I DO MY OWN STUNTS update 31

 I DO MY OWN STUNTS update 31

 I’m happy to report that I DO MY OWN STUNTS production run has SOLD OUT! You can still buy copies at Geeky Teas & Games in Burbank. 

 

 
Thank you for everyone who backed and supported the game! This project has been a HUGE success!

I DO MY OWN STUNTS Update 30

 I DO MY OWN STUNTS Update 30

 Now that you have your game, you might notice a component isn't included. The rule book mentions player aid cards. However, these cards were removed to reduce costs (if you exceed the number of cards on a "sheet", you end up paying for the entire next sheet.) 

      

These things happen. Fortunately, all of the relevant information (genre and skill icons) are included in the rule book on the top of page 4.

I'm so grateful for all of my backers! Look at all of these happy faces! This is why I make games.

 

A reminder that you can still purchase I DO MY OWN STUNTS exclusively at Geeky Teas & Games, my favorite board game store in the universe.

I DO MY OWN STUNTS update 29

 I DO MY OWN STUNTS Update 29

Aside from a few in-person deliveries, all of the copies of I DO MY OWN STUNTS are on their way to backers!!

 

 

Overall, 86 copies of the games were pre-ordered by backers out of the production run of 100 games. I kept some copies for my own library and for promotional purposes but I still have a case remaining. Eight copies of the game remain unclaimed… This is your only chance to own this version of the game, so don’t delay!

 

If you are interested in owning your own copy of I DO MY OWN STUNTS, please DM me for details. Please consider purchasing a copy, it will help me create more projects in the future!

I DO MY OWN STUNTS Update 28

Deliveries have begun!!!

Over 60 games have been shipped worldwide! I will be reaching out to backers this weekend with shipping information.

I have hand-delivered many copies to friends and backers so far. This is my favorite part - seeing the happy owners of I DO MY OWN STUNTS! 

If you are one of the proud owners, don't forget to rate and review the game on Board Game Geek or your favorite social media platform!

Remember that if you missed backing I DO MY OWN STUNTS, there are still copies available at Geeky Teas & Games - who is exclusively carrying the game!

And if you selected local pick up, I will be at Geeky Teas & Games on Wednesday Feb. 18th and 25th from 7-10pm! Come and get your game! I'll see you there!

I DO MY OWN STUNTS update 27

Wow! Look at all of these boxes!

 

Back in June of 2025, I started development on a brand-new tabletop board game. The only thing I knew about it was I wanted it to be about Hollywood stunt people and rolling meeples. 

       

In addition, my personal goal was to create a game that, when I received it from the printers, it was whole, complete and sell-able. 

This week I received 12 and 1/2 cases of I DO MY OWN STUNTS from printer Gameland in China. I opened the half-case up and I am proud to say "mission accomplished!"

Every copy of I DO MY OWN STUNTS will be individually numbered. Only 100 copies have been made of this unique game and this version will never be reprinted again!

While the majority of copies of the games have been pre-sold, you can still buy a copy exclusively at Geeky Teas & Games in Burbank, CA or directly from me.

 

Next step, shipping out copies of the games to all of the backers!
 

I DO MY OWN STUNTS update 26

Just a short update this time!

A few weeks ago, I received this photo from GameLand, the game's printer. They were in the process of printing up the meeples and were concerned about the color of Oscar, the golden meeple. They didn't think it looked "gold" enough. I agreed. 

GOLD!!!!

I'm impressed with the level of detail they've been given my project, despite how "small" it is.

Also, they sent me photos of the pack-out for shipping the game. They let me know that the games should be shipping soon... as soon as this week! 

Exciting! 

In space, no one can hear you design!

 

ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo, published by Ravensburger games, is celebrating the five year anniversary of it's release and I thought it'd be fun to share the prototyping process of the game!

 

 

I've shared what went into pitching the game to Ravensburger here, but once the deal was signed, it was time to make a playable prototype! First thing we needed was a map of the Nostromo!

Using the blueprints of the movie's set as a guide, I started to explore layouts. I wanted to be true to the locations and how they connected as much as a board's configuration would allow. Note that on this map is the ALIEN THREAT meter as well as the DOOM METER.

 
Early on, the locations had abilities that the players could use, as well as vents that the players could slowly crawl through (at a cost of two move per space). These concepts were rejected as they slowed down game play.

 

 

The "innovation" of splitting the map design into two sections was the big improvement to board's design. It allowed there to a way for the players to get a breather if they managed to confine the alien to the upper or lower decks. 

 

Of course, you need pawns to move around the map. I found these spacemen did the trick. For the Alien, I used one from the game Horrorclix. My kids dubbed this guy "Allen". The security guard was a stand-in for Ash.

 

Two versions of player character cards. The player actions were much more granular at this point, but that was abandoned. Also,  Ash was considered as a playable character, but it was decided to keep him a "traitor" like in the movie, he needed to be a card-driven enemy instead. 

 

 

I hand-drew the cards at first. When we discarded the individual health system for each player, I still wanted the player to experience dread. These disadvantage cards penalized the player in a variety of ways. In the end, it became too much for the players to keep track of and we discarded the concept.

 

Also, player had a hand of cards that they could play to perform various actions. This game play concept got pretty far into play-testing but it was ultimately discarded to streamline play.

 The "Jump-Scare" deck was one of the ideas that got the game signed and creating this went through a few iterations.

 

 

The objective cards (originally called "destination cards") were fun to create. As I was already a big fan of the movie, I knew exactly what objectives, images and quotes from the movie I wanted to use as this deck would be where the player would get a large amount of the game's "flavor".

It became clear early on that players would need help remembering what the crafting costs of the items were. Since I didn't want the players to keep going back to the rulebook, these player aids were created.

The other design breakthrough came with the use of tokens. Some were items that the player could now craft anywhere (rather than having to craft in a specific location), other tokens were revealed on the map adding a moment of tension. Having the encounter deck repopulate the tokens was another improvement to the design. Note two fun tokens: the Kane token which players would have to carry and eject out of the airlock and my beautiful and highly realistic drawing of Jonesy.

 

Just like the movie, I wanted the game to have a big exciting finish. The final mission cards are just multi-stage objective cards, but they provided the flavor and tension that the game needed to end with a thrilling finish.

One last "easter egg" was this "bad noodle" objective card that I created as promotion to give out at conventions.  If you met me at Gen-Con or BGG con in 2022, you could have got one! "Bad Noodle" is a reference to description of the movie on the bootleg Chinese DVD.

 

I hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the making of ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo!