Bristol Expo

April 13, 2012 Blog Update No comments

So I just got back from Bristol Expo and it was an amazing experience. Very, very busy but amazing none the less.

I managed to meet a good friend of mine, that I met through Deviant art 2 years ago, Jen Smith; who is as amazing as her art work (so check it out, buy and support her) and I also managed to meet and have a quick conversation with Cy Dethan, the writer and creator of Cancertown – the comic that got me back into reading comics. He was a truly down to earth guy, very friendly and polite. I am very honoured to have shook his hand.

Those two wonderful people are the only reason I went to Bristol Expo so I spent the rest of my time wandering around and picking up a few things for myself and friends that couldn’t make it.

Infiltration – Play Test (C:\Endofline Post)

March 3, 2012 C:\Endofline, Game Design, Game Testing No comments

Due to the complexity that has become of the (still) Untitled (space based) Tabletop game. I have put it on hold and started a new game titled “Infiltration”.

The purpose of the game is that one player is the Infiltrator and has a mission to accomplish while the other player is the defender and with pre-planning of his security measures and guard movements, tries to catch the Infiltrator.

After a mission is chosen, the defender sets his security measures up and plans the route of his guards patrols on a map hidden from the other player. When the game starts, the Infiltrator can move freely but the defender has to move his guards along the pre-planned routes (unless an alarm has been raised. More on this later).

The game is all about planning. If you don’t set up your defenses carefully, then the Infiltrator will just walk in and succeed in their mission (As what happened in test game one).

Game MapThe (Makeshift) Game Tokens

In round 1, we quickly set the game up and dived right in. Mark had no problem winning this match.

In round 2. Mark (playing as the defender in this round) set up a better defense than what I had in the first round which gave me some close calls. Testing the unarmed combat near the end of the game almost ended it for me but I just managed to get out alive (with minus points for the score system we made up on the spot) but it is safe to say that Mark won the test game but it has proven successful.

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