For those of us who got our starts in digital games in the age of the internet, there’s something strangely final about printing a board game. With digital games, if you make a mistake or there’s a little bug you missed, you update the code and assets, submit a patch, and pretend like nothing ever […]
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The Strange Story of Second Age
Today I thought I’d share a little bit about one of my main current projects, The Second Age of Sorcery. It has quite the meandering story, and still might take me places I’ve never been. So pull up a chair and get ready for story time!
Posted by teale on July 27, 2015
http://nothingsacredgames.com/the-strange-story-of-second-age/
Birds of a Feather Design Decisions
The Birds of a Feather Kickstarter is right around the corner (March 10th!), so I decided it’s time to share some stories from the game’s development. If you haven’t already checked out the free print and play, you might want to do that before diving into some of the details below. Birds of a Feather […]
Posted by teale on February 27, 2015
http://nothingsacredgames.com/birds-of-a-feather-design-decisions/
Corporate America Sell Out
When we last left off, over a year and a half ago, Corporate America had just begun hitting store shelves, and I was just beginning to get a grasp on its financial situation. Even though the Kickstarter was successful, I had to spend a pretty penny to finish and release the game. So, what’s changed […]
Posted by teale on February 10, 2015
http://nothingsacredgames.com/corporate-america-sell-out/
The Joys of Birding
Today I want to discuss something a little unusual for a game design blog: bird watching. Before you immediately close the tab, let me explain why you might care. My next game, Birds of a Feather, was designed after I thought carefully about why I enjoy birding. I broke down the activity in terms of […]
Posted by teale on November 11, 2014
http://nothingsacredgames.com/the-joys-of-birding/
Shadow Throne Outtakes
Early in the Shadow Throne Kickstarter, a backer asked if I had any fun stories about cards that didn’t make the cut. I’m finally getting around to it… four months after the Kickstarter finished. Better late than never, right? Between the initial conception for Shadow Throne and when it funded on Kickstarter, I worked on a […]
Posted by teale on October 29, 2014
http://nothingsacredgames.com/shadow-throne-outtakes/
Shadow Throne Kickstarter: Outreach II
Welcome to the final installment of Shadow Throne Kickstarter here on the Nothing Sacred Games blog! In case you missed the earlier posts, I first covered the core Kickstarter, then discussed the periphery, and started going over outreach last time. Today I’m going to finish covering outreach, talking about advertising, online communities, and miscellaneous strategies […]
Posted by teale on September 29, 2014
http://nothingsacredgames.com/shadow-throne-kickstarter-outreach-ii/
Shadow Throne Kickstarter: Outreach I
Today I’m back at it, discussing the Shadow Throne Kickstarter in detail. Previously I discussed the core Kickstarter and the aspects on the edge, and today I’ll begin to discuss how I reached out beyond Kickstarter. Because I used so many strategies to do this, I’m going to break up the list into two posts. […]
Posted by teale on September 12, 2014
http://nothingsacredgames.com/shadow-throne-kickstarter-outreach-part-i/
Shadow Throne Kickstarter: Campaign Periphery
In my last post I discussed the Shadow Throne Kickstarter at its most basic: the page, the video, and the reward tiers. But a Kickstarter is so much more than just what you put on the main page! So today I’ll to continue examining the Kickstarter by covering some of the peripheral elements: the stretch […]
Posted by teale on August 22, 2014
http://nothingsacredgames.com/shadow-throne-kickstarter-campaign-periphery/
Shadow Throne Kickstarter: The Base Campaign
The Shadow Throne Kickstarter wrapped up over a month ago and the team is hard at work finishing the game so we can send it to the printer. While we get the final files ready, I thought I’d take a little time to go over the Kickstarter to discuss what we did right and what […]
Posted by teale on August 6, 2014
http://nothingsacredgames.com/shadow-throne-kickstarter-the-base-campaign/
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