Game Designer's Shameless Shill Geeklist
Lloyd Krassner
United States
Palm Coast
Florida
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If you're a game designer and you want to push your newest and best baby, here's the place to do it. Please be as Shillish as possible.
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Board Game: Joust
[Average Rating:6.67 Unranked]
Peter Cobcroft
Australia
Canberra
ACT
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Each player is a medieval Knight in a Jousting tournament. This is a two player card game. Cards are also used for the board, only 2 dice and 2 counters are required. Play consists of using 3 cards each turn from a player’s own deck - A card to modify where the lance is aimed, a card to change your horse’s speed and a card to move your knight. Cards are not re-used in a tilt.
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Robert K Gabhart
United States
Keller
Texas
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You didn't think that you all could host a shill party without inviting me, did you???
Allow me to introduce Arctic Scavengers, a strategic card game for 3-5 players that is set in a post-apocalyptic ice age roughly 90 years in the future.
You are the leader of a small tribe of survivors. Resources, tools, medicine, and mercenaries are all in scarce supply. You and your tribe are pitted against up to four other tribes in a fight for survival. Build up your tribe, skirmish against other players head-to-head, or even bluff your way to victory.
The player with the largest tribe at the end of the game is declared the winner!
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David Hunter
United Kingdom
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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A (very) quick playing real-time rummy style game the aim in Pest Control is to clear your hand of pests (cards) before the other players.
Players have a hand of 7 cards, which they play down by making nests (melds) of 3 or more cards either of the same type or in sequential order, i.e. a run. Cards may also be added to nests played by any player. On their turn players either pick up a card off the draw deck or the entire discard pile, they then discard a card. However cards may be played down by any player at any time during their turn or other players turns,in other words the game can end at any point, meaning you have to keep a close eye on what the other players are doing and how many cards they have left. Cards left in the hand score negative points, the person with the lowest points at the end of the game is the winner.
Pest Control is a print & play game by myself and my wife which can be tried out first with an ordinary pack of cards if you are only playing 2-4 players - instructions here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/404942
To make the full game all you need to do is to make two decks of 52 using this album:
http://www.artscow.com/ShareAlbum.aspx?Key=phz8xot8
Rules can be found here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/42356
Hope you enjoy the game, any feedback or comments would be appreciated.
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Alain Xalabarde
United Kingdom
London
London
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Delivery is a fast-paced, fast-food game where players compete for orders and try to deliver them on time.
So simple it barely requires dice and cash, Delivery is an easy to learn game with tough competition and fun variables: Will your restaurant be cheap or expensive? Will you invest in publicity or food quality? Will you make it on time and receive a generous tip or will your delivery boy be too slow and arrive too late?
Build your fast-food empire by building more and more restaurants and crushing your opponents.
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Shuuro is a game for two players, which merges the precision and rigour of chess with the creativity and variety of war-gaming.
It does so by attaching a points value to each traditional chess piece and allowing the players to spend a predetermined amount of these points (say, a total of 800 points) to select the chess ‘army’ that they think makes the best use of the points. This creates a feeling of ‘ownership’ towards the particular combination the player thinks is the most effective.
The ‘battle’ will then take place on a large chess board of twelve by twelve squares. This board, however, also introduces a new and unique element to the game. Each of the four six-by-six quadrants of the board contains two plinths that block the movement of the pieces. These plinths are placed randomly at the beginning of every game with the help of a dice, ensuring that every game will be different and present unique challenges. The plinths also help in balancing the game, restricting the movement of Queens, Bishops and Rooks, while at the same time allowing Knights to land onto them and using them as defensive positions (as only an enemy Knight can take them while they’re there).
It is worth noting that game box also includes a normal chessboard and full rules for traditional chess, making it good to learn chess and allowing players to engage in this great classic as well as the innovative Shuuro.
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Nick Hayes
United States
Los Angeles
California
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Chunky Fighters won second place in the dice game design contest held here on BGG.
Build a small band of warriors out of body part and weapon dice and fight 'em to the death! As your fighters health worsens, so does their appearance. Use disarming, blocking, first aid, and called shots to cripple, decapitate, and totally destroy all of your opponent's fighters.
Popular for its custom dice and appealing art, the game can be played in as little as five minutes, with most games coming in under twenty minutes. The first expansion was released in June, and new content is always in the works.
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Néstor Romeral Andrés
Spain
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This game is so good that NESTORGAMES has just published it!
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Néstor Romeral Andrés
Spain
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And this one too!
Seriously, you will love it.
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Néstor Romeral Andrés
Spain
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Another one!
A piece of the sky on your table. 
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Board Game: Route Z
[Average Rating:6.42 Unranked]
Patrick Leder
United States
Saint Paul
Minnesota
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This is the game I designed in a month for the "Print and Play Contest - Design a co-op game and win".
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/419129/
Its a cooperative (or competitive) game. The players are racing down a highway inside their cars escorting a bus. In front of the bus is a mob of zombies, behind the bus are zombies on motorcycles chasing the players. Inside the bus people people are casting a spell to destroy all of the zombies.
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Dann May
Australia
Victoria
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This is a game Mike Reading (datab) and I designed for a competition on BGG.
It's a free print-and-play card game for 2 players with an historical/horror theme. Plenty of free files are available, including links to artscow decks, all on the game's BGG page, with more lovingly created expansions on the horizon.
We think its well worth a look.
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mads l. brynnum
Denmark
2400 Kbh. NV
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This is an absolutely awesome game. It has zombies, it has lots of dice to roll and scream at when they don't give you what you want, it's free to print and play, and best of all you can play it all by yourself. Of course, that could also be considered a bit sad, but did I mention zombies?
To be a bit more precise it's a game about escaping a city overrun by zombies. You roll dice to gain resources (such as movement and ammo), but every dice roll also holds a risk of something bad happening - usually something involving the risk of being eaten alive by the undead. So it's risk management, tough choices combined in a horrendous, nail-biting experience playable in 15-25 minutes.
Was that enough with the shilling?
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Jonathan Warren
United Kingdom
Wisbech
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
"Elves are very good at board games, and I'm NOT an elf!"
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It's up to you and your ladybird helpers to rid your beautiful flower from the pesky greenfly.
In this rummy variant, created for younger players, players collect different sets of coloured ladybirds. For each set laid a greenfly can be removed from your plant. The first player to rid their plant from the greenfly is the winner!
This is a free PnP game created for the 2009 Themed Rummy Contest: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/438467
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Jonathan Warren
United Kingdom
Wisbech
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
"Elves are very good at board games, and I'm NOT an elf!"
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A terrible murder has been committed and it looks as if the perpetrator will get away with the crime. That is, until Inspector Moss takes on the case. With a degree of skill and a small amount of luck, do you have what it takes to solve this appalling crime?
In this themed rummy game, players lay sets of suspects while attempting to conceal vital evidence cards that point to the identity of the murderer. It’s easy to conceal evidence, simply keep the card in your hand. Of course, by doing this you risk being caught out and having to pay heavily in points - not to mention the card that you wanted to keep secret is now revealed to all. Balance your hand and know when to purposely reveal your evidence to double your points total and boost your overall score, but don’t give too much information away to your opponents! Never fear though, as the astute sleuth, Inspector Moss, is always on hand to provide you with some assistance into your inquiries. If you are able to ‘go out’ with your cards and are able to identify the murderer, congratulations, you will be rewarded handsomely in points, however, your opponents will not be so lucky.
Inspector Moss Investigates is a free PnP rummy game developed for the 2009 Themed Rummy Contest ( http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/3867905#3867905)
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Emmanuel Aquin
Canada
Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Quebec
And D-Day Dice, too!
I'm an "A"vatar.
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This started as a Zombie in my Pocket variant, but got so big that it warranted its own game entry. You play a paratrooper during the Normandy landings of June 6th, 1944. Your mission is to blow German guns hidden in a bunker: to do this, you must find the explosives, dispatch enemies and sabotage the guns.
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Emmanuel Aquin
Canada
Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Quebec
And D-Day Dice, too!
I'm an "A"vatar.
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And another game about D-Day. This time, you must storm the beaches to silence a machine gun nest. You must gather soldiers, recruit specialists, find items and muster the courage to move from sector to sector. As a free print-and-play, D-Day Dice requires no assembly and only 2 printed sheets (score sheet and battle map). So it's good, cheap and fun, and plays solo or multiplayer. Did I mention it's fun?
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Joshua Love
United States
Clarkston
Washington
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I simply had to...
System Vector is a space naval "wargame" that is printed from a Photo kiosk on 4x6 photos. The 4x6 "System Cards" are then placed randomly face-down for players to explore and colonize. Once colonized and terraformed, these systems provide the player with Ore and Fleet resources to fund war efforts toward keeping other players from expanding into your frontier.
The game comes with 4 unit sheets (all units for 1 player fit on one 4x6 photo), player reference cards, 24 System Cards, and 1 sheet of Terraform and Population tokens. It also comes with an optional Pirate unit sheet for an additional 5th player.
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José Antonio Rivero
Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria- Canary Islands
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Hi,
This is a boardgame with cards about commerce in the Mediterranean VII century BC. Lot of lovely images in the event cards that transport you to the Era. Players play the roll of a greek or phoenician merchant and travels with their ships to buy and sell exotic products.
Searching for a publisher 
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José Antonio Rivero
Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria- Canary Islands
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This one has not been published. It is a light wargame about the Reconquista, that period where the Moors ruled in the south of Iberian Peninsule (Spain not yet as a country).
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Gerry Paquette
Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
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Finally, a game that humorously recreates the away team experience in the original Star Trek tradition.
Take on the role of the Cap’n and lead the way. Maybe you’re more of the thinking type in which case you’ll probably enjoy playing that Science Guy. Oh and let’s not forget the practical down-to-earth, er…planet, nature of that Engine Guy. Feeling empathetic? The Doc is there to cure whatever ails his fellow crew members.
Now we all know that no such scenario would be complete without expendable Red Shirts. They’re here too, but you gotta get to them before their health deteriorates completely. Heck, you still gotta find ‘em even when it does!
So what are you waiting for? High sci-fi adventure awaits the bold and the intrepid!!
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Greg Lam
United States
Boston
Massachusetts
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My newest game, Restaurant Row, is the only game with an actual Shill included. Beat that!
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Board Game: Buffalos
[Average Rating:7.12 Unranked]
[Average Rating:7.12 Unranked]
Néstor Romeral Andrés
Spain
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The expansion of Hippos & Crocodiles
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Robertson Sondoh Jr
Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu
Sabah
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a soccer game.
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Scott Leibbrandt
United States
Portage
Wisconsin
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Open playtesting! You know you want to check it out...
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Rob Bartel
Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
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Coming in 2010 from Valley Games, Inc., Two by Two is a 45-minute game for 2-4 players, ages 8 and up. They'll be releasing it as Game #6 in their Modern Line.
Fun for kids and adults alike, this game quickly became a favorite of my playtesting group, who continued to request it long after it had been locked down and signed for publication.
English-language rules are available for download if you'd like to get a better feel for the game.
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Munich
Bavaria
Tucson
Arizona
seriously...
Wilmington
Massachusetts
I do wish that BGG members would try to understand the difference between plugging your own product and duplicitously shilling.
Do people not know how to use a dictionary any more?
Lund
Skane
It is also very good example showing this sometimes very sensitive community how to define a space with clearly laid out rules for social interactions. In here it is allowed to