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Jul 1

Kingmaker special: a 3D insert for your new game

I take no credit for this amazing artifact - a specially designed insert for Kingmaker: the Royal Relaunch. This add-on product (not an...

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Sep 25, 2023

It's nearly Spiel time again!

5-9 October 2023 Hall 3, 3A114 - Surprised Stare Games' stand COME AND SEE US! It's been a year already since Spiel '22, though that's...

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May 15, 2023

Kingmaker on The Dice Tower

Today is the official retail launch day for Kingmaker: The Royal Re-launch. To mark this milestone, and my involvement as developer of...

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Apr 1, 2023

How to set up Kingmaker the Second

I'm not an expert at making videos, as you can tell if you watch any of them. However, after making an unboxing video of the new...

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Mar 26, 2023

Presents from Gibsons: Unboxing Kingmaker

A big hooray on Saturday 25 March 2023, when my long-awaiting package arrived from Gibsons. Here's a video about what happened next......

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Nov 23, 2022

A Trip to Notts - Retford Moot A

After a brief recovery from GridCon, Charlie and I headed north on the A1 to Nottinghamshire for the Retford Moot, a replacement for our...

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Nov 15, 2022

On the Grid(Con)

Charlie and I went off to GridCon 3 last week. For the uninitiated, GridCon is Paul Grogan's south west annual board gaming convention....

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Oct 13, 2022

Kingmaker Kickstarter Krescendo!

Surprised Stare Games is now back from Essen's Internationale Spieltage and has had a couple of day's rest. I was especially pleased that...

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Sep 28, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 8, Stuff we left out

This is the eighth post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts: Basic...

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Sep 26, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 7, Scrope to Masham: some comments on historicity in Kingmaker

This is the seventh post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts: Basic...

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Sep 23, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 6, Controversies?!

This is the sixth post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts: Basic...

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Sep 21, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 5, Teamwork!

This is the fifth post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts: Basic...

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Sep 20, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 4, What Versions to Put in the Box?

This is the fourth post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts: Basic...

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Sep 15, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 3, Kingmaker The Second: The Board, Parliament, Random Death

This is the third post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts: Basic...

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Sep 13, 2022

Live on the Modelling For Advantage YouTube show today!

Ralph Anderson (Kingmaker Kickstarter Manager) and I will be live streaming about the new Gibsons Kingmaker edition on the MfA YouTube...

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Sep 8, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 2, Kingmaker The Second: Prestige

This is the second post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts: Basic...

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Sep 6, 2022

Kingmaker Developer's Notes - 1, Basic Principles

This is the first post in a series about Alan Paull's re-development of Andrew McNeil's game Kingmaker for Gibsons Games. Posts:...

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Apr 11, 2022

Making of Kings, April 2022 update

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/news/tabletop-gaming-magazine-podcast-season-2-is-here/ https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/Store/Back-Issu...

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Feb 27, 2022

Making of Kings, February 2022 update

Gibsons Games have just created a signup form for people who would like to receive information about the launch of their new edition of...

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Sep 28, 2021

Another Kingmaker Milestone

I've handed over the redeveloped Kingmaker prototype to Gibsons Games down in Sutton. This marks a line-drawn-under-it moment in terms of...

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