Let Sleeping Giants Lie – Entry #4368

As Presented in May 2023

Designer(s) | Jeff Johnston

This is a Let Sleeping Giants Lie game in progress

Family, medium weight puzzlely co-op
Players use logic and timing to serve proper Dishes to Giants to position them for an escape to glory with the magic Harp
Some euro style contract mechanics

Game Length

Teach:
10 min

Test:
60 min

Talk:
15 min

Player Count

Min Player:
2

Max Player:
4

Game Details

This game has appeared previously at Protospiel Online, but has recently worked out some kinks in the flow and connection between the part of the game when you serve and the final Escape. I'm really excited to share the progress.

Publication Path

Looking for a Publisher

Publishing Method(s)

Another Publishing Method

Times Designer Plans to Attend

NOTE: Playtests at Protospiel are not scheduled in advance. Times listed here are estimated windows when you'll be more likely to catch this designer around the Discord server.

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All times are in US Eastern.

Fri 12pm-6pm, Fri 6pm-12am, Sat 12pm-6pm, Sat 6pm-12am, Sun 6am-12pm, Sun 12pm-6pm, Sun 6pm-12am

Designer Time Zone

US Eastern Time

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Themes

Fantasy

Mechanics

Unique Mechanic

Formats

Designer Experiences

Components

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Intended Audience

Casual:
This game expects players to focus more on social interaction than strategy and/or takes under 45 minutes to play in full, including the rules teach.

Medium:
This game involves some strategy and takes 45-90 minutes to play, with no more than 15-20 minutes of that time spent on the rules teach.

Heavy:
This game focuses on strategy and takes 90 minutes or more to play, with 20 minutes or more of that time spent on the rules teach.

Development Status

New:
This is more of an idea to workshop than a game.

Middling:
You have playtested the prototype before, but you expect it to still have bugs.

Nearing Completion:
You know the game works but are trying minor adjustments.

Final Testing:
This will feel pretty close to playing a published game, but you’re still taking feedback.

Publication Path

Self Publishing
The game creator(s) will handle marketing, sales, distribution, and all other logistics of bringing the game to market.

Looking for a Publisher
The game creator(s) are looking for someone to partner with them to handle some or all of the process of bringing the game to market.

Under Contract with a Publisher
The game creator(s) have found a company or individual who will partner with them to handle some or all of the process of bringing the game to market. The publisher and designer might be the same person, but, beyond the self publishing option, a game that is “with a publisher” will publish under a brand that publishes for a variety of designers.

No Plans to Publish
The game creator(s) will not make this game available for sale to the public. The fun of creating and playing the game is all the reward they need.

Publication Method

Crowdfunding
The publisher will produce the game after a large group of people have paid in advance. Crowdfunding platforms include Kickstarter, Crowd Sales through The Game Crafter, Gamefound, Indiegogo, etc.

Retail Distribution
The publisher will distribute the game to retailers such as friendly local games stores (FLGS), Target, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Cool Stuff Inc., etc.

Print on Demand
Also known as POD. The manufacturer can print one copy at a time so that the seller doesn’t need to carry inventory. Popular POD services include The Game Crafter, Drive Thru Cards/RPG, and Board Games Maker.

Another Publishing Method
Other methods may include handmade games, print and play or monthly subscription games, creating a seller account on an online marketplace like Amazon or Etsy, and/or selling from your own website — or anything else the publisher can dream up!

Crowdfunding Status

Planning Stage
The campaign is not yet open for backer pledges. Interested players may be able to follow the project on social media and/or via email updates.

Late Stage
The campaign is either open for backer pledges or has recently finished funding. The publisher is making final tweaks to the product before sending final files to the manufacturer.

Rework Stage
A crowdfunding campaign launched in the past did not meet its funding goal or was cancelled before the campaign ended. The publisher plans to launch a new campaign using lessons learned from past campaign(s).

None
There is no plan for a crowdfunding campaign at this time.

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