Funfare Escape – Trijam #190
Funfare Escape is Drentsoft Games entry to Trijam #190. The theme for TriJam #189 was Surrounded By Enemies. I knew there would be a lot of shooting games where enemies spawn from all directions...
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Magnebot Warehouse – TriJam #189
Magnebot Warehouse is the Drentsoft Games entry to TriJam #189. The theme was push and pull and I immediately thought of a magnet game. I quickly settled on the idea of some sort of...
Stay Here Forever – TriJam#187
The theme for TriJam #187 was Stay Here Forever. My original idea was to have someone trying to break out of a self-healing prison. The player would try and break down the walls and...
The Royal Guard – #TriJam 185
The Royal Guard is the Drentsoft Games entry to TriJam #185. The theme for this was Kings and Queens and I had the idea for a game somewhere between Papers Please and Love Letter....
Chemistry Time – TriJam #184
This weekend I took part in my second TriJam, TriJam 184. The theme for this one was “The Fifth Element”. I immediately felt I wanted to do a game based on the periodic table....
How I Made a Game in 3 Hours – TriJam 181
TriJam is a game jam where players compete to make a game in only 3 hours! It might seem an impossible feat but the three hours counts only for actual development/creation time, for example...
Car Park Madness
Car Park Madness was my entry to TriJam #181, my first TriJam entry. TriJam is a short challenge game jam where entrants try to make a game in just 3 hours! The catch is...
Godot Quick Tip – Typing Text Effect
This is a text companion to a video tutorial. You can watch the video below. The source code can be found at the end of the article or in the video description. A common...
A Taste for the King Updates – July Edition
I recently play tested A Taste for the King at the Board Game Designers Online Discord play testing session. I wanted to trial the use of out of turn actions within the game. Ultimately,...
Using Godot for Rapid Prototyping of a Board Game
Last week I toyed with developing a new board game concept when a game jam that I was considering participating in, Godot Wild Jam, happened to have a theme that seemed a good fit...