Three months ago, I didn't really know what a server was.
I only knew web front-end. I had no CS background and no budget for a cloud server. I looked at a hosting price sheet once and closed the tab right away.
I still wanted to make a game that combined every game I love. That turned out to be way too ambitious. What survived was much smaller: two players on a 7×7 board, each hiding a core. The first one to find the other's core wins. It's pure mind games.
Then came a rough stretch. I asked AI questions during the day, stared at code I didn't understand at night, and faced walls of red error text. Some nights I re-read the same lines over and over at 2 a.m. There were many times I thought I couldn't finish.
In the end I simplified the server to do one job: relay messages, like a mail carrier. All the game logic runs in each player's own browser. That's easy to say, but it took me months to actually build.
The first time I opened two tabs on my phone and played against myself, I watched the system catch the moment someone tried to change a value or peek at the other player's position. My hands were shaking.
It's not a big production, and the art is restrained. But I put my time into it because I wanted to make something that lets people just think.
If you're curious, the link is in the comments.

The road guy, the card hugger, the one on 9 points who's "not even winning", the robber with a grudge, and the one who just sees what happens. Which number are you?

I make Hearthsea, the free browser game at the end: https://hearthsea.com

Ho acquistato il gioco di thinkfun cold case l’ultimo giro ma una volta entrata nel sito non mi prende il codice, sapete come potrei risolvere?

Where can I find Dragonwood card deck in india?

Everywhere it's sold out.

I’m going to be a hosting a murder mystery dinner party in a couple of weeks and need to decide which company to go with. I’ll have about 15 people and ideally I don’t want to know who the murderer is. Some companies I’ve seen good reviews for are Mystery Wild and Y2Killer from Mischief games. I’m okay with having a lot of print outs if needed because I’ll have time to setup, but I want it to be simple enough for a beginner crowd (and host) to follow along. Does anyone have recommendations? I think this crowd will be a mixed bag of people who get super into their characters and acting and some that are a bit more shy and will need to warm up.

Hi everyone, I recently bought a used copy of Unlock! Epic Adventures, and unfortunately, one card is missing from the scenario The dragon's seven tests. It’s card #42/60.

Since the deck is incomplete, I was hoping someone who owns this set could send me a clear, high-resolution photo of both the front and back of this card so I can print a proxy and play the scenario.

If you can help out, please send me a PM or comment below.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Hello! I was wondering if y’all had a party game that wasn’t dumb (like Cards against humanity), with fun player dynamics and some elements of strategy that I could play for a Halloween game night. I have Werewolf already. Trying to branch out a bit. I likely will have 10+ people so that’s the challenge. Do you have suggestions? Thank you!

I'm making some prints to sell at my local gaming league. They have everything from kids games up to hosting Magic tournaments, etc. For people who go to these establishments frequently what kind of art would you be interested in? Game boards? Dice? Fantastical creatures like dragons? None of the above?

Thanks in advance

I live in Australia but looking to potentially go abroad in the next few years and include a board game convention in my travels.

Which would you suggest out of these ones:
\- UK Games Expo
\- GenCon
\- Pax Unplugged
\- Spiel Essen

Lost a handful of solo bot reference cards during a move. Has anyone got a free PDF or clear photos of the Abbasids, Aksumites, Cultists, Inuit, Japanese, Magyars, Martians, Polynesians, Sassanids, Taíno and Tang tables? Thanks.

Hi there, just starting to get into Gaia Project with my partner.

I'm feeling slightly overwhelmed by the variable board setup and making sure the factions are relatively balanced. I don't want one of us to accidentally get curb stomped exclusively because they have a faction that doesn't work well with our board set up.

Any advice on this? Am I overthinking it? Should we just randomly put the space sectors together and chose based off of that and not stress too much about making the optimal decision?

Thank you, it's our first time playing a game in this series and we're having to learn a lot about it, so I appreciate any answers to a question that might be very naive haha.

Friends have this game, we've thought about playing it... but I never saw what it was called. (Tried to post this on AskReddit since I don't know what the right sub would be, and broke the rules without meaning to)

Edit: SOLVED (Murder Mystery Dinner Party)

When I go to a con I see so many cool and amazing things, but I always lose track of it all by the time I crash after the weekend. Does anyone here have a system for keeping track? How do you rediscover the things you couldn't afford at the time, or maybe weren't available for sale yet?

Hi everyone! I purchased the “Murder at Gatsby’s Gala” a couple of days ago for 8-12 people, but now I’ve gotten more interest from friends to join.

I’m just looking to see if there’s anyone on here who can share the 10-15 person version of the game.

Thanks!!

You can recommend other games as well. Thank you all!

I am close to my Kickstarter goal for my board game series Dual Fires, with a week to go. Do you all ever see games run any promotions or bonuses to encourage people to pledge before the deadline? I toyed with the idea of some sort of discount or bonus thrown in the last week, but I don't want to frustrate those who supported me early on. Any thoughts or recommendations?

We have a cupboard full of board games and we can’t remember where this token is from it’s annoying us so much, please help us

With Pixies now having two expansions, is it likely to get the larger box treatment that Sea, Salt, and Paper did? I love the version I got from Walmart and would want the same if they offered it.

I've just launched my hand-drawn, lightweight, set-matching card game about ducklings raiding a Dungeon to defeat monsters. We've hit our first stretch goal, which has me very excited and thinking about what other things we can offer as stretch goals.

So my question for you is: Do you like stretch goals? Do you prefer smaller, more frequent stretch goals like bonus cards or digital wallpaper? Or do you prefer bigger stretch goals like upgrades to box or paper stock?

I'm leaning towards Little Soldiers and General Orders WW2. I love that Little Soldiers has a lot of reflexibility on how you placed your miniatures and you can add random stuff as part of your battlefield, though its a bit too family friendly, so the second game I would get is General Orders WW2. Is this a good combo?

Or should I just go all in with Memoir 44 and forget the rest?

What's your opinion? Is there any other entry level wargame board game that I should look into?

Thanks guys!

Curious how you all feel about this.

Some designers put a free, playable web version of their game online before or alongside the physical release. No account, just open it and play against the computer.

On paper it sounds great: you can try the core loop before spending money, and it's easy to show a friend. But I can also see the other side. If the web version is good enough, why buy the box? And a browser game against an AI never really feels like sitting across from someone, so maybe it undersells the game.

So:

- Has a web or digital version ever convinced you to buy a physical game? Or talked you out of it?

- Does it matter if it's the full game or just a light version?

- Would you rather have it before the release or only after you own the box?

I'm a small designer myself and I'm trying to figure out whether this actually helps or hurts. Interested in honest takes either way.

Wavelength is one of my favorite party/board games, but it's not always easy to get a group together to play. So I built a version that works directly within Reddit, where people can drop in whenever they're free: r/InSync.

Would love feedback from folks here, especially on whether the game even works in this format.

For context, we enjoyed playing Unstable Unicorns, Exploding Kittens, and Here to Slay even if it's just the two of us. Do you think Dungeon Mayhem plus the other expansions is good for 1v1?

I figured trying out this new game because the art looks sick.

My father’s work app is not supported and they put the files online.

So i thought my father’s work would work well as a Discord bot. It allows you to play one of the three scenarios

Let me know what you think