Exiled Here

The Kickstarter campaign to raise money to manufacture Farmageddon went insanely well. It went so well, in fact, that our backers began clamoring for a fantastic stretch goal. our solution ...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/03/expanding-farm-learning-about-expansion.html

I'm a new designer. I have a single published title that isn't even manufactured yet and a pile of prototypes that weren't worth finishing. And there are so many others just like me. We hav...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-all-fairness-treating-designers.html

Testing Poor Abby has presented me with many lessons. Some I've learned, forgotten, and now must relearn, others I'm learning for the first time. MAKE SURE FEATURES PRESENT A CLEAR VALUE TO TH...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/fifth-test-for-abby.html

As I noted earlier this week , I've been trying some different and strange stuff with Poor Abby Farnsworth to make the game more fun, more streamlined, and more unique. A good friend called me...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/big-shift-for-abby.html

I'm really enjoying the development of Poor Abby Farnsworth. I feel that I'm coming up with far more good ideas than bad ones and my playtesters have been enthusiastic about the game. I keep find...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/quick-notes-on-poor-abby.html

I've been hustling (and taking advantage of my hour long shuttle ride every day) to test and update Poor Abby Farnsworth. I was able to work in a second and third playtest this week. These t...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/and-two-and-three-poor-abby.html

I took the opportunity to test Poor Abby Farnsworth this past week. We didn't play a full game due to time and some issues with the game, but the test went remarkably well and I've finished ...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/02/poor-abby-testworth-results-of-first.html

I don't play too many digital games these days because I constantly get the feeling of deja vu. I'm almost 30 and I guess I feel I've played it all. Thankfully, every now and then a game emer...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/space-admiral-fleet-command-101.html

We've been testing Farmageddon steadily and furiously lately. No rest for the weary! We've been trying some slightly bizarre and nutty ideas, as well as ones designed to refine, deepen, and p...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/changes-on-farm.html

I'm making great progress with Poor Abby Farnsworth. Typically I'd be worried about writing so often on my blog, but it's easy to be prolific when you're excited. And I am! I finished the las...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/by-jove-witch.html

I'm deep in the midst of Poor Abby Farnsworth content creation. There are many cards to design in a deckbuilding game (shocking) and it's slow and time consuming work. But, the fundamentals r...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/thoughts-on-general-staff.html

I read a great post on I Slay the Dragon about upcoming games for 2012. Both @FarmerLenny and @FutureWolfie are far more savvy than I am regarding the ways of the industry. Not surprisingly, t...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/oh-games-i-will-play.html

A week or so ago I wrote a post about my design progress on what was then known as Witch Trial. You can read it here . Since then, my brain has been very busy. I've answered many questions and I ...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2012/01/rules-to-witchcraft-plus-hyperbole.html

The vast majority of the things I write on this blog can be summarized as "Grant describes at length why his new game is bad." However, every so often I write what I believe is a worthwhile contr...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/12/best-of-exiled-here-2011.html

My home! I consider home ownership a part of the American dream and an indicator of one's hard work and success. I worked really hard in college and at my job so that I could one day point a...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/12/rocky-rough-road-to-home-ownership.html

Last night's design/prototype efforts, brought to you by Crayola. I've made some interesting progress on Try Me! lately, so I wanted to put my thoughts down to see if others had insight or t...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/12/try-me-update-on-my-witch-trial-themed.html

Like most nerd inclined folk, I write a post most years about my favorite games that I played. Typically, these are video games, and typically, they are mostly in line with common sentiment, wit...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-favorite-games-for-year-2011.html

This morning I asked my twitter feed to provide recommendations for games to play with the family. I had so many great responses I decided to share them here, as well as my own at the bottom. Gam...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-family-game-recommendations.html

It's my goal to find a publisher for Farmageddon. The path towards this goal includes a lot of rejection, though oftentimes that's paired with feedback. Some I take, some I ignore. Most of th...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/11/dustbowl-fracas.html

Frontier Scoundrels has been in development since July and I think I've hit another key milestone, though it's not necessarily a good one. I've held a few complete start-to-finish playtests ...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-own-worst-fan-critical-look-at.html

My current lead design project, Frontier Scoundrels, has traversed some difficult terrain lately. I finally played the game from start to finish, which was excellent, but also showed me just ...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/11/status-of-expedition.html

This post may be controversial to some. My intent is not to stir controversy, anger anyone, or be a jerk. I made a comment on Twitter today after reading an article that generated many comments. ...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-thoughts-on-kickstarter.html

I'm trying to make consistent progress on Witch Trial. I've made a few decisions since my last post. If you're just now joining us, I'm doing this for National Game Design Month. My first post ...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/11/trial-will-re-adjourn.html

I've decided to steam ahead full on my design of Witch Trial, the sudden urgency being that this is National Game Design Month and I desire so much to be cool and hip. And what better way tha...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/11/opening-arguments-designing-witch-trial.html

A few years ago the entirety of my discretionary income was spent on games for my Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. The entirety of my free time was spent playing these games as well. The only...

http://exiledhere.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-my-playtime-de-evolved.html