How do you find your voice in your creative work and why does that matter? Also: some other things. The Outpost podcast is back. 02:10 - Community Question: Is the final push toward excellence a good use of time?13:02 - Community Question: How do you determine the...
How do analog vs. digital tools affect creativity? 1:19 - The “no accent” memo1:22 - Is using GameFound as an alternative to Kickstarter good for the industry? 8:26: - Is the O-Neb team mostly alike or very different?12:30 - Main Topic Begins: What are the...
You've been asking for it. Here is an episode focused all on board games. 17:57 - I’m a storyteller - board games24:16 - Wrinkle City 27:10 - Giant cheesecake trap30:00 - Favorite house-rules for Vindication
The first part of this reflection (focusing more specifically on the Unsettled campaign) can be read HERE. It is not required reading for this article, which takes a broader view of crowdfunding in the board game space from a creator perspective. Strategies and trends...
The Orange Nebula office is dark and empty. 4:45am is like that. A gentle glow is pouring in off the wet street and the world is wonderfully still. It's the perfect moment to reflect on the recently concluded Kickstarter campaign for Unsettled®; how we feel it went...
2019 has been a crazy year. Our community, The Outpost, has grown. We launched our podcast. And our team has grown. It’s incredible to be in community with you - it really is. Your creativity feeds ours. We love chatting through our ideas with you and hearing how you...
Embrace the potential of things unknown and expect revelation from what comes next. It is only by seeking that we unearth the things most worthy of discovery. - us, on a thing we made Discovery. The word itself conjures a special kind of excitement. An awe-inspiring...
This week we continue our look back at the Journey system introduced during the Vindication® Kickstarter campaign. If you missed Part 1 of this thought-splosion, where we give a bit of context about what the heck Journeys are, check it out [here]. Community Reaction...
According to our delightfully overflowing inboxes, the board game community is deeply interested in behind-the-scenes glimpses and rationale for decisions made by publishers, even ones as small as ourselves. Lately there has been particular interest in our stretch...
You know what’s fun? Predicting things. Such as upcoming trends in the world of boardgames. The next frontier, if you will. Well, a next frontier. There are many new horizons to explore in the boardgame universe. The evolution of design is less lasery, more...