First Time at UKGE
This weekend I attended UKGE (2022) for the first time, I’ve wanted to go for a long time but it never seemed to work out. It was an interesting experience. I spoke to a...
Tabletop Games
The Short Multiple Lives of Negative Action Cards
Negative or shared action cards are a concept I tried a couple of times with A Taste for the King. The idea was that rather than helping the current player survive, the cards would...
The Future of Secret Message
Secret Message is an action card in A Taste for the King. You may remember the previous post covering changes to Secret Message. Secret Message allows a player to ignore the effect of a...
Discussing the Interaction Between Amanita and Belladonna
A Taste for the King is as much a game about poisons as it is about delicious Medieval food! From its inception one of the core three poisons has been Belladonna (originally called Nightshade...
A Taste for the King Early Access Release
This is just a quick post to say that A Taste for the King Print and Play Edition is now available to purchase in early access on itch.io. You can buy the game now...
The Problem with Linen
When choosing specifications for the standard edition of a Taste for the King we considered providing the game with a linen texture on the cards and box. Linen gives a nicer feel when shuffling...
A Taste for the King – First Production Prototype
After much work, countless revisions and frequent playtests the first production prototypes of A Taste for the King have been ordered! The order is with The Game Crafter who will be printing the parts...
Small Box Challenge Community Voting Results
The community votes are in for the Small Box Challenge contest on The Game Crafter and out of 168 initial entries (166 by the time the community vote ended) only 20 made it to...
A Taste for the King – Paper Edition Contest Entry
For the last few months I have been working on A Taste for the King, a fast paced dish collecting push your luck card game. The Paper Edition has been created as an alternative...
A Taste for the King Coming Soon
A Taste for the King is a fast paced card drawing dish collecting card game featuring authentic medieval dishes. Designed to be portable and quick to set up, players take on the role of...