I feel like it's about time for an update to The List ... I should really make an effort to check in with this more regularly, like every 3 months or so.
Published Games:
- Terra Prime (BGG)- Eminent Domain (BGG) [new edition coming 2024 from a new publisher!]
- Eminent Domain: Escalation (BGG) (expansion) [new edition coming 2024 from a new publisher!]
- Eminent Domain: Exotica (BGG) (expansion) [new edition coming 2024 or 2025 from a new publisher!]
- Eminent Domain: Oblivion (BGG) (expansion) [new edition coming 2024 or 2025 from a new publisher!]
- Eminent Domain: Microcosm (BGG) [theoretically signed by a publisher!]
- Isle of Trains (Co-Design with Dan Keltner) (BGG)
- Isle of Trains: All Aboard (Co-Design with Dan Keltner) [New edition from Dranda Games with included expansion]
- Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (BGG) [now available from Renegade!]
- Crusaders: Divine Influence (BGG) (expansion) [now available from Renegade!]
- Dungeon Roll: Winter Heroes (BGG)
- Gold West: Bandits promo (BGG)
- Gold West: Trading Post promo (BGG)
- Gold West: Bandits promo (BGG)
- Gold West: Trading Post promo (BGG)
- The Sixth Realm (FKA Deities & Demigods) (BGG) (Co-Design with Matthew Dunstan) [Final Frontier Games]
- Yokohama: Achievements & Free Agents promo (BGG)
- Brainfreeze
- Yokohama: Achievements & Free Agents promo (BGG)
- Brainfreeze
Development projects - Games I've done freelance development on
- Holiday In Rome (add BGG link) [by Cory Andalora from Pandasaurus Games - coming soon!] - Heavy Development
- Expeditions (BGG) [by Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games] - Consultation
- Forelords (BGG) [by Mark Swanson, coming 2025 from Odd Bird Games] - Consultation
Finished But Unpublished Games - in line to be published:
- Crusaders: Crimson Knight (expansion) [coming soon (?) from Renegade!]
- Crusaders: Amber Knight (expansion) [coming soon (?) from Renegade!]
- Eminent Domain Origins [Ready to print] [theoretically signed by a publisher!]
- Eminent Domain: Chaos Theory (dice game) [Ready for art] [theoretically signed by a publisher!]
- Eminent Domain: Chaos Theory (dice game) [Ready for art] [theoretically signed by a publisher!]
Currently Pitching Games - "actively" looking for a publisher (though I haven't actively been doing much of anything lately!):
- Taiko Kiri (co-design with Steve Carleson) [pitching to publishers]
"Finished" But Unpublished Games - abandoned or backburnered designs that are "done":
- Wizard's Tower (BGG) [Abandoned]
- Watch It Played [Abandoned]
- Now Boarding [Abandoned]
- Rolling Realms: Jaffee Realms (for Jamey Stegmaier's Rolling Realms)
- Wizard's Tower (BGG) [Abandoned]
- Watch It Played [Abandoned]
- Now Boarding [Abandoned]
- Rolling Realms: Jaffee Realms (for Jamey Stegmaier's Rolling Realms)
Current Active Designs - these are the games I'm actively testing or working on:
- Eminent Domain: Coalition [solo mode]
- Division of Labor (FKA I-Cut-You-Choose Worker Placement)
Backburnered Designs - I kid myself into thinking that I'm still working on these:
- Isle Of Trains: The Board Game (Co-Design with Dan Keltner)
- Kingdom Realms (KBGames 3-lane game jam entry, Nov 2022)
- Isle of Adventure (Co-Design with Dan Keltner)
- "Revampsterdam" [revamp of an old game, commissioned by a publisher]
Promising Recent ideas:
- Worker-ception [with David Short]
- False Prophet [Mancala/Worker Placement]
- Candyland Game [Candyland/No Thanks mashup]
- Press Your Luck Candyland [Candyland variant]
- Hanabi Wonders [Hanabi/7 Wonders mashup]
- Stable Genius ["Wingspan of Horses"]
- Eminent Domain: Legacy [campaign mode]
Old Standbys - games which have been around, 1/2 done and untouched, for years:
- 8/7 Central [Abandoned]
