Posts about the development of Worldbreakers.
v0.99 of Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate is now available on Tabletop Simulator! Barring any significant last-minute playtesting, this will be the version that will be included with the printed game. Here is a full list of changes, followed by the reasoning for each of the updates. List of Changes Many cards had their traits …
After posting the evolution of The Ancient Butcher, I was talking to Adam Factor on Twitter and got myself into trouble with the following tweet: You can say that again! Two artists in particular contributed significantly. Agustín designed the Void guild and Emilio Rodríguez designed the Moon guild. Their early illustrations set the course for …
The next version of Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate is now on Tabletop Simulator! Here are the changes: All of the cards have their final ART and NAMES! No more “Earth Guild Executor” and “Void Worshipper”, no more placeholder art. All of the illustrations are done! Game components • The action reminder cards now has …
Alamut. Meaning “eagle’s nest” in Persian, the castle is located in modern-day Iran, about 130 miles (200 kms) north of Tehran. Founded by Wahsūdān ibn Marzubān in 865 AD, the castle was captured by the Isma’ili chief Hasan-i Sabbah in 1090 AD and became the headquarters of the Nizari Isma’ili state. In Worldbreakers, Alamut Castle …
The next version of Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate is now on Tabletop Simulator! Here are the changes: Rules • “Check for victory” is now step 5 in the Rally Phase (was step 2) Game Components • The reminder cards for solo and 2p have been updated Card name changes • Dirty Attack: Renamed to …
I have been talking to several fulfillment companies about getting freight and shipping quotes ahead of the Worldbreakers March 1 Kickstarter campaign. I decided to add a 10-chapter solo campaign to the game and was completely blindsided by the weight implications. The campaign adds around 40 cards, which I did not expect to matter in …
Several players and interviewers asked me about plans for the future of Worldbreakers, so let’s talk about upcoming expansions and organized play! Reminder: The Kickstarter campaign is starting March 1. If you’re excited about the future as much as I am, make sure to back Worldbreakers on day 1, and tell your friends about the game! Inspirational …
I am planning to launch Worldbreakers, my two-player card game, on Kickstarter on March 1st. As part of my research I interviewed Joe Slack, a board game designer, publisher, author, and instructor. Joe runs the Board Game Design Course and posts regularly about self-publishing. We discuss the steps required to get your game produced: printing, …
So you want to produce a board game: Interview w/ Joe Slack Read More »
In the previous post in this series I discussed how Netrunner served as a starting point for the Worldbreakers snake-like round structure. Another mechanic that inspired Worldbreakers is Netrunner’s agenda. Winning in Netrunner requires agenda cards, which represent precious, highly sensitive data. Each agenda is worth some amount of agenda points (typically between 1 and …
From Netrunner’s Agendas to the Worldbreakers Location Cards Read More »
My favorite card game of all time is Netrunner, the cyberpunk cat-and-mouse game from Richard Garfield (of Magic: the Gathering fame). Worldbreakers adopts heavily from Netrunner, and the greatest influence is the action-based economy. During each Netrunner turn you get four clicks. You can use a click to take one of a long set of …
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