Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesGetting familiar with four 18xx principlesI see quite a bit of strategy content/discussion online for 18xx and I personally feel that a good chunk of it misses the forest from the…12 min read·May 5, 2023----
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesMessing around with graphic design Pt. 5 LayoutDuring the Shikoku 1889 Kickstarter, a handful of backers observed that the placement of the stock market was on the bottom of the board…8 min read·Dec 24, 2021--3--3
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesWhy Shikoku 1889 — quick to learn, a lifetime to masterAs I continue playing and learning about 18xx games, how I value certain things in a game and my opinions about the overall decision space…4 min read·Dec 10, 2021----
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesGraphic design and production decisions for Shikoku 1889So I won’t be dissecting components like I have done in the past for my “Messing around with graphic design” series. My plan is to just…7 min read·Dec 8, 2021--10--10
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesComing up with an aesthetic direction for Shikoku 1889 and its box coverWith all the waiting everyone has been doing for Shikoku 1889 to hit Kickstarter, I wanted to share a bit about the production process and…5 min read·Dec 4, 2021--4--4
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesWhere is Josh/GTG and what is happening with Shikoku 1889?While I’ve been giving ad hoc updates to people as they’ve been asking, when I see a Facebook post one week and a Reddit post the next…4 min read·Aug 8, 2021--4--4
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesGrand Trunk Games is officially partnering with 18xx MakerAbout a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog titled “The case to make a game open for print-and-play”. Today, I am announcing that GTG is…2 min read·Apr 2, 2021----
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesReflections from a first time creatorWith 1861/1867 finally getting delivered to backers, I’ve been reflecting quite a bit on this project. I know this will sound a bit…6 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesExperimenting with naming convention in 18xxI’ve been thinking about this for quite awhile now and have decided to try an experiment with 1889 that might ruffle some feathers. I will…4 min read·Oct 29, 2020----
Joshua StarrinGrand Trunk GamesMAWGD4: 18xx tiles and 18xx maps(It’s a long one. Lots of pictures though, so don’t let the tiny scroll bar scare you.)13 min read·Jul 23, 2020--1--1