Not Dead, Just Sleeping
A friend recently asked about the Doomed Colony board game. “What ever happened with that thing? I liked where you were going with it. It… Read More »Not Dead, Just Sleeping
Doomed Colony
Doomed Faster
Last week I had the opportunity to playtest Doomed Colony two nights in row. I was pretty giddy at this turn of events because it… Read More »Doomed Faster
Doomed Update
You know why I’m such a big proponent of taking notes during board game playtests? The biggest reason is that there are always a few… Read More »Doomed Update
Doomed Playtest
I did it! I ran an actual playtest of Doomed Colony with actual playtesters and it actually wasn’t terrible. Oh, it wasn’t great. It wasn’t… Read More »Doomed Playtest
Doomed Pre-testing
With sweaty palms and a lump in my throat, I’ve scheduled the first Doomed Colony playtest for this week. Will the game be a great… Read More »Doomed Pre-testing
Counter Play
I was prepared for the worst. The colonist counters in Doomed Colony are the worst types of thing to prototype: they have game information on… Read More »Counter Play
Colony of Cards
A wise man* once said, “If your prototype looks good, you’re doing it wrong!” The implication here is that any time spent on prototype appearance… Read More »Colony of Cards
Doomed to Repeat It
I had the cleverest blog post in mind. In the context of crafting the prototype for Doomed Colony, I was going to walk through the… Read More »Doomed to Repeat It
Doomed Components
Last week I pitched a random board game idea, Doomed Colony. This week, I’m putting together a playable prototype of the game. After going through… Read More »Doomed Components
Doomed Process
This week I’m crafting a playable prototype of last week’s random game idea, Doomed Colony. Today I’d like to offer a peek into my process.… Read More »Doomed Process