Friday, May 15, 2026

The List - May 2026

I just checked in last month with The List, but I already have some updates to it!

Rather than having to read through all the same old entries to find the new info, I think I'll add a News section at the top here -- then below the fold can just be a simple list, without commentary, and the changes can be summarized at the top of the post:

News:

Signed Game news:

No news on Taiko Kiri or Usurpers (though I have seen some rules editing movement on TK in the last couple of days). The big news here is about Dynasty: the Spread of Culture in Ancient China -- a publisher played it, loved it, and signed it! 

Also, Crusaders has been signed by a new publisher, who I think will print the Amber/Crimson Knight (5/6p) expansions!

Current Active Design news:

The only game of my own I've really been working on lately was Dynasty, as well as my friends' games (Henge and Forbidden Art). Now that Dynasty is signed, I'll need something to work on...

  • A new game (I have ideas about a game called Roost, where you play as a bird couple building a nest)?
  • A recent project that got backburnered (Peanuts & Crackerjacks)?
  • An older idea that seemed promising (Joan of Arc, Isle of Adventure, Worker-ception, or False Prophet)?

Any suggestions?

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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)
- Yokohama: Achievements & Free Agents promo (BGG)
- Brainfreeze

Development Projects
Games I've done freelance development on

- Amun-Re expansion [Alley Cat Games 20th Anniversary edition] - Heavy Development
- Harvest (BGG) [by Trey Chambers from Keymaster Games] - Heavy Development
- 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
- Fled (BGG) [by Mark Swanson, coming 2024 from Odd Bird Games] - Consultation
- Forelords (BGG) [by Mark Swanson, coming 2025 from Odd Bird Games] - Consultation

Unofficial Development Projects
Games I've unofficially helped develop

- Henge [by Rick Holzgrafe]
- Forbidden Art [by Steven Carleson]

Signed Games
In line to be published:

- Usurpers (FKA Apotheosis) (Co-Design with Rick Holzgrafe) [signed by a publisher!]
- Taiko Kiri (co-design with Steve Carleson) [signed by a publisher!]
- Dynasty [signed by a publisher!]
- Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done (BGG) [signed with a new publisher!]
- Crusaders: Divine Influence (BGG) (expansion) [signed with a new publisher!]
- Crusaders: Crimson Knight (expansion) [might come from the new publisher]
- Crusaders: Amber Knight (expansion) [might come from the new publisher]

Currently Pitching Games 
"Actively" looking for a publisher 

(though I haven't actively been doing much of anything lately!):
- Sails & Sorcery (Co-Design with Michael Mindes) [pitching to publishers]
- Riders of the Pony Express (BGG) [pitching to publishers]
- Exhibit (BGG) [pitching to publishers]
- Keeping Up with the Joneses [pitching to publishers]
- All For One (BGG) (Co-Design with David Brain) [pitching to publishers]
- Alter Ego (BGG) [pitching to publishers]
- Dice Works (BGG) [pitching to publishers]
- Suburban Sprawl [pitching to publishers]
- Balloonatics [pitching to publishers]
- Politica Galactica (FKA "Revampsterdam") [pitching to publishers]
- Division of Labor (FKA "I-Cut-You-Choose Worker Placement") [pitching to publishers]

"Finished" Unpublished Games 
abandoned/backburnered designs that are "done":

- Eminent Domain Origins [Ready to print] [trying to find a home]
- Eminent Domain: Chaos Theory (dice game) [Ready for art] [trying to find a home]
- Worker Placement Microgame (KBGames 18 card game jam idea, July 2022)
- Press-Your-Luck Microgame (KBGames 18 card game jam entry, July 2022)
- Wizard's Tower (BGG) [Abandoned]
- Watch It Played [Abandoned]
- Now Boarding [Abandoned]
- Rolling Realms: Jaffee Realms (for Jamey Stegmaier's Rolling Realms)
- The Sixth Realm (FKA Deities & Demigods) (BGG) (Co-Design with Matthew Dunstan, heavy dev by Drake Villareal at FFG)

Current Active Designs
Games I'm actively testing or working on:

... [crickets] ...

Backburnered Designs
I kid myself into thinking that I'm still working on these:

- Eminent Domain: Coalition [solo mode]
- Isle Of Trains: The Board Game (Co-Design with Dan Keltner)
- Kingdom Realms (KBGames 3-lane game jam entry, Nov 2022)
- 18-card Point Salad (KBGames 18-card game jam entry, July 2024)
- Isle of Adventure (Co-Design with Dan Keltner)
- Truck, Boat, Plane
- Peanuts & Crackerjacks

Promising Recent Ideas:

- Worker-ception [with David Short]
- False Prophet [Mancala/Worker Placement]
- Come And Play [Sesame Street memory/rondel game]
- 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]
- Which Witch is Which

Old Standbys
Games which have been around, 1/2 done and untouched, for years:

- 8/7 Central [Abandoned]
- Hot & Fresh [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]

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)
- Scourge of the High Seas [deckbuilding game with 2 center rows]

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