Drayer Ink

Bubble Net

  • Bubble Net – How to Play

    Bubble Net – How to Play

    Story In the wild, most humpback whales hunt by lunge fishing – they see a shoal of fish, and they lunge at them. It’s not very eff-FISH-cient! Some pods of whales have developed a better technique, called “bubble net feeding”, where one whale dives down below the fish, blowing a spiral of confusing bubbles that…

  • The Bubble Net Kickstarter is launching June 11th!

    The Bubble Net Kickstarter is launching June 11th!

    That’s Today! Well, it’s been a minute or two since we last sat down and typed up what’s been happening chez Drayer Ink, hasn’t it? If you follow our socials, you have probably seen at least some of our updates – lots of conventions, testing and developing our games, being on panels, and most relevant…

  • BUBBLE NET IS ALMOST HERE!

    BUBBLE NET IS ALMOST HERE!

  • GAMA Expo and Bubble Net

    GAMA Expo and Bubble Net

    2023 was a whirlwind of conventions, prototyping, and a whole lot of other things.I haven’t blogged for quite some time, and I apologise – it gets harder and harder to sit down and write about things when there are so many other things going on!So, I am giving myself a pass for now – and…

  • TOKENCON – DAY 3

    TOKENCON – DAY 3

    Sunday, the last day of TokenCon 2023, was luckily a bit slower – but we still had a constant flow of interested players – and that night, we headed home to PDX!

  • TOKENCON – DAY 2

    TOKENCON – DAY 2

    The Saturday of TokenCon, as with all multi-day weekend events, is the busiest day. We girded our loins and partook of the free breakfast, and then the crowds hit and kept hitting all day.

  • TOKENCON – DAY 1

    TOKENCON – DAY 1

    Day 1 of TokenCon was MUCh busier than we expected – we demoed Bubble Net all day, then we did a Game Jam and played some games!

  • TOKENCON 2023 – getting there

    TOKENCON 2023 – getting there

    We had a tough choice – there were several other conventions on at the same time as TokenCon 2023, but the idea of a small convention where we could practice our setup and have a quiet first booth won out in the end – and we were glad that it did, even if it wasn’t…

  • Our Monster Play-testing Weekend

    Our Monster Play-testing Weekend

    We finally had a WHOLE weekend to dedicate to play-testing our prototypes! This is the overview, more details to follow as we process and implement what we have learnt!

  • Bubble Net – Updates

    Bubble Net – Updates

    Bubble Net is a meditative, multi-player solo game about a pod of Humpback whales hunting fish with a spiral of bubbles. Here’s how I developed the first prototype of the game!