Clik here to view.
Kickstarter is now FUNDED
We’ve just got home from the UK Games Expo to find we are FUNDED!! Who’d believe that we’d fund in half the time it took us to get Assembly funded first time round?! Thank-you everyone for your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Design Thematically?
TLDR: There has been a polarised view between some reviewers as to whether story enhances abstract games or not (based on reviews of Assembly).We wanted theme through the use of story telling to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sensor Ghosts Released to Retail
This month, Wren Games launched its second but stand-alone game in the Assembly series to retail. Sensor Ghosts is a challenging cooperative or solo moving maze puzzle set in space with an AI...
View ArticleLittle Things Add Up – Part 1: Campaign Costs
This blog was originally posted to Cardboard Vault but is no longer available so is now being posted here to ensure it remains available. There’s a reason why you want to plan in some financial risk...
View ArticleLittle Things Add Up – Part 2: Manufacture & Delivery
We now move onto the costs post Kickstarter that may not be immediately obvious when costing your Kickstarter and when running your new business venture. They are grouped into types of costs with each...
View ArticleLittle Things Add Up – Part 3: Ongoing Business Costs
There are a number of ongoing costs associated with running a business. Some of these costs are mandatory, although their applicability depends on the choices you have made in your product design and...
View ArticleLittle Things Add Up – Part 4: Cost of Sales
Marketing costs This section will be the most variable for any creator and will be dependent on what your marketing plan contains. And I do recommend you have a marketing plan, preferably on paper but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Games Expo Sale!
To celebrate the UK Game Expo (UKGE) we are having a sale on our webstore. From Friday 21st August until midday Wednesday 26th August many of our bundles will be discounted by up to 20%! So if you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fail Fast & Create Great Games
Failing fast is often talked about in business but can be readily demonstrated as being highly important in tabletop board game design. Getting ideas out of your head and onto paper is probably the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Influence Our Games – Sign Up to Playtest!
We’ve been testing a new game – completely unrelated to the Assembly series. We think this may be our next game as development is progressing well. The inspiration came from an obscure traditional...
View Article
