What if a game world was truly alive — not simulated, but listening, breathing, reacting to forces you cannot see?

I have been building something strange for months. It is almost ready.

negentin.com

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What if a game world was truly alive — not simulated, but listening, breathing, reacting to forces you can't see?

I've been building something strange for months. It's almost ready.

negentin.com

#indiegame #webgame #experimentalgames #emergentgameplay #generativeart #mystery

If you like unusual games, please check out my #DrawnTogetherGame KS.

Maybe the first strategic game about aesthetics.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bybez/drawntogethergame-get-it-cheaper-and-earlier

Finishing on Friday 26th Jan.

Colouring in by Andrea & Markus. Does it look more like a fish, or a car?

You can try this sheet (and Triangle v Circle) immediately, but there will probably be around 10 sheets worked on and refined over the coming months.

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I love this finished Fish v Car #DrawnTogetherGame from Toni.

What do you think it looks more like?

A fish, or a car?

(poll in next toot)

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@StuffByBez another triangle vs circle with a completely new player, a very experienced game player, long time secretary to our boardgame club.

He really enjoyed it and said he's never played anything quite like it.

He won against me.

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#ColouringIn
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The start of a #designerDiary I'm writing for BGG. Comments welcome.

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I want to make games that no-one else would make. I want to make people experience things they might have never otherwise encountered. Sometimes I try to make people feel things, whether that's a new source of joy, contemplation, or whatever. Sometimes I just want to make fresh systems and hopefully it'll turn into something worthwhile.

#DrawnTogetherGame started when I wondered what a game would be like if it was 'really' about colouring in.

I've seen a few games that involve colouring in - [Color It, examples from my blog, Jess Metheringham's thing, Sagrada Artisans, Sacksons' games named after artists] and I'd recently played a prototype from Ellie Dix that had a wonderful simple joy in every decision.

But none of these seemed to really be about colouring in. You were trying to get colours to be next to each other. Or in particular locations. But the colours could be replaced with different shades and make no difference (as long as they can be distinguished). Or even replaced by patterns!

For a game to be about colouring in, I felt like it would have to be about aesthetics. I pretty much had to create a new style of gaming.

So far, from those who've given it a go, response has been positive.

#boardgames #boardgaming #colouringIn #experimentalGames #boardgameDesign #gameDesign

We played this with some other people a couple of days ago, who found it intriguing.

If you back it now, you get 6 sheets to download straight away and start playing. For only 2 pounds. Or 1 pound if you're hard up.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bybez/drawntogethergame-get-it-cheaper-and-earlier

#tabletop
#boardgame
#boardgames
#ExperimentalGames
#ColouringIn
#BezGames
#DrawnTogetherGame

Happy new year!

If you back my #DrawnTogetherGame KS within the next 30-ish hours, you can download SIX game sheets immediately!

Each one can be printed/played/enjoyed many times so I hope this gives folk a lot of joy over the new year! ^_^

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bybez/drawntogethergame-get-it-cheaper-and-earlier

#tabletop #boardgame #boardgames #experimentalGames #colouringIn #BezGames

If you back my #DrawnTogetherGame KS, you can now get 2 new gamesheets:

Christmas Tree v Snowperson
Circle v Triangle

I talk a bit about the new sheet, and also what might make a good game-sheet, in my latest update:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bybez/drawntogethergame-get-it-cheaper-and-earlier/posts/3994139

It was super-lovely to wake up and see someone has already played the sheet I uploaded yesterday!

If you have a working printer and back the game, you could play it in a few minutes. You can back for just £1 if you're struggling financially and you'll still get all the stuff.

There will be many more sheets available after the campaign ends.

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