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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Video preview of Wrath

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I made a video for my new boardgame design, Wrath. This is a game I've been working on for about a year. I'm entering it in a design...

Facebook video for Dr. Esker - SPOILERS!

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It looks like they've got Dr. Esker's Notebook available in their board game room at the Connect Games Escape Room in Fredericksbur...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

Yoggity

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Working on Dr. Esker's Notebook has given me some energy to go back and get some of my earlier projects going again. I spent a good chu...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Weird Ebay reseller

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This is weird. Somebody is selling two "new" copies of my game on Ebay, for $6 over new list price. They can't really be new, ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Amazon early reviewer program

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I signed up for Amazon's Early Reviewer program for Doctor Esker's Notebook, and I just got my first review through it. For $60, Ama...

Esker business update

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For those of you following the business side of my indie game publishing project with Doctor Esker's Notebook, here's an update. I...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Plankton Games on Facebook

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Hey, if you wouldn't mind, please like Plankton Games on Facebook. Here's the page: https://www.facebook.com/planktongamesco So...

TGC Esker Contest Continues

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Only four more days until we know the winner of the TheGameCrafter Doctor Esker's Notebook Puzzle and Parts Challenge . 624 entries so f...
Monday, March 11, 2019

Cubist podcast appearance

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I had the great pleasure to be on The Cubist podcast with host Bill Corey, talking about puzzle game design and lots of other topics. Give ...
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Sponsored contest at TGC

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I had the idea that I might be able to run a giveaway on The Game Crafter for Dr. Esker's Notebook . I have used TGC for nearly all of ...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Doctor Esker's Notebook mentioned on The Cubist

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Eric from The Cubist Podcast (Episode #103) reviewed Doctor Esker's Notebook - very cool. His comments on the game run from about the tw...

Dr. Esker's Notebook sales and revenue update

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I'm nearing the end of my fourth week of Dr. Esker sales. After an initial bunch of sales to friends and acquaintances, I'm starting...
Monday, February 18, 2019

Another positive review for Doctor Esker's Notebook

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I got another positive review for the game here: Board Game Capital Doctor Esker's Notebook Review It sounds like they got stuck pre...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

Sources of orders

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I've been selling Doctor Esker's Notebook for a couple of weeks now. I've paid for a little advertising on Facebook and Google,...
Saturday, February 16, 2019

Woohoo!

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This is cool... Just played an awesome puzzle game, Doctor Esker's Notebook from Plankton Games . Full review to come soon. You can ...

On the efficacy of Facebook ads

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Here are the results from my ad campaign. It ran for about ten days. So, did it work? Well, assuming Facebook isn't just making...

Fixing errors

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Here's what fixing a printing error looks like. This is four cases of 11 games each laid out with the eleven cards I needed to replace i...
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Esker net revenue so far

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I'm going to add a graph here for folks interested in the business of self-publishing a game. I'll update this over the next year or...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Board Game Geek Listing for Dr. Esker's Notebook

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I got approved and listed on Boardgamegeek.com: Doctor Esker's Notebook on BGG Still waiting on approval for the game images, althou...

Videos for Doctor Esker's Notebook

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I've created two short videos showing the game. That was fun - lots of filming and editing and learning new software. The first vid...

Doctor Esker's Notebook: One week in

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OK, I've had a published game out there for one week. Yay! Here are some numbers: I started with 1080 copies; I've sold 24.  Afte...
Monday, February 4, 2019

Amazon product titles

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I visited Board Game Geek to see if they'd approved my listing request for Doctor Esker's Notebook , and I was excited to see an Ama...

Doctor Esker's Notebook - released now!

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I've got my new puzzle card game, Doctor Esker's Notebook , printed and ready to sell (well, I already sold the first copy). It...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Spider-Man for PS4

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Here's my nickel review of Spider-Man for PS4. My Spider-Man is seen here overlooking Washington Square Park, near where my son Nick goe...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Doctor Esker's Notebook is on the way to being real

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I just took a huge step on what's been a slow, twisty, often stalled journey toward publishing a game. I sent art for my puzzle card gam...
Monday, August 13, 2018

Esker card game quotes and pricing

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Getting some quotes back from manufacturers. A big variety in price points and discounts. The game is at a minimum 72 cards in a tuckbox, al...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

New Puzzle Game - Dr. Esker's Notebook

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I've been working on a new puzzle card game over the summer. It's modeled after an escape room experience, but based in a de...

Ludum Dare #41: Mortal Keybat

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I didn't post about this back when I wrote it, but I did an entry for Ludum Dare #41. The theme was "Combine Two Incompatible Ge...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

Ludum Dare game - Tycoon

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I completed my fifth entry in the Ludum Dare game competition last weekend. I wasn't sure about how fun it was at first, but it seems to...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

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My first new boardgame design in a while is in production at TheGameCrafter.com . Very cool feeling!  It's a worker placement game set a...
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