Daniel Solis

Morgan turned in some new line art for Belle of the Ball ! I'll just shut up and let you click the image above to admire her work. It's pretty dang awesome. By the way, I'm still eager to hear more feedback on the current prototype . Give it a play and send me your thoughts! We've got some good input from designers and players alike. So far, it looks like the game is something like 95% complete, but it's always those last little details that need to get hammered out by persistent playtesting. The question is: Launch the Kickstarter before those details are resolved or after? I usually advocate not starting a game project funding campaign until the game is "mostly complete" and Belle certainly qualifies at this point. Main design questions that remain: Limit the Mingle power to just your own clique? It's basically a free steal at this point, and it makes dueling less powerful. Keeping it to your own clique makes it an optimization tool and a w...

Back in October, I sent out a call for artists for Belle of the Ball 's prototype tiles. Many talented illustrators answered the call. The selection process was tough, but I finally chose two artists. One is Liz Hooper (now Liz Radtke , thanks to one lucky gent), who did most of the illustrations for Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple . You'll see her Belle work soon in a future post. I also chose artist Mori McLamb, who has proven to be a skilled, directable and professional young illustrator. From the very first sketches, I knew she'd be a great fit. I loved her clean lines and expressive character designs. Her assignment was to do six of the guests, getting as much variety in ages and demeanor as possible. Boy, did she deliver. The farm boy in the ill-fitting suit on the far left will be a member of the Goatsbury family. The older gentleman in the center has the look of a Boarbottom. The rogue on the far right is likely a Dundifax. The older woman with kooky ey...