Untitled Grid Game – Entry #5941

As Presented in January 2024

Designer(s) | Jamie Sabriel

A game of Untitled Grid Game in progress

An early-stage 2-player yomi auction and spatial puzzle game

Game Length

Teach:
5 min

Test:
30 min

Talk:
25 min

Player Count

Min Player:
2

Max Player:
2

Intended Audience

Medium

Development Status

Playtest Platform(s)

| Screentop.gg

Interested to Play

Game Details

This is my brand-new game for this Protospiel Online, and I have no idea if it works yet! It's another experiment in me trying to expand my boundaries as a designer, this time by having the spatial element be the primary tactical focus, and having the player interaction/yomi elements be indirect through an auction instead of direct like in my other games. [Of course, there are still a few "actions" you can bid on to mess with one or both grids because I couldn't help myself!] This game is likely going to be tested multiple times with sweeping changes between, or maybe not! We'll see!

Publication Path

Designer Group(s)

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.

Read the #lfg-instructions channel in our Discord server to learn how our Looking for a Game system works.

All times are in US Eastern.

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

Designer Time Zone

US Eastern Time

www.worldtimebuddy.com is a helpful tool for quickly translating your time zone.

Themes

Abstract

Mechanics

Formats

Designer Experiences

Designer Owns a Website

Components

Designer Identifies as:

Nonbinary, queer, autistic, neurodiverse

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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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