- Hot & Fresh [Abandoned]
- 8/7 Central [Abandoned]
- Hot & Fresh [Abandoned]
- Odysseus: Winds of Fate (BGG) [Abandoned]
- Reading Railroad [Abandoned]
- Moctezuma's Revenge [Abandoned]
- Kilauea [a designer showed interest in co-designing, but that didn't go anywhere] [Abandoned]
- Automatown [with Michael Brown] [Abandoned]
- Dynasty [I still think this one has potential] [Abandoned]
Misc and Really Old Stuff - most of this I'll probably never get back to, but I like keeping it around just in case:
- 9-Ball
- Blockade Runner
- Roman Emperors (my version of someone else's game)
- Admirals of the Spanish Main (my version of someone else's game)
- 9-Ball
- Blockade Runner
- Roman Emperors (my version of someone else's game)
- Admirals of the Spanish Main (my version of someone else's game)
- Investigative/Tabloid Journalism
- Red Colony
- Clash of the Kingpins
- Time = Money
- Dating Game
- Ticket Please
- The Untouchables
- Day labor game based on craps
- Red Colony
- Clash of the Kingpins
- Time = Money
- Dating Game
- Ticket Please
- The Untouchables
- Day labor game based on craps
- Scourge of the High Seas [deckbuilding game with 2 center rows]
Recent updates to the above
Published Games
- The Sixth Realm (FKA Deities & Demigods) (BGG) (Co-Design with Matthew Dunstan) [Final Frontier Games]
The Kickstarter for The Sixth Realm is over, so I've moved this entry to the Published Games section! It'll still be a while before people get their copies, but I look forward to seeing reports of games played when that happens.
Finished But Unpublished Games
No change to The List, but Usurpers (FKA Apotheosis) has been progressing at the publisher -- I've seen snippets of art and graphic design coming through. I believe that one will be on Kickstarter eventually, and once that finishes (assuming it's successful), I'll move this entry to the Published Games section
Currently Pitching Games
- Taiko Kiri (co-design with Steve Carleson) [pitching to publishers]
I've been trying a bit harder to get my games in front of publishers, with varying levels of success. These four titles are on my Pitch List now, though to be honest, I'll be surprised if I can place the 2p microgames with anyone (even if I think the PYL one is pretty solid). Goballoon Racing and Taiko Kiri on the other hand seem like strong candidates to me.
Current Active Designs
- Division of Labor (FKA I-Cut-You-Choose Worker Placement)
I'm still working on this one, so it's "currently active," though technically I've also added it to my Pitch List - I think it's about ready to start pitching
Backburnered Designs
- Isle of Adventure (Co-Design with Dan Keltner)
- "Revampsterdam" [revamp of an old game, commissioned by a publisher]
I have moved a couple of games to the back burner on The List, seeing as how I haven't worked on them in quite some time
Promising Recent ideas:
- Press Your Luck Candyland [Candyland variant]
After playing some Candyland with my 6 year old, I got him to try my No Thanks/Candyland mashup which, incidentally, worked alright but had a problem at the end. As that didn't work out as well as I'd hoped, we tried another Candyland variant: Press Your Luck Candyland, which worked very well!
Appreciate the "theoretically signed" titles, even if not quite sure what that means. :)
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the updates to "The List" - it's always neat to see what is going on in your mind, what's tabled, what's moving up, and so on. I'll admit to still being intrigued by the Eminent Domain dice game, even if not really sure what that looks like. The children's games mashups seem like a neat set of ideas as well. It's hard to have a good game for kids that can also appeal to an older crowd.