❖ Version History ❖ May 13th, 2022As always with the Librarium Games Design Journal, we have some interesting gaps in the timeline. It has been nearly six entire months since our previous post for Phoenix Farm. During all that time, we had been putting the important finishing touches on Calendra for its publication debut. A […]
❖ Phoenix Farm, Part #20: Cipher Project Bonus Card ❖ Read More »
❖ Version History ❖ December 12th, 2021During the weeks leading up to the holiday season in 2021, we had been twiddling our thumbs waiting on The Great Chase to be manufactured. The process was supposed to be completed by the end of November, but unfortunately we were still a few months away from this coming
❖ Phoenix Farm, Part #19: Secret Cipher Origin ❖ Read More »
❖ Version History ❖ December 4th, 2021Having developed an entirely new playable version of the prototype this past week has left me hungry for some serious play testing. I desperately want to get some new eyes on the project and see how people are liking what we are working with so far. This being said,
❖ Phoenix Farm, Part #18: Children of the Yule Festival ❖ Read More »
❖ Version History ❖ November 20th-30th, 2021The stage is set. An entirely new prototype must be developed for Phoenix Farm in order to test how the mechanics are coming along, and a holiday weekend is on the approach. I will have somewhere close to four entire days off in a row, and it is time
❖ Phoenix Farm, Part #17: The Mini Card Prototype ❖ Read More »
❖ Version History ❖ November 17th, 2021Alright. So, we’ve got this brilliant idea to bring together the game now for our next prototype: double sided ‘mini cards’. This will help us reduce how many items are needed to make the game, and it will make the flow of the game pieces a lot better too!
❖ Phoenix Farm, Part #16: Playmat Feather Counter ❖ Read More »
❖ Version History ❖ 25th of January, 2021:In the previous chapter of the design journal we covered the process of dramatic changes to the number systems in the game mechanics. That problem had stemmed from needing to change the data around on the characters, and changing specific interaction types (such as the Skirmish Mechanic). Now,
The Great Chase, Part #15: Improved Play Tests Read More »
