Went back to Patreon for an update! A lowdown and thought process on the vintage postcard games I've been cooking up this past week. www.patreon.com/posts/postca...

Thinking about what the blowup on this would be I actually thought up a reduction to the concept. So Hyperlane is gonna get a blowup, and the postcard scale is going down a step in ambition. Calling it Send. You'll be an explorer.

Had to put away the workstation to save it from little hands. In the meantime typing rules ... Combat and stacking rules for Cast/Gyr. Look good? (I'm gonna reel back the term for the green game back to Cast, so that'll be the engine name going forward).

It’s so pretty!

Let's try this again Nation borders reading ok?

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Just fixed it! itch.io/jam/postcard...

Grunge has a title card now!

Grunge. Calling it done! It's up on Itch.io too. I've long said one of the problems with SJG Ogre is that it doesn't get with the times and be simpler. Grunge is an attempt to act on that criticism. Scaled for a 4x6 postcard.

*Portfolio diving* *Find Folder: Every_map_I've_done_ever* Oh hey some of these are fun.

I am not posting it through the Leder Games website, instead going to my personal network to look for candidates I know. We are looking for 1 possibly 2 graphic designers as I build our team for growth. This is not a remote position. Thanks! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Just a reminder. 6-7 PM EST 1/27 and Virtual + Open to all. Even if I weren't on the panel I'd say it's a great topic with clearly great people.

WARGAME RECON Field Commander Robert E. Lee Dan Verssen Games (DVG, 2024) Game Designer: Vincent Cooper youtu.be/F8OmBnOPd7Y

Why yes found some old ones. I'll post a few on GTP too. I love what I got started w/ C&C because it's definitely a game with a point--and in my specialty--the basic idea that command is VERY limited is nifty I think, though clunky. Wish I had time to work on it. Let me know if you give it a spin.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cam... Here you go!

A simple mod for @gamingthepast.bsky.social Path of Honors game. Hope you check it out! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

Among my most anticipated historical board games to be released in 2026: Triumvir, a game of power politics in the late Roman Republic (@markherman54.bsky.social gengelstein.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social). Read more: cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/m...

For those interested, Noble Knight Games just posted a publisher spotlight interview with co-founder Gene Billingsley about GMT’s origins, its people-first philosophy, and the creative partnerships that have shaped its catalog. You can check it out here: play.nobleknight.com/publisher-sp...

Cheerful Dracula -or- Old stories making great new boardgame memories with Plague of Dracula Yet while Plague of Dracula is based on the story of Dracula it is—thankfully—not a railroading adventure; the game allows players to create their own narrative And create they did. wp.me/pae4WL-dAG

It would be terrific if some of you could make it!

A little Close Quarters Battles: Waterloo from Lock ‘n Load Publishing. We are playing the battle for the Château d'Hougoumont scenario.

Hard//Ship's story is still being developed, but I ask mostly because I have a lot of background documentation of the world I can start sharing via Patron until the next game design (TrekCaptains: SFA likely) is ready to share there.

AxB: A glimpse at the game. This is a unit card and examples of weapons. Callouts: +Power: Number of dice you roll on an attack (must be greater than target agility) +Ammo/Armed: You can only fire enough ammo that is armed. So the RR-8 can empty the mag if you choose. AC-12 needs manual reloading.

Axel Battles (AxB) Any of you interested in more of this? Longtime watchers of my work might remember Axel Battles. I'm just going through files to recover and found this entire presentation PDF.

This game looks great www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...

This game looks great www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...

Looking over the alpha PDF again I see some mistakes, but I find I'm impressed with what I managed to do. It's not a bad little game but it really needs more attention and feedback. I should probably spruce up the solitaire options too.

Well, minis in the sense that it's intended to play with miniatures representing your ships in an adventure game. That's TrekCaptains. I've got another one that's a TOS ship battle game but it's also based on a hex grid. boardgamegeek.com/thread/33562...

Cuius Regio, from @gmtgames.bsky.social , has changed its status to "At the printer". Soon it will be at the tables of the P500 backers. If you are interested, you can check the rulebook at the game's page at www.gmtgames.com/p-971-cuius-... and preorder at the discounted price.

Alrighty, the moment's here! Doors open to the Discord channel for PilotIllustration. Big focus right now is on Captains, but other projects/works will be discussed here as well. discord.gg/r6Y7mraM

TrekCaptains. To parallel, my Klingon fleet so far

I also gotta look over my fleet and see what else to upload from the Feds...

These missions are uploaded now to the base file! They're listed as C15_Missions3. Enjoy, and merry Christmas! www.patreon.com/posts/trekca...

TrekCaptains. Took some moments to adjust the expansion plan model for the game, now that the base game is out there.

Long day. Doodling before bed- here's a glimpse in the direction of TrekCaptain's final art:

In the house! A component shot of Iwo Jima, the new solitaire wargame from @nevawargames.bsky.social. I'm looking forward to playing. :) #boardwargames #boardgames

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Proof of life: a second Design Diary entry for Penitent on scope and its unorthodox system posted to BGG. I promise one more before the launch in January. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...

How's everyone doing with this? I'm trying to think of the next steps with this project. Deciding in rules for the discord server now, but I'm wondering what else I should start doing.

Anyone read www.amazon.com/Rivalries-th... And think it deserves more than a 3 Stars on Amazon??? Easily my best book and the one I'm most proud of and all the other ones have higher ranks. The person who felt they needed to give it a 1 Star is killing my three other ratings.

Hi everyone. I have one last gift to give to the world for my 40th birthday. The Secret Project is done, and now publicly released: It's the Homeworld Mobile Tech Manual. www.homeworlduniverse.com/homeworld-mo...

Hi everyone. I have one other gift to share for my 40th Birthday: TrekCaptains. I'm releasing the first version of my perfect Star Trek game publicly, for free, for testing and play. I've talked a lot about this game over the past decade. now it's time to share www.patreon.com/posts/145782...

(I would think about doing this for Starbases too, but I think the only ones we see are identical to Earth Spacedock. I'd need to really scour to find some or invent them)

TrekCaptains: Just posted the Starship and Starship identity cards for Captains on Patreon! All that's left is the revised rulebook and you guys should be able to play. It's placeholder art, but that's never stopped anyone having fun with this. www.patreon.com/posts/trekca...

Want to see one of my early game designs? The Sneaks war was made for a contest about a decade ago, human survivors trying to overturn an alien invasion post-apocalypse. I always wanted to follow up with a more sophisticated sequel but never got around to it. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/73...

I'm going to use GURPS lite (for accessibility of ruleset and old schoolness) as a quick example of the core of oldschool RPGs. What I hoped you could guide me to is an open access (preferably) example or two of modern systems, perhaps rules light systems that I could check out and describe? 2/

TrekCaptains. More goodies for Patreon, Challenges and encounters are up! I also found a proto for a 2p skirmish battle game called Brawl that I made accessible there. www.patreon.com/posts/145110...

Hello all, I highly recommend this jam. Share ideas, help each other, playtest, give feedback — all that good stuff. If you’re new, awesome. If you’ve been designing for years, also awesome. Everyone’s welcome. itch.io/jam/postcard... @norsehound.bsky.social