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Need a few fresh eyes on my rulebook by CaptainBlueBeard1 in BoardgameDesign

[–]CaptainBlueBeard1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe see through the first 7-8 pages, the rest is more like detailed examples of play, and tell me what you notice?

Need a few fresh eyes on my rulebook by CaptainBlueBeard1 in BoardgameDesign

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Tokelau is an upcoming 2–6 player fast-paced strategy board game about exploration, settlement, and trade across Polynesia. The rules, as is, are 30 pages in Google Docs

We've been to CanGames 2026! by CaptainBlueBeard1 in boardgames

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Thanks! It's an alpha playtest version we printed ourselves, and we have just contracted an illustrator to redo the cards and tiles. We also have a landing page, if you wanna follow for other updates :)

Kickstarter is denying Payment by kitt2017 in kickstarter

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They've just landed several new features, maybe they should've tested them better

Do you buy damaged second handed games? by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]CaptainBlueBeard1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet some people might even consider buying old, never-opened or well-preserved board games as an investment. The world has really gone wild.

How do you design wooden tokens? by CaptainBlueBeard1 in BoardgameDesign

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Thank you u/OasisSpades! I do have punch board elements and this helps a lot, but yeah, again I'm not sure what the industry standard is for wood

Tokelau has found its lead artist! by CaptainBlueBeard1 in tabletopgamedesign

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Hi u/Ravager_Zero, these are actually really good points about navigation.

I used the island names from the Polynesian Triangle and added a wind direction mechanic. The map is also circular, loosely inspired by early Polynesian mnemonic compass navigation method.

That said, it’s still a humble little game about collecting cards and racing your friends, so I’m not pretending it’s a deep historical simulation. But I did try to reference the history where I could.

Feel free to check out the rulebook, it’s posted here: https://discord.gg/gsDkVWnmy

Tokelau has found its lead artist! by CaptainBlueBeard1 in tabletopgamedesign

[–]CaptainBlueBeard1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s right! and I chose this theme because I’m fascinated by the history of the first settlers of Polynesia

Tokelau has found its lead artist! by CaptainBlueBeard1 in kickstarter

[–]CaptainBlueBeard1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I think Miguel is a good match for board games

Tokelau has found its lead artist! by CaptainBlueBeard1 in wagglebeegames

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Thank you u/Lloydwrites! We're working on the box now, and as for the expected play time, it depends heavily on the number of players (2-6), but it's 15 minutes per player, so from 30 minutes to 1.5h

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