Before the Pandemic, nearly all of our player feedback was handled in-person. We went to conventions like Unpub, Metatopia, PAX Unplugged and the First Exposure Playtest Hall at Gencon to playtest games we were working on. Those conventions all came … Continued
Most podcasts/interviews always ask me what advice I would give to aspiring game designers. I generally say something along the lines of, “Just start creating the game, playtest and iterate, iterate, iterate on it.” Great game designers find the failures … Continued
Here are Rock Manor Games, our games take quite a bit of time. Our fastest turnaround on developing a board game was probably Gothic Horrors and that was an expansion and still took over a year. Most of our new … Continued
Over the course of showing Brass Empire at conventions we have gotten a ton of complements about the art and overall design of the game. I thought it would be helpful for other small publishers and designers to learn about … Continued
I got a lot of praise for a recent sell sheet I put together for Brass Empire, so I thought I would share my process and delve into the subject a bit. What is a Sell Sheet? A sell sheet … Continued