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Dragon

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The Small Box Challenge
« on: October 01, 2021, 17:07:40 »
I've registered Rival Troops for a contest at The Game Crafter called the Small Box Challenge. If you have an account at thegamecrafter.com, please show your support by voting for my game at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/small-box-challenge to be included in the list of 20 semi-finalists. Voting ends October 8, 2021! Thanks!
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Re: The Small Box Challenge
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2021, 20:15:52 »
Lots of good looking games are on the Small Box Challenge. Only 20 of them will be going to the next stage of the contest.

Here is the list of games that I found interesting, fitting for the contest, and decided to vote for. Not all games on this list are available for purchase currently... actually, none of them are available for purchase currently because TheGameCrafter ran out of the boxes that are needed to print these games, so even with the ones that ARE published for sale, there are some delays.  :-\ 

Asteria (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/asteria1)

Asteria is a big game in a small box.

Questfallen (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/questfallen)

Help (or hinder) your friends on a quest to destroy the cursed... which relic was it, again?

NIN Card Game (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/nin-card-game1)

Control most castles with your Ninjas to win the game

Hoodwink: A Game of Strategy and Bluffs (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/hoodwink:-a-game-of-strategy-and-bluffs)

Hoodwink is a strategy game where two players try to maneuver secret tiles to steal treasure.

The Time Travelers Henchmen (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/the-time-travelers-henchmen)

Time hopping, artifact collecting, race through the past.

Ghost Pirates! (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/ghost-pirates-)

Exploration & Naval Combat for Two Players

Plunder – An Explorers of StarSea™ Game (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/plunder-an-explorers-of-starsea-game)

Sail the expanse of StarSea in search of Treasure

Urugomo (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/urugomo)

Clear bounties, defeat bosses and level up to become the strongest bounty hunter in the world!

Rival Troops (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/rival-troops)

Use your troops to secure the best campsites

Ratatoskr (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/ratatoskr)

A squirrel viking themed bag builder for 2-4 players based on the Norse myth of Ratatoskr!

Gordian Maps (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/gordian-maps)

A strategic game of traffic maze manipulation.

The Good Old Hockey Game (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/the-good-old-hockey-game1)

Trade Attacks as You Try to Score on Your Opponents Goal!

Hedonia (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/hedonia)

A lightweight, light-hearted, semi-cooperative role playing game. Wizard hats are optional.

Veggie Battle (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/veggie-battle)

Hoe, sow and grow your way to a veggie victory!

Vintage Vinyl (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/vintage-vinyl)

Vintage Vinyl is an economic, action selection, and set collection game for 2-5 players.

Pick N' Nick (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/pick-n-nick)

Invite and feed your friends in this light area control picnic game.

Cartastrophe (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/cartastrophe)

Race around on a mine cart collecting treasure and running from dragons!

Runaways (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/runaways)

Endangered Critters escape poachers in this solo/co-op puzzle RPG.
(Note: Artwork on this one is very rough. This is a work in progress, not currently for sale, just a concept, but consider the potential.)

Imposters on Mars (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/imposters-on-mars)

Turn your house into a real-life game board and play Imposters using only a deck of cards

Lakefront (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/lakefront)

Run your own lakeside real estate agency
« Last Edit: October 07, 2021, 16:48:17 by Dragon »
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