Things made with love or pride are sometimes our most precious keepsakes. Whether it’s a simple birthday card from your 4-year-old, the first present from your first love or a piece of furniture purpose made in your workshop.
The playtest kit of Valor & Victory I received yesterday from Barry Doyle was made with both love and pride. I could just imagine him when he admired the finished copies of the game before packing them ready to ship.
I had seen everything already before on my computer screen. I have resized them, chopped them up, put them into various folders. I know everything about them down to a pixel level. But seeing them in print, smelling the newness, touching them and trying not to accidentally punch out a counter is so different.
One of my design goals for my games is to create that same first impression. I want people to fire up the game and be surprised and a little taken back by the obvious pride and love in creating the game.
