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Again, it seems too long between posts, but I have some news to report, and mightily bored you might be reading about it… but here goes. As mentioned before, we had finished implementing the GameBox metadata that describes the AttM (Advance to the Moselle) and OMGN (Operation Market Garden – Nijmegen) game modules, by defining…
Continue ReadingDevelopment Sprints 8-10: Prototypes and Metadata II, finished today. Good riddance. This was a difficult series of sprints in that “outside influences”, aka: our day jobs, required our full attention over those nine weeks. Additionally for me, my previous blitz through GUI container object creation left quite a few bugs behind. My initial attempt at…
Continue ReadingSprint #6: Infrastructure Continues Framing TClient was completed today. Although upwards of 15 or so tasks were completed, no full stories were completed. The primary push continues to be in the realm of software development, namely in the development of UI containers and controls that work in a manner that we want. Here is the…
Continue ReadingSteel & Steam is currently on the back burner while I’m riding high on the TOCS wave. In order to accomplish our goal of getting TOCS into the hands of other playtesters this year, there is a mountain of work to accomplish. Here’s the how and why. Rules Review The splitting of the original MASL…
Continue ReadingFor the most part, the storefront site at brickmillgames.com is up and running. There is a lot more to be done, but the meat of our product plans and roadmap is there to behold. In addition to game information, pricing (when we actually ship stuff), photos, blurbs, etc., each game in the catalog will have…
Continue ReadingPaul Chicoine, my long-time friend and gaming and design partner, has accepted my offer to join Brick Mill Games. With Paul’s admission to the fold, Brick Mill Games will add his TOCS (Tactical and Operations Command System) wargame system to the game development pipeline. TOCS is the system that Paul and I have been working…
Continue ReadingNow that the initial energy of embarking on a new course has subsided, the real work begins: planning, product roadmaps, blogging to provide information, promotion, learning. That last bit is crucial. Product Pipeline I have five game designs which are in various stages of development: Steel & Steam :: Playtest Stage :: A board game…
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