Dan Bullock

Good luck, comrade!

I am very sorry. It looks stunning! I hope you can retool and relaunch soon.

Mollie wrote an excellent piece. I encourage other historical designers to check it out. Particularly, those of us that tackle challenging topics.

Dreams Less Sweet are Force the Hand of Chance are among my favorites. Few artist compliment so many disparate moods

You'll never regret removing yourself from anywhere you don't feel appreciated, loved, and respected. Says Skeletor sometimes wondering wait am I the baddie?

Ideally, the audience should be supporting game reviewers if they value their work, and the reviewers should be transparent about their policy with review copies before/after games are reviewed.

With a face like this, I would never do my own stunts

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire Beyond Solitaire Podcast 225: Dan Bullock on Penitent

@danbullock.bsky.social was on my podcast today, just like I was on his! You should preorder a copy of Penitent while you still can--it's going to be very cool. youtu.be/i3K1OIkVJF4

Yes, indeed. I'll host the episodes through the season before looking into a permanent home for them.

Interview with Liz Davidson - Game Design Deep Dive Liz Davidson has co-designed Queen of Spies and the forthcoming Night Witches with David Thompson. She is also the Creative Director at Leder Games, but you may know her best for her work on her Bobby...

NEW (& FINAL) SEASON of GDDD: I interview @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social to discuss her designs, creative director-ing at Leder Games, and the transition from game criticism to game design www.buzzsprout.com/1993070/epis...

Generally, I dislike dice and roll-and-move. If you are relieving me of agency regarding where I go, then the design should emphasize what I decide when I get there. If neither is a concern, that game needs to have something to say or be over before I finish my beer.

Many are nostalgic for dice games, because we play them as kids, but I think dice are a popular component in classic family games because they can upend strategy- allowing a child to beat a more strategically minded adult.

My deepest thanks to those that preordered Penitent and helped spread the word. It’s a struggle for these types of historical games to get made, so it warms my heart to know there is an audience for underserved non-kinetic topics

Thank you! File under: Quaker Sim

Penitent Penitent is a solitaire game where players take the role of Quaker reformers, tasked with designing a visionary American penitentiary in the early 19th century. Players will draw a floorplan for their...

My newest game PENITENT is now available for preorder at lockhornsgames.com/products/pen...

Thanks Graham! The signal boost is much appreciated. I am hopeful that I can ship overseas this fall when I can make another game available to make the shipping more worthwhile.

When linocuts I made didn’t match the vibe of the Penitent cover, I made a custom ink stamp so I could print on each deck tile. I’m really happy with how they turned out.

Gonna solve the male loneliness epidemic by starting a charity that teaches men about brunch.

Design Diary: Part Three | Penitent In this final design diary installment for Penitent, I want to discuss agency and friction along with something seldom discussed in our industry: HOW the game is being made. The Gods Will Have Blood...

The FINAL design diary for Penitent is now posted ahead of preorders going up next week. I cover agency & friction along with ditching crowdfunding and donating a portion of our proceeds. Any help spreading the word for my bespoke prison game is much appreciated. boardgamegeek.com/thread/36611...

I have made a few PNP games and additions to other people's games. Every file needs to be reformatted for a letter page. Every dark textured background needs to be altered to spare those poor ink cartridges. Pros: eco-friendly & accessible. Cons: time-consuming & requires further iteration

Have you ever wanted to play No Motherland WIthout but with an extra turn?!

No? Well TO BAD!

No Motherland Without: Turn Eight Expansion is now available on Tabletop Simulator! Experience the game with one extended turn and new events along the way!

Link: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

YouTube video by SD Hist Con 20 Years of Twilight Struggle with Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews

This was an absolute blast! TS played a huge part in introducing me to the hobby. My interview with Ananda Gupta and @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social can now be found on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtDK...

I may consider it after the reprint later this year. Some of the components for PENITENT may be tricky to reproduce at home. One can always swipe letter tiles from the Scrabble box, I suppose.

It is similar to Blur's "Song 2"- a jock jam in so far as a stadium of people can murmur the subverbal hook

Rosenblum's book was such an inspiration. What a phenomenal career!

I'm looking forward to checking out the video

This will only be available at the online shop for this print run. If there is demand for it, I will either reprint it later this year to ship to Canada & Europe or license it to a European publisher.

Thank you, my friend! I may try to demo it at SD Hist North in July.

Quick Announcement: PENITENT will be available for preorder on FEBRUARY 20. We will notify our mailing list of the exact time. This print run will be limited to 200 copies (signed & numbered).

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“Unbiased” board game reviews are the last ones to be trusted. Everyone has biases. Far more trustworthy are reviews that acknowledge their influence and bias. It indicates a level of awareness, honesty, and ability to contextualize that hints at more thoughtful and meaningful analysis and review.