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Playtesting at Academic Conferences
May. 16th, 2017 08:03 pmI've presented many games at academic conferences. They're a great place to get feedback on more serious games, like Terribly Beautiful, for which the target audience is miniscule.
This time, however, I'm running Storm of the Armadas at Congress. It's still a small target audience (sci-fi wargaming grognards), but, when compared to previous games I've presented, it's positively massive. What's more, I've been testing the new version for a while, so I don't expect it to break, but that's always a possibility.
Sometime afterwards I'll be releasing the first beta version, without the artwork, stories or optional rules. The second beta will include the optional rules and replace the two-letter codes for the ships with icons.
This time, however, I'm running Storm of the Armadas at Congress. It's still a small target audience (sci-fi wargaming grognards), but, when compared to previous games I've presented, it's positively massive. What's more, I've been testing the new version for a while, so I don't expect it to break, but that's always a possibility.
Sometime afterwards I'll be releasing the first beta version, without the artwork, stories or optional rules. The second beta will include the optional rules and replace the two-letter codes for the ships with icons.