My focuses this week are Your First Spellbook – and a bunch of research around 2027!

Last Week

Your First Spellbook was announced! Release date is Tuesday September 29^th.
I worked a bunch on Your First Spellbook for layout, editing, finalizing rules, etc.
Late-stage playtests continue – mostly trying to smooth over the play experience.

This Week

This week (and next) are where Your First Spellbook layout and editing pretty much gets finished.

Finish layout for full game (minus included advanced rules – those will come later)
Do a first editing pass for the game. I have a lot of different playtest documents I am pulling from over the last year or three, and I want to make sure things are readable. So I’m doing earlier editing/proofing than other releases I’ve done.
Continue late-stage playtesting, mostly for the advanced rules.
I’m also doing a bunch of research for my 2027 projects. Included in this are changes or improvements I’m making to some of the tools I’m using, and trying to figure out how to continue to help more people find and enjoy the games I make.

I’m having a blast continuing to work on games for Paper Dice Games – thank you for continuing to read along and be a fan!

-James

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