Zones Of Control

I recently introduced a small rule that totally changed the game.

Movement Phase

Playtesting Tabletop Games

Gaslands went through 18 months of playtesting before I handed it over to Osprey. Partly, this was because the…

Naval Gazing

In researching A Billion Suns, I came across this review of Naval Thunder on DriverThruRPG:

A Billion Suns: Design Principles

A strong game needs clear design principles.

Theme As Glue

I recently took some time away from the design of A Billion Suns to focus on its setting. Oddly, doing this really helped boot the…

Autonomous Miniatures

The design for A Billion Suns is currently in the state where it is stuffed full of great ideas: none of which work yet.

The Difficult Second Album

Gaslands is a success. What the heck do I do now!?

She cannae take anymore, Captain!

In a game of massive spaceships duking it out, an obvious element to include is some from of damage…