How to Play Karmaka
In part 1 of this series we explained the goal and overall game structure of Karmaka, and presented the Karmic Ladder. In part 2 we presented the cards, including the three card colors, their point values, and their abilities. Here, in part 3, we’re going to put it all together and explain how the game […]
Terminal City and Proto-Alley
Dave and I attended the Terminal City tabletop convention (TCTC) in Vancouver last weekend to show our game Karmaka. TCTC dedicates a section of the convention to something they call “Proto-Alley”, an area where designers can show their games-in-development to folks looking to try out cool, new games before the rest of the World has […]
The Cards of Karmaka
Welcome to part 2/3 of “How Karmaka Works.” Last time we described the Karmic Ladder and the overall structure of the game. Today we’ll dive into the cards themselves, which make up the meat of the game. Each card has a color, a point value, a name, and an ability. Examples below: There are three card […]
Karmaka and the Karmic Ladder
This is the first in a series of three short posts that delve into the mechanics of our upcoming card game, Karmaka. The game has some unique and juicy mechanics that strongly reflect its karmic “what goes around comes around” theme, and we’re excited to start sharing them with you. Today we’ll start with the […]
USD! USD! A Kickstarter Request
We plan on running a Kickstarter campaign soon for a game in development. We also live in Canada. That means our pledge prices will all be listed in CAD (Canadian Dollars) rather than USD. Creators in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand are similarly bound to their country’s currencies. Let’s face it: the majority of […]
Tabletop Resources for Videogame Developers
Dave and I are relatively old hands in the videogame industry. Between AAA and indie projects we’ve each been at it for over 10 years. But, aside from some hobbyist design, neither of us knew much about the tabletop game industry until we got serious about publishing Karmaka. Over the last 6 months we’ve done […]
New Game Announcement: Karmaka
At long last, we’re ready to announce a new game – one we’ve been working on for roughly a year now: Karmaka. We’ve put together this initial website dedicated to the game where you can see some art, an overview of the game, our rough plans, the team, etc. We’d love to hear what you […]
New Game, New Website
It’s been quiet on this blog for a while, but that’s going to change soon, as we’re preparing to announce a new game! More on that soon. For now I’ll just say it’s a card/board/tabletop game (yup, a real, physical game!), though we plan to release a digital version of it as well. Anyways, you […]
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Last year, Ryan Oliver – a developer from Nunavut – reached out to us. While playing Osmos he had noticed an achievement we named “Atanarjuat”, earned for completing the game’s “Chase” stage. This was a nod and a reference to a wonderful Canadian film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, based on an ancient Inuit legend. (yup, […]
Osmos 2.3 for iOS
Hey everyone, just a quick post about our latest iOS Osmos update. The main additions are: Multi-language support You can now play Osmos in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and… Inuktitut! The story behind the Inuktitut translation is an interesting one actually. Big thanks to Nicolas Simon (a Master’s student in translation […]
