Drayer Ink

Prototypes

  • 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…

  • PAX EAST – DAY 1 – THURSDAY

    PAX EAST – DAY 1 – THURSDAY

    My first day at PAX East was also my first experience of a huge American convention. It was HUGE – about twice the size of the largest event I have attended prior to that.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • Unboxing Brambleton

    Unboxing Brambleton

    Early last year, I got a Facebook message from my Aussie friend, Kate, inviting me to do a beta test of their system. We chose to use our prototype for Brambleton. Here’s how it went!

  • Target Audiences

    Target Audiences

    Whether we like it or not, board games are a product, and products are designed to appeal to a certain sector of the population, whether niche, hobby, or mass – understanding the audience, and the part we want to target, is an essential part of the process.

  • Thematic Design

    Thematic Design

    Last night on the Meeple Syrup Show, we had the lovely Sarah Shipp as our guest to talk about how to start a thematic design her way. Here’s a bit about mine!