Board Game Night!

[singlebanana]

There are a few things in life that I'd like to accomplish at some point and one of those is designing and printing my own board game. About a year ago, I came up with a pretty great idea for one and have been gradually been working on it since. I have several friends who like to come over and play and there is an especially good and trusted friend who I have confided with on my idea. I've already hashed out a draft of a rule sheet, created some specialty dice, drawn up plans for a board, and even designed some cards for a prototype deck. I was stuck concerning one part of my game (the map movement) until about a week ago and once I figured that out, I have now hit full stride in finishing a prototype. This game is still very, very young and I know will change with multiple gameplay. My wife and I intend on playing it with my buddy and his wife (3-4 player game) several times until we feel it is good enough to share, and then maybe create some more prototypes to try out at a local board game night. Again, it's going to be some time before we get to this latter point, but if any of you guys are in game groups, I might consider letting some of you try it out so that I can get some feedback.  

Also, if anyone has created their own board game, or know someone who has, I'd like to bend your/their ear about cost and how to go about creating it. I have a buddy who teaches art at a college and I am trying to work at incorporating an art project with him for his students to find an artist for the game. My thought is that this would be the cheaper way to go and might help a student increase his/her portfolio. Interested to hear you guys thoughts on this.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

I have a couple co-workers who are quite familiar with the process that I can ask.

[singlebanana]

I have a couple co-workers who are quite familiar with the process that I can ask.

That would be awesome! Any contact they might have or general ideas about how much funding I might need to start would be great.

[Zagnorch]

There are a few things in life that I'd like to accomplish at some point and one of those is designing and printing my own board game. About a year ago, I came up with a pretty great idea for one and have been gradually been working on it since. I have several friends who like to come over and play and there is an especially good and trusted friend who I have confided with on my idea. I've already hashed out a draft of a rule sheet, created some specialty dice, drawn up plans for a board, and even designed some cards for a prototype deck. I was stuck concerning one part of my game (the map movement) until about a week ago and once I figured that out, I have now hit full stride in finishing a prototype. This game is still very, very young and I know will change with multiple gameplay. My wife and I intend on playing it with my buddy and his wife (3-4 player game) several times until we feel it is good enough to share, and then maybe create some more prototypes to try out at a local board game night. Again, it's going to be some time before we get to this latter point, but if any of you guys are in game groups, I might consider letting some of you try it out so that I can get some feedback. 

Also, if anyone has created their own board game, or know someone who has, I'd like to bend your/their ear about cost and how to go about creating it. I have a buddy who teaches art at a college and I am trying to work at incorporating an art project with him for his students to find an artist for the game. My thought is that this would be the cheaper way to go and might help a student increase his/her portfolio. Interested to hear you guys thoughts on this.

Ooh! Is it a pinball-based board game? What I wouldn't give to see that!

Meanwhile: I'm still playin' my electronic Advanced Missions Battleship game from time to time. And if there's anyone out there who's up for a little Scrabble or UpWords, please let me know. Don't be intimidated by the fact that I was my middle school's two-time spelling bee champ...

[singlebanana]

Ha, ha! No, not pinball themed, but that's one hell of an idea.

[Zagnorch]

Ha, ha! No, not pinball themed, but that's one hell of an idea.

That really should be something you should take a shot at, just to see if it would work. Judging from what I heard in the latest CollectorCast, you'd be the best person to figure it out. Probably gonna need a Kickstarter campaign to fund such an endeavor, though.

[singlebanana]

Your roll would dictate the path taken by the ball.....hmmmm. Has some promise.

[Zagnorch]

Your roll would dictate the path taken by the ball.....hmmmm. Has some promise.

Sounds very RPG'ish. Not sure it would work as turn-based one, and it might be too fast-paced to be RTS.

Would you have to do a roll for how many times you hit the pops at the top of the field, and a roll for how many points per hit?

[Izret101]

Touch base with the woman who just did(or tried to do) Cads Against Matrimony. (I read about it via twitter.) It was only a card game spoof of CAH so pricing would probably be different for a full blown board game but she seemed to have it all figured out. Believe she already had full prototypes and was just seeking funding for final printings.

[singlebanana]

Your roll would dictate the path taken by the ball.....hmmmm. Has some promise.

Sounds very RPG'ish. Not sure it would work as turn-based one, and it might be too fast-paced to be RTS.

Would you have to do a roll for how many times you hit the pops at the top of the field, and a roll for how many points per hit?

We'll talk about this more off the record. If not, we might have to start sending out assassins.
[img width=486 height=394]http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/auberginefleur/imgs/a/f/afe23a03.jpg[/img]

[Zagnorch]

Touch base with the woman who just did(or tried to do) Cads Against Matrimony. (I read about it via twitter.) It was only a card game spoof of CAH so pricing would probably be different for a full blown board game but she seemed to have it all figured out. Believe she already had full prototypes and was just seeking funding for final printings.

A game for cads who are against matrimony? Count me in!

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Seriously Rich - just give me the board game version of the screenshot. I'd play that all day. I SPENT A SUMMER PLAYING THE NEUTERED SNES VERSION.

[Zagnorch]

Hey now,

Just picked up Stick the IRS, a locally-produced board game from the early '80s.


[img width=700 height=391]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/irsgame1_zps3c5f0e34.jpg[/img]

[img width=500 height=555]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/irsgame2_zps8cdf0119.jpg[/img]


While I thought the game's premise was novel, the object of sheltering as much of your income as possible from "the man" sounds like it'd make a boring game. But hey, who knows.

Oh, and another thing:

[img width=504 height=250]http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y409/Zagnorch/irsgame3_zps4fe188ce.jpg[/img]


'Late

[Boshamp]

Found this for $1.50, I was really hoping it was rarer, but only ranging between 20-30 bucks depending on condition. Everything is here and the box is in great shape, but there are a few stickers from all the stores it has been in over the years.

1965 original release Trouble board game

[img width=700 height=418]http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m232/Scott_Breaze/WP_20140616_002_zps852f1d32.jpg[/img]

[singlebanana]

That is an awesome box! Great find.