paulbaalhamJun 21, 20204 minThe 7th WayPhoto by B S K from FreeImages Introduction Last time, in Vive la Resolution I outlined 6 mechanics I was considering for resolving...
paulbaalhamJun 5, 20206 minVive la ResolutionIn yesterday’s post (Turns, Turns, Turns (and Rounds)) I discussed the turn structure and how players choose their actions. This post is...
paulbaalhamJun 4, 20203 minTurns, Turns, Turns (and Rounds)Image by David Zydd from Pixabay Episodes, Rounds and Turns The Spaceship 47 campaign will be split into 10 episodes. Each episode is a...
paulbaalhamMay 31, 20201 minDoing NothingImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay In my previous post I mentioned that I needed to do research. I have been doing this so actual...
paulbaalhamMay 25, 20201 minResearchBefore I get stuck into the design of the game, I need to do some more research. There are various Board Games and RPGs that I’ve decided...
paulbaalhamMay 9, 20203 minCharacter StoriesThis post was edited to include option 5. One of the things I want to include in Spaceship 47 is that over the course of the campaign the...
paulbaalhamMay 1, 20203 minEpisodesPhoto by Diego Vaisberg from FreeImages I think of this board game as the first season of a TV show. Each session the players play is an...
paulbaalhamApr 26, 20201 minSize MattersPhoto by sanja gjenero from FreeImages As I am concentrating on my book, I haven’t really thought about this game this past week. Apart...
paulbaalhamApr 19, 20202 minThree Levels of StoriesPhoto by Jean Scheijen from FreeImages For Spaceship 47, there are three levels of stories: Campaign Story Session Story Character Story...
paulbaalhamApr 12, 20202 minStar Trek or Star Wars?Photo by aksoy I’m a big ol’ geek. One of my many nerdy interests is Science Fiction. My two favourite Science Fiction things are Star...
paulbaalhamApr 5, 20203 minDice Systems Are GoI’m pretty sure that after I’ve written my book. I will resume creating this board game. One of the main reasons I paused on it is...
paulbaalhamMar 29, 20202 minDecisions, DecisionsI have this domain until November, so I might as well use it. At the moment I am not focusing on Spaceship 47 at all. My main focus is...
paulbaalhamJan 1, 20201 minLooking ForwardObligatory it’s-a-new-year-therefore-I-must-write-about-the-forthcoming-year post. In 2020, the main thing I want to do is finish off my...
paulbaalhamDec 24, 20192 minAn End of Year UpdateAs it is Christmas I have had a lot of Annual Leave so I have had time to work through my to-do list. Writing a blog post is the next...
paulbaalhamNov 6, 20191 minAn Unexpected UpdateImage by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Book So I’ve been pretty quiet lately as work on the Spaceship 47 board game has paused as...
paulbaalhamOct 9, 20192 minIt’s Been A WhileApart from the posts plugging Dwarven Beerfest, I have not blogged for quite a while. However, I forgot to turn off the automatic...
paulbaalhamOct 7, 20191 minFinal hours of Dwarven Beerfest KickstarterThe Dwarven Beerfest kickstarter is doing really well. It ends tomorrow, so if you were thinking of picking it up, you are running out of...
paulbaalhamSep 17, 20191 minDwarven Beerfest Kickstarter Launches!It is finally here. The Dwarven Beerfest Kickstarter has launched. You can get the base game / base game + expansion or just expansion...
paulbaalhamAug 6, 20192 minA New IdeaPart of the reason I decided to knock Spaceship 47: The Board Game on the head, is because there are a lot of story driven co-operative...
paulbaalhamJul 27, 20192 minWhat Next?For what I will do next, I want another project that is big – taking a couple of years to finish. There are three things I’ve been...