Drayer Ink

board game design

  • Play-testing at BGG.CON

    Play-testing at BGG.CON

    An update on the prototypes we play-tested at BGG.CON and the ones we left at home – where are we now? What’s coming next for Drayer Ink games?

  • Tabletop Network/BGG.CON 2022 – 7

    Tabletop Network/BGG.CON 2022 – 7

    Finally, Saturday! Before the convention, I felt like this was going to be the biggest day – everything would be pretty tame as we ramped up to the busiest day of the week. In fact, by Saturday, it was starting to feel a lot more like the end of the whole event – many of…

  • Tabletop Network/BGG.CON 2022 – 6

    Tabletop Network/BGG.CON 2022 – 6

    Day 6 of our convention was Friday, and George had the day off, so we got to explore BGG.CON together! And we played Spirit Island with Eric Reuss!!

  • Tabletop Network/BGG.CON 2022 – 5

    Tabletop Network/BGG.CON 2022 – 5

    Day 5 of our TTN/BGG adventure is day 2 of the actual BGG convention. I had my first 6-player test of this version of The Valley, so that was stressing me out – so glad I got it out of the way, though! And after that, I relaxed and started to really enjoy myself properly,…

  • New Design – Bubble Net

    New Design – Bubble Net

    Bubble Net is a game about humpback whales bubble-net feeding – try to let as few fish escape as you can, you need to eat! This is the first prototype and test of the game. It went well!

  • Unboxing – October TGC order

    Unboxing – October TGC order

    Recently, both George and I ordered prototypes of our games from The Game Crafter, and there were bits that weren’t quite right – this is the story of the replacement parts!

  • New Designs – Mycelia

    New Designs – Mycelia

    Check out the first stages of our latest game design, Mycelia, which is about building a network of mycelium to encourage mushrooms to grow.

  • Intertidal Survival – the next prototype

    Intertidal Survival – the next prototype

    From the very initial concept of the game, Intertidal Survival was meant to have a physical resemblance to a rockpool. This is how we’re going so far.