27 years later, I’m launching my own game (PART 2)

Hello everybody!

My name is André, I am Portuguese and I have lived in Poland for ten years.

About five months ago I published a post here on the sub talking about a card game that I’ve been working on over the last few years. In fact, at the time I was shocked by your reaction, since the post had a lot of support, almost 1300 upvotes and many dozens of messages of support, for which I really, really thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

So, now that I’ve finally finished the game, I decided to write here again about the subject, to update you on the realization of a 27-year-old dream.

Briefly, in 1999, I was 8 years old when I made my first card game (if we can call it that), very inspired by the Pokémon craze of the time. To my surprise, my mother kept the letters in a binder, something I discovered a little over half a year ago (around the time I wrote my first post telling the story). About three years ago, I felt the urge to play card games again, but this time “for real”.

Honestly, when I set out on this adventure of making a card game, it hadn’t even occurred to me that at the age of 8, I had already ventured into this area. It was without a doubt an incredible surprise to discover that file. It’s funny how sometimes time doesn’t change us that much, it simply makes us forget some essence of what we once were and continue to be.

At the time I wrote the original post, my idea was to launch a crowdfunding campaign to be able to release the physical version of the game, but since then the plan has changed, and the game has become 100% print-and-play. The reason I decided to change this direction was simply the possibility of being able to focus more on developing the game’s expansions, creating new cards and illustrating them respectively, without having to share efforts with the logistics and stress that a crowdfunding campaign entails. Or, in short, avoid logistical exhaustion haha.

I am very happy to announce that the game’s official website is now online, the result of a lot of work and dedication, and that the game itself can now be played, completely free of charge, with the demo version (print-and-play) available on the website. As for the final version itself, the launch is scheduled for December 21st, the date of the winter solstice.

Thank you all very much for your support once again, at the time it was very important to give that additional strength needed to complete this very demanding project!