A representative from SK Arts came by the book launch today to say hello and offer some well-wishes.
She mentioned that only about 25% of applicants receive funding, which I didn’t realize. Makes the fact that @AudraBalionArt secured a grant even more exciting!
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
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
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
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
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
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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