Another playtest, another update to the rules! The big new things in version 0.5 are that players can now choose their own Home and Rival worlds from among the Planets in the course, and that different Status cards have different […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last night’s play test brought in a couple new players, and some more great feedback. Thanks to Scott Allen, Jenn Wimmer, and Greg (didn’t catch his last name) for going a couple rounds with me! The first thing I learned […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In anticipation of the Project:Orbits playtest tonight at Beulahland here in Portland, I’m releasing the latest version of the rules, v0.4. I haven’t added much to the cards and planets, the most notable difference there are the different Status Icons […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the things I want to test in the next playtesting session for Project:Orbits is the effectiveness of using icons to tie the Status, Remedy and Equipment categories together. Until now, I’ve been using matching letters – ‘A’, ‘B’, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m happy to introduce the latest in the Yiora Print & Play family, the Yiora Mini edition! This tiny 1MB pdf is only two pages long, and includes a complete set of the latest Yiora rules (v0.3), as well as […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not a huge bit of news today, but after my post about the quality of a bunch of Print & Play games I’ve been seeing lately, I decided to take some time and re-evaluate what I was doing in that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Had another good playtest of Project:Orbits this week, here’s my notes: Playtesters consisted of myself, Jenn, who’d played the game before, but not with the latest version of the rules, and Rachel, who was new to the game. We started […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Project:Orbits v0.3 rules are here! Added a few new features to the ruleset, including the changes I mentioned earlier, and the ability to Buy a new hand when stuck at a planet. I also some new benefits for the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In lieu of having any contract work to finish up today, I let myself get distracted into updating the design of the Project:Orbits cards, Planets and Tracks based on the rules I playtested the other night with my daughter. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been many long years in the making, but the P&P edition of Yiora is finally here! This free download includes cut-and-assemble board and pieces, and a sheet of rules for basic Yiora. While you’re over there downloading your free […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
