Updated Schedule

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jeff Horger

I have updated the CDG schedule so that it does not conflict with the Board Meeting… I hope. Please check the schedule of meetings to be sure you know when the meetings will be.

Schedule Conflict

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Jeff Horger

Hey designers, the board is now meeting on the same Saturdays that we were going to. Do we want to switch to the last Saturday of the month or go back to Friday only?

More Origin Showcase Games up on the Website

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Eric

Two more boardgames that have been selected as CDG Showcase games for Origins have been posted to the website. Click on the links below to check out their info.

Museum Jackpot
Published by Pirston Promotions in 2010, the “Museum Jackpot” is a non-elimination type board game. The game comprises of artifacts in the form of ‘dinosaur bone sets’ or ‘relics’. There is no limits of appraisal attached with these artifacts although hold minimum of one appraisal. The player can bid for these throughout the game. Learn More!

Tribute
Tribute is a deck customization game similar to deck building games. The game differs from others in the genre in that where a player discards his cards is important, there is a larger level of player interaction and that a player can grow or shrink his deck’s size easily. Players start with 9 cards but have the flexibility to lower the deck size to 1 card or raise it as high as 15 or more cards. Players try to obtain the most victory points to win. Learn More!

Blind Testers

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Jeff Horger

Hi fellow CDGers. I need to get in some blind play testing of a few of my new games. If anyone would be interested in taking any of following games from me at the March 2 or 10 meetings that would be great. I only ask that you play the game at least two times minimum before returning it to me. I will have a brief 1 page questionnaire included for your input. I need to know if I am getting the setup, the rules and the concept of the game across in my rule book. Let me know in advance if you are interested so I can make sure everything is prepared.

The games involved are:
Manoeuvre: Distant Lands Expansion
Fury (Fantasy Warfare)
Title Chase Basketball
20th Century Limited (Light Rail Game)

New Games Added

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Eric

We’ve added 2 new game descriptions to our website from Member Jim Harmon. Click on the links below to checkout some photos and learn more.

Penguin Stack
Penguin Stack by Jim Harmon is a preschool dexterity game where players take turns adding different size blocks to a stack. If the players successfully add all the blocks the penguin is rescued.
and

Broadhorns! Early trade on the Mississippi
In Broadhorns! Early Trade on the Mississippi the players takes the role of a merchants based in St. Louis financing cargo expeditions down the Mississippi river during the early part of the 19th century.

CDG’s Showcase Games for Origins

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Jeff Horger

May 30 - June 3, 2012

Listed below are the games that will have the CDG stamp of approval at Origins. If you have a game that you would like added to this list please contact a CDG member or come to our March meeting. We did not mean to slight anyone but we can only go off those members that are active here or attend the meetings. The games are listed by title and with their associated group member. Some games have additional people involved that are outside the CDG.

Crash Zone – Jim Harmon
Freight – Joe Roush
Museum Jackpot – Robert Huston
Panic – Greg Parsons
Pursue & Plunder – Jim Harmon
Red Tape – Raymond Chandler
Time’s End – Eric Meinen
Tribute – William Baldwin
20th Century Limited – Carla & Jeff Horger

New Artist Available to Help with Board Game Design Work

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Eric

Chris Yusko - Viper Mark II - Battlestar Galactica Drawing

Chris Yusko is an artist willing to help out on anyone’s board game design if they need it. You can contact him through his facebook page and while you’re there, check out some of his artwork!

http://www.facebook.com/Gavantar

Submission Deadline this Friday

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jeff Horger

Remember that tomorrow is also the submission day for the showcase games. We need to decide which games are going to be focused on for the event. If you cannot make it at least be sure to let us know if you want to have a game in the showcase.

Game Board Artwork & Resources

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Eric

I’ve been working on the artwork for Time’s End for quite a while and I think I’m close to finalizing it. I wanted to share a few resources that I found extremely helpful and also show the progress that I’ve made since joining CDG. All the play-testing and critiquing have really been helpful in moving this game forward.

: The original board back when the game was Kings & Generals.

: An early draft of the Forest Board.

: The latest Forest Board design.

: An early draft of the Desert Board.

: The latest Desert Board design.

Helpful Resources

Lost Garden
Good starting point. The free tileset graphics are lowres because they were designed for video game use, but still a great resource.

Dundjinni
Great software and forum although it’s no longer really being supported. Exporting the finished image can be tricky and if your self-publishing, all of the artwork is copyrighted.

Creative Gremlins – Kepli
I actually noticed Kepli’s art through the Dundjinni forum and reached out to him about using some of his artwork. He’s been extremely helpful to me and his designs are fantastic.

CG Textures
I can’t say enough about this site. Thousands of textures and images free to download, very friendly licensing and even tutorials on how to use them! Definitely my new favorite resource.