Essen?

Last year we attended 3 shows.

AireCon, UK Games Expo and Tabletop Scotland.

They were all good in their own ways and we enjoyed them all.

This year we can’t make AireCon or Tabletop Scotland due to family holidays.

This weekend at the National Space Centre was great.

All set up at NSC!

But we might have room in the calendar for one more…

Could this be Eurydice Games’ first Essen?

There’s loads of things to work out. Tax. VAT. Customs. Costs.

But we’re looking into it for the first time…

Space

I have been fascinated by space for as long as I can remember.

I love sci-fi stories and films.

Maybe you can tell? FlickFleet? Rocky ‘Roid? The Planets My Destination? Coalescence?

My favourite game is Race for the Galaxy. (And I bought Ian O’Toole’s amazing BGG Artists Series reimagining of the box art for that).

Every time we drive to Bristol to see our families we pass a sign for the National Space Centre.

It’s been on my todo list for a long time.

This weekend I’m finally visiting it!

We were invited to demo (and sell!) FlickFleet there as part of their To Boldly Game event.

Needs more Star Wars

I’m so excited!

Ending

The pledge manager for the Box of Pirate Flicks closes in about 24 hours.

Last chance to get heavily-subsidised international shipping on all things FlickFleet.

Then I’ll be ordering all the things we need to make 1,200 boxes worth.

Or maybe 1,500.

I need to decide on final numbers.

Hence closing the pledge manager.

I’m also getting a new Coalescence prototype together.

This one was too small!

And finishing off The Planet My Destination.

Then we’re off to the National Space Centre for their To Boldly Game event.

It’s a busy time!

Culmination

I have two games nearing completion.

The Planets My Destination, my second roll and write.

And Coalescence, a dexterity game of solar-system building.

TPMD has frequently got great feedback. 

I’m finalising the graphic design now.

I might just release it on the website.

Rather than crowdfunding.

Rocky ‘Roid made very little money after ad spend and Gamefound fees.

Coalescence has been 4 (5?) years in the making.

It’s worked for most of that time, but was missing the spark that makes it super fun. The highs and lows.

And it was nigh-impossible to manufacture.

I think I might have cracked both.

Needs a new prototype. 

And more testing.

I’m working on both.

Might even enter Coalescence into the Cardboard Edison award…

2024

Another year.

Can it be better again than 2023?

For me?

For my family?

For Eurydice Games?

I’ll do what I can to achieve those.

Not with resolutions.

But with habits.

My daily habits have slipped over the last week.

I did six out of nine.

So I lost my streak.

52 days.

Now 0 again.

I’m going to restart.

Can I beat 172?

Reach 200?

We’ll see…

Happy New Year all! I hope your habits propel you to excellent things.

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