{"author_link":"\/users\/boltkey","author_name":"BoltKey","author_uid":"boltkey","comments":[],"epoch":1724767543,"event":"LD55","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":395228,"likes":19,"metadata":{"p_key":"84840","p_author":"BoltKey","p_authorkey":"1001169","p_urlkey":"295598","p_title":"My LD44 entry made in 9 hours is now launching as a board game on Gamefound!","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD55","p_time":"1724767543","p_likes":"19","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1001169","us_name":"BoltKey","us_username":"boltkey","event_start":"1712966400","event_key":"120","event_name":"Ludum Dare 55"},"node":{"id":395228,"parent":395219,"_superparent":395186,"author":1169,"type":"post","subtype":"","subsubtype":"","published":"2024-08-27T14:05:43Z","created":"2024-08-27T10:57:37Z","modified":"2024-09-01T15:40:33Z","_trust":11,"version":1239343,"slug":"my-ld44-entry-made-in-9-hours-is-now-launching-as-a-board-game-on-gamefound","name":"My LD44 entry made in 9 hours is now launching as a board game on Gamefound!","body":"It's been 5 years.\n\nFor LD44, I had abandoned an idea I was holding onto for far too long, had to discard everything, and with 9 hours left on the clock, in a last-ditch effort, I created [Rising Pyramid](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/rising-pyramid). It was not very polished and didn't look very good, but the gameplay was there, and it was fun!\n\n![ldsneferu.png](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ec.png)\n\nI liked the core mechanic and geometry of the dominoes in a pyramid, and wanted to expand upon it, but realized it is better suited for a tactical board game than a videogame. I created a prototype and embarked on a journey of board game development. Over the years, I playtested with bunch of different groups from the hobby and the industry alike, iterated and experimented, ditched a year of development and choose a different path after a single game with my board game design guru Vlaada, made digital implementations on Tabletop Simulator, Board Game Arena, and my custom board game engine. I got together with a friend of mine who owns a local board game publishing company, had an actual artist make art for the game, consulted historic accuracy with an egyptologist, and we are launching a [Gamefound campaign for Sneferu](https:\/\/gamefound.com\/en\/projects\/tlama-games\/-sneferu-builders-of-the-pyramids) right now! We will also be presenting the game at Essen Spiel, and international distribution will follow soon after.\n\n![ldsneferu.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ef.jpg)\n\n![ldsneferu4.png](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ed.png)\n\n![ldsneferu3.png](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ee.png)\n\nAlso, you made it into the rulebook!\n\n![ldsneferu.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650f1.jpg)","scope":"public","node-timestamp":"2024-08-27T14:05:43Z","meta":[],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/$395219\/my-ld44-entry-made-in-9-hours-is-now-launching-as-a-board-game-on-gamefound","parents":[1,5,9,395186,395219],"files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"love":19,"love-timestamp":"2024-09-01T15:40:33Z","comments":0,"_wayback":{"timestamp":"20240901182606","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/395305+282383+395291+395263+395250+395248+395239+395228+395217+395212?author&parent&superparent"}},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"395228","n_urlkey":"295598","n_parent":"395219","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/$395219\/my-ld44-entry-made-in-9-hours-is-now-launching-as-a-board-game-on-gamefound","n_slug":"my-ld44-entry-made-in-9-hours-is","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"1169","n_created":"1724756257","n_modified":"1725205233","n_version":"1239343","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/$395219\/my-ld44-entry-made-in-9-hours-is-now-launching-as-a-board-game-on-gamefound","text":"It's been 5 years.\n\nFor LD44, I had abandoned an idea I was holding onto for far too long, had to discard everything, and with 9 hours left on the clock, in a last-ditch effort, I created [Rising Pyramid](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/rising-pyramid). It was not very polished and didn't look very good, but the gameplay was there, and it was fun!\n\n![ldsneferu.png](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ec.png)\n\nI liked the core mechanic and geometry of the dominoes in a pyramid, and wanted to expand upon it, but realized it is better suited for a tactical board game than a videogame. I created a prototype and embarked on a journey of board game development. Over the years, I playtested with bunch of different groups from the hobby and the industry alike, iterated and experimented, ditched a year of development and choose a different path after a single game with my board game design guru Vlaada, made digital implementations on Tabletop Simulator, Board Game Arena, and my custom board game engine. I got together with a friend of mine who owns a local board game publishing company, had an actual artist make art for the game, consulted historic accuracy with an egyptologist, and we are launching a [Gamefound campaign for Sneferu](https:\/\/gamefound.com\/en\/projects\/tlama-games\/-sneferu-builders-of-the-pyramids) right now! We will also be presenting the game at Essen Spiel, and international distribution will follow soon after.\n\n![ldsneferu.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ef.jpg)\n\n![ldsneferu4.png](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ed.png)\n\n![ldsneferu3.png](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650ee.png)\n\nAlso, you made it into the rulebook!\n\n![ldsneferu.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/194\/z\/650f1.jpg)","title":"My LD44 entry made in 9 hours is now launching as a board game on Gamefound!","wayback_source":{"timestamp":"20240901182606","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/395305+282383+395291+395263+395250+395248+395239+395228+395217+395212?author&parent&superparent"}}