The Lost Fleet

Grant Rodiek | October 18, 2015
After months of thinking, design, graphic design, and prototype building, I finally brought a re-imagined Sol Rising to the table. The Lost Fleet emerged victoriously, at least for now, and a huge wave of relief has washed over my ego and looming sense of fear that I wouldn’t have it ready to pitch at BGG Con.
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Thoughts on Pandemic Legacy

Grant Rodiek | October 17, 2015
Cover image provided by Z-Man Games on Boardgamegeek.com Post by: Grant Rodiek I played Pandemic Legacy five times with my friends last night and I really wanted to write about it. I'm writing about the game experience and the design and will in no way discuss specifics or spoil anything.
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The 54 Card Guild: #7

Grant Rodiek | October 14, 2015
If this is the first time you're seeing The 54 Card Guild, I recommend you begin with Guide #1. It will explain everything. All of the posts are tagged with 54 Card Guild. There is an active Slack group, which exists to brainstorm, pitch, and discuss games.
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An Exercise in Art Direction

Grant Rodiek | October 12, 2015
I'm not an artist, nor a professional art director, but on several occasions now I've hired artists as a publisher or foolish designer to create art for my games. I say this not to boast, but to establish some credentials before providing information on how to do it better.
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The 54 Card Guild: #6

Grant Rodiek | September 30, 2015
If this is the first time you're seeing The 54 Card Guild, I recommend you begin with Guide #1. It will explain everything. All of the posts are tagged with 54 Card Guild. There is an active Slack group, which exists to brainstorm, pitch, and discuss games.
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Selling Yourself: Con Presence

Grant Rodiek | September 28, 2015
The inaugural Twitch Con occurred this past weekend (September 25 and 26) in San Francisco. Quite appropriately, this was the first convention I attended with a Hyperbole Games booth. In the past, I've merely attended conventions, but here, I was manning my booth and demoing games for two straight days.
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The 54 Card Guild: #5

Grant Rodiek | September 15, 2015
If this is the first time you're seeing The 54 Card Guild, I recommend you begin with Guide #1. It will explain much. All of the posts are tagged with 54 Card Guild. There is an active Slack group, which exists to brainstorm, pitch, and discuss games.
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The 54 Card Guild: #4

Grant Rodiek | August 28, 2015
Firstly, I'm sorry this post is a week late, and it barely made it at that. I've been swamped at work and have found myself making no progress on my designs and the blog has fallen lowest in the queue.
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Many Diaries

Grant Rodiek | August 17, 2015
I'm a big fan of Slate's The Gist, a daily ~30 minute podcast that features Mike Pesca, formerly of NPR. I highly recommend it if you enjoy witty wordplay, commentary of culture and politics, interesting interviews, and most importantly, Mike Pesca.
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The 54 Card Guild: #3

Grant Rodiek | August 14, 2015
Posted by: Grant Rodiek This is the third entry in the 54 Card Guild, a loosely guided course for designers new and old interested in crafting a game consisting of at most 54 cards and nothing else.
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