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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...
Jul 1, 2024
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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...
Sep 25, 2023
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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...
May 15, 2023
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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...
Apr 1, 2023
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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......
Mar 26, 2023
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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...
Nov 23, 2022
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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....
Nov 15, 2022
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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...
Oct 13, 2022
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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...
Sep 28, 2022
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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...
Sep 26, 2022
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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...
Sep 23, 2022
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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...
Sep 21, 2022
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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...
Sep 20, 2022
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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...
Sep 15, 2022
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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...
Sep 13, 2022
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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...
Sep 8, 2022
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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:...
Sep 6, 2022
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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...
Apr 11, 2022
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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...
Feb 27, 2022
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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...
Sep 28, 2021
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