The Ides of August 2024

The only thing we enjoyed more than meeting some of you at Gen Con was building and then slowly dismantling our wall of Parkade.

Found in the wild.

Some of the very best play-through videos of Salem, Tortuga, Bristol, and Hollywood are by the hilarious crew at No Rolls Barred. We love these guys! 

What we're working on.

Cleopatra. Antony. Octavian. Cicero. Brutus. Fulvia. Caesarion. Livia. Agrippa.  Julius Caesar has been murdered (during a slightly more famous Ides than our newsletter) and 9 legendary figures vie to become the first emperor of Rome. Only 1 will avoid exile and defeat. Will it be you?  We've been testing the rules for Volume VI of the Dark Cities for over two years and we're so happy with how it turned out! Now it's Holly's turn to transform our Google Slides prototype into a designed game worthy of your bookshelf! If you are a Roman history buff, please let us know if you have any opinions on which people, items, and design elements should be included in the game.  You all are the first to know! We are shooting for a January 2026 Kickstarter launch and we're excited to involve you in the journey. 

The coolest thing we saw this month.

Spent a few days at Norris Lake in Tennessee. Didn't hate the view from our window!