Image of expansion cover Orders from Old Earth
COMING SOON! The 3rd installment of the Dog Star Shippers Saga! It’s a co-op expansion for you and your partner to work together to construct the Ancible! Expected to release Spring 2026 on the Game Crafter! #coopgames #boardgames #spacesim #thegamecrafter #crowdsale
My newest booster pack, based on the Midnight Maskerade special, is now available on The Game Crafter!
It’s a print-on-demand service, with worldwide shipping! 👀✨
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Dog Star Tripper crowd sale ad. 8/12 thru 8/27
10/10 After a ton of fun playtests, Dog Star Tripper came together beautifully! Crowd Sale starts 8/12. Go to the link below. Check out a video and set up a reminder! Thanks for your interest! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
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Example layout of Dog Star Tripper.
Example card from Dog Star Tripper.
Contents of Dog Star Tripper.
Example of rewards earned during in Dog Star Tripper.
9/10 After more designing, I felt confident enough to print a prototype and put the new game to the test. I also settled on Dog Star Tripper as the name. You’re on a one-way trip back to the Ship Title Office! Hope you earn some $$!
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Rough draft game cards
Notebooks with game ideas.
Notebooks with playtest records.
8/10 Then came the fun part… Notecards! Tape! Stickers! Playtesting a mint tin game in the Dog Star System. I settled on a 5-10 min solo game—like Cursed!?. Then tested multiple iterations to find the perfect fit for the little tin.
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Three mint tin games from designers selling on the Game Crafter. Check em out!
7/10 I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of the mint tin games on TGC. Here are a few that I particularly like. Most are solo or have a solo mode and they all set up quickly and play in less than an hour, Cursed!? in under 10 mins.
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6/10 So I abandoned the expansion idea and started leaning toward something popular on the Game Crafter. Many of the most successful Crowd Sales include it, and it fits right in your pocket…
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Field Notes notebooks. Accept no substitutes!
5/10 The trouble with making a tutorial expansion is that it’d only be played once and (even though it’d be fun) it probably wouldn’t be worth paying extra for a one time tutorial. So I dove back into my ideas book!
#fieldnotes!
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4/10 The expansion I had in mind would work like the prologue in #earthbornerangers. Only shorter. It’d have been an episode that the new player plays to get a feel for key mechanisms. earthbornegames.com/wp-content/u...
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3/10 My first approach was to develop an 18 card expansion to Dog Star Shippers. I’ve got plan for 4 and a training / intro expansion might work well with the other DSS expansions… www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
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"Yes, and..."
I have numerous minor updates I need to make before #GeCon in 3 weeks. Lord have mercy! I would also like to make a new set of professional-looking cards from #TheGameCrafter. Oof. It's amazing that after I print something up, my development obsoletes it within a week. Maybe, I […]
Wing Commander arcade screen.
The bar in Wing Commander.
The sim room in xwing.
2/10 I was thinking about the in-game space sims of old dos games - #xwing #wingcommander. They’re fun thematically and help add realism to games. So I wondered if something similar could be added to Dog Star Shippers.
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Mint tin game hidden behind some jungle life!
1/10 I want to share a new game that I’m developing. Over the next 10 days I’ll post a mini #designdiary. I’ll end with info about a #crowdsale on #thegamecrafter. In the meantime, what’s that crouched behind the that mushroom? Looks like it’s ready to pounce! #gamedesign #minttingame
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✨Check it out!✨
The Game Crafter is holding a sale from today until May 9th. You can get the Structure Decks and Booster Packs at a discount! 👀
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Lone shipper sale ad
Just a few more hours until the end of the crowd sale! Thanks for enduring all of these updates. 🚀😁🪐 Just one more sale will make this a total of 30 expansion copies sold! Check it out! #gamedesign #boardgames #crowdsale #sologame #thegamecrafter #spacesim www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
Lone Shipper box and cards.
Just a little over a day to go in the Lone Shipper Crowd Sale. With a couple more sales it could be over 35%! Core game and the other expansion are discounted as well. Ever want to own your own Space Ship and make your own way in the void? Now’s the time! #spacesim #gamedesign #thegamecrafter
The raider card from Dog Star Shippers Lone Shipper expansion!
This is the Raider one of the 6 new encounters from the Lone Shipper expansion. If you don’t have the weapons or the engines to get him off your back, don’t worry… He’ll leave you alone—if you just jettison your cargo... #thegamecrafter #spacesim #gamedesign #boardgames
Crowd sale still going strong! Here’s a look at the Hightailer—one of the two new playable ships for the Lone Shipper expansion. The Hightailer has a spot for Contraband. But the MGs will go after you regardless of your rep if Contra is in your hold! #thegamecrafter #spacesim #gamedesign #boardgames
The Lone Shippers crowd sale is just one purchase away from the next discount tier. With over a week to go there’s a good chance that it will make it to 50 sales, which would bring the cost down to $6.39 for the expansion. Check it out! #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #boardgames #spacesim
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The #tcg of Royal Showdown is currently available to purchase on #thegamecrafter. Currently it has it’s first 2 Structure Decks, as well as it’s first Booster Pack✨
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LAST DAY TO FOR DANUMO! (voting closes at 11pm EST)
If you have the time, please visit the link in our bio to check out our game entry in @thegamecrafter.bsky.social's "That Cool Stock Part Challenge"!
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Celebrate ONE YEAR of Reach Out Games with us by checking out our highlights of the year!
What was your board game highlight of the year?
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The INYO crowd sale ends April 7th!
INYO, a martial arts mindgame, is available now at a discounted price on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social !
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