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Core game concepts introduced

Published on November 20, 2014

Core game concepts introduced

Along side getting the Chip Shop website online (needing a lot more work of course!) I have started defining the core game concepts, i.e. what you are aiming to do in the the game and what components will help you achieve this. I have also spent some time trawling through 80s US computer history pulling out products, personalities and events that will form the game cards.

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Next up:

  • Sketching drafts of some of the components
  • Researching game creation concepts and communities
  • Creating cards
  • Improving website and designs
  • Starting to contact people from 80s computer history who might like to appear in the game.

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