiling and pointing above her head at her Flight Nineteen sitting upon a bookshelf.

I wrote up a new blog post!

Building in the World of Flight Nineteen

I talk about what it was like creating in someone else’s world and getting to shape it as I went.

Plus a little look at how a helping hand got me out of a creative rut. Feel-good blog of the day 😁

Check it out: https://www.crownofhorns.com/building-in-the-world-of-flight-nineteen/

#writingcommunity #CrownOfHorns #FlightNineteen #worldbuilding #fantasy #steampunk #comics #graphicnovel #writing #authorlife #today #maps #creativity

Map of Vsevora from Crown of Horns. It shows a large island continent called Vsevora with its coat of arms in the corner. To the west there is the edge of another continent containing the Greenshield.

A couple of folks left me some comments after the game. Very excited, as these were comments from strangers and so they definitely didn’t have to take the time to be nice 😅
#gamedesign #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen

Two comment cards. One: “So fun! Thanks! Would definitely play again and buy!” Two: “This is not the kind of game I would normally play… that being said I very much enjoyed it. I am very grateful you were so good at explaining the game.”

What a great time!

Discoveries from today’s playtest: this game is not optimized for six people to play. 😅

I have long figured the ideal was 2-4. I figured I’d try to see if it could support 6. It’s not a great time for the sixth player.

There are some ways around it, but I am not sure if it’s worth optimizing for a group of that size vs keeping what’s working well for a smaller table.

#gamedesign #boardgames #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen

A group of cool people gather around a table to play test a tabletop game.

More playtesting!

My partner put together a little mock board to get people interested in coming out tonight.

Excited to see how it goes.
#gamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgamedesign #FlightNineteen

A game board with cards laid out. It has a science-y, steampunk, cartoon vibe. Artwork by Audra Balion.

Playtest was a success, although I need to be a better moderator.

My game is reasonable, but too complex for someone who isn’t into board games. That’s not a bad thing, but it meant that today I was spending too much time telling people “This is how you do it” when I should have been saying, “What do you think you need to do next?”

Good learning for my technique and some insights for the game overall. #boardgamedesign #tabletopgamedesign #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamedesign #FlightNineteen

My playtest at a local game store got pushed back to next week, but I may get some coworkers to give it a go on Friday. Excited to see how my changes play out.

#gamedesign #boardgamedesign #tabletopgames #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen

A few cards from a home made tabletop game. They feature colourful art by Audra Balion.

Found a photo from 7 years ago of one of the first playtests of a tabletop game I’ve been designing. I’m about to bring it to a local game store to test this week as well.

I design as a hobby. It’s been a great creative outlet to dig into and I’m pretty excited with how far it has come.

#gamedesign #tabletopgames #tabletopgamedesign #FlightNineteen

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