Well I started with a some pixels on a screen as I designed what I thought would be two warring factions in my new rules that I am in the process of writing. Actually to be honest I wanted two forces to use in my own games, so I set about designing the two lots of ships. I next printed out all [Read more...]
I have had a busy week getting everything ready for the first print of the new game. I managed to get it all printed, stuck onto thin card, cut out, put into card sleeves, and even laminated a few pieces this evening. The process has taken a while—getting the designs just right to match the [Read more...]
Well as the title says, I have printed out two fleets of steam ships for playtesting my new game, but there is a problem… I am not happy with the designs! Design Frustrations: Every wargame designer knows the thrill of seeing designs come to life—only to feel that gut-sinking [Read more...]
I needed some scenery for my new rule set and as it is based on steam ships on the ocean, I decided that the scenery would be Islands. I have made island scenery previously, but this time I wanted to make the new stuff even quicker and easier, so I put my thinking cap on and looked through all [Read more...]
The new rules I have been working on is a set of rules for steam powered ships, so something on a similar line to the Spartan Games Dystopian Wars game. For those that don’t know Dystopian Wars was a game set in an alternative Victorian timeline where technology had advanced about a hundred years [Read more...]