Damask, the gorgeous abstract strategy game about spinning silks is hitting Gamefound on 27 April 2022. I went behind the box to find out more from its designer and publisher about the road to Damask!
THE BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY
Kickstarter……Gamefound……..crowdfunding to get games (and practically every other consumable) from idea to inception is now as much a part of our hobby as meeples, dice, and drafting. But what seems to have started out as a platform to help the “little guys” get cardboard concepts off the ground without a corporate financial and support injection, […]
FRIENDLY LOCAL LIFEBLOOD
I went to my Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS) at the weekend. Now, if I had written that 18 months ago, you would have thought “so…..?”. You would have been waiting with bated breath (or perhaps not – I am probably way overselling my storytelling skills!) for the great reveal. The unbelievable occurrence or event […]
SAGGY MARIGOLDS
Great name for a band, right? Well, whilst Saggy Marigolds might be the best ensemble you’ve never heard of, it is in fact a pseudonym for a powerhouse of talent in my gaming group. And by talent, I don’t just mean around the board. Two names. Two people. Two skill sets. See, now, you were expecting one […]
THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
I met a woman a month ago. I know a lot of crazy stories begin that way, but this isn’t one of those tales. And when I say “met”, I mean that in the post 2020 Coronavirus, virtual sense. There was no physical touch, no handshake, not even an elbow bump or a toe tap. In fact, […]
