So, turns out designing a Magic: The Gathering custom set is deep. Real deep. Deep af. Duh, I can hear you say. When I first boldly declared to my friends that I was going to design a set, I wasn't really aware of the grandeur of the task, or the foolishness of my words. I... Continue Reading →
The first devlog of my custom MtG set.
Hi everyone, At the moment of writing this I have more than 200 cards created for the set. Of course, all of these are just bare-boned and the flavoring and balancing will soak up a lot of time in the coming months. It'll still be several months before I print out a functional MtG set... Continue Reading →
Yes, you've read right. Why not mix two of the best, most creative, most complex, and most popular games/hobbies together? This is the idea that came to me after my friend and current player in the campaign (see Tibalt) mentioned he always dreamed of creating a custom MtG set revolving around Vikings. Two years ago... Continue Reading →
Introducing the new card ideas
For the two of you who are actually interested in Minibots Arena, no, I haven't completely abandoned the project. I've been busy with personal life and to be honest, the last few playtests I ran were okay but I felt like I was heading in the wrong direction. From the blogs and articles I've read,... Continue Reading →
Hi all, I'm glad to announce that I've started working on Minibots Arena 2.0 devlog. That being said, here's the rules for the 1.1 print I made (we were up to 1.4 when I hit a design wall) for you all to peruse. Many things have changed since I wrote those rules a few months... Continue Reading →
Short introduction to the turn order of Minibots Arena boardgame.
The game Minibots Arena is constantly mutating in this early stage. However, the fetus idea was very different than what it is now.
Étienne Bureau
Jesse Rebock