It’s been quite some time since I last posted an update on Winds of the North. Some of you reading this might not even know what it is! What is it? Winds of the North is my upcoming solitaire gamebook set in Viking Age Scandinavia. It’s a huge sandbox game with lots to do likeContinue reading “Winds of the North 1.0 Progress Update”
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A Slow Valheim Playthrough
I’ve played Valheim several times, including a few times multiplayer. I didn’t finish every playthough, but most of them reached the end (the end being whatever was in the game at that time). I’ve found that my willingness to reach the end is largely impacted by how much I’m satisfied with my build projects. MyContinue reading “A Slow Valheim Playthrough”
Winds of the North Update v0.9.2
Another update! This one brings further balance changes and a few small additions.
Winds of the North Update & Call for Feedback
As expected after re-building the PDF, there were some errors resulting from the rebuild. There are a couple of other things to correct or update. Overall, nothing was a major problem, but I wanted to get an update out and also put out the call for feedback. Updates & Corrections Call for Feedback The newContinue reading “Winds of the North Update & Call for Feedback”
Winds of the North v0.9.1 Playtest
What’s Winds of the North? Winds of the North returns! It’s been quite a while. Why the long hiatus? Simply, I was still hopeful about finding a publisher. There’s still some hope, even if not exactly what I was looking for, but it also took weeks to rebuild the PDF from scratch. It had becomeContinue reading “Winds of the North v0.9.1 Playtest”
Board Game Review: Knarr
9/10 A spectacular and speedy set-collection game Update: 10/10 In Knarr, you will run a crew of Vikings and explore and settle lands while recruiting new Vikings to your crew. Don’t get too excited, there’s not a lot of theme here. It’s a simple set-collection card game where you can cash in your sets ofContinue reading “Board Game Review: Knarr”
Winds of the North v0.9 Release!
It’s finally here! And while the expanded combat rules are probably the biggest change, there are some other important quality-of-life and balance changes.
Winds of the North 0.8.4 Release
After taking a hiatus to make The Unseen World, I’ve been back to Winds of the North, playtesting a full campaign and making more adjustments. There aren’t any major mechanical changes, but there are many adjustments, some additions, a variety of fixes, and a few clarifications. The game has been very loose in several areas,Continue reading “Winds of the North 0.8.4 Release”
Winds of the North v0.8.3 Release
It took a while to compile the feedback and implement the changes (also interrupted by a much-needed break), but the next update is here. It’s primarily small tweaks and balance changes with a couple of revised systems to help streamline the game. Here’s a look at the bigger and more notable changes/fixes/additions in 0.8.3. LearnContinue reading “Winds of the North v0.8.3 Release”
A Return to Valheim
Since it came out in early access, Valheim has become comfort-food gaming for me. I’m not usually into these types of survival/crafting/building games, but Valheim does things just right for me (and it started with a healthy amount of content and was remarkably stable for early access). I was getting burned out recently and neededContinue reading “A Return to Valheim”
Thomas P. King, author and game designer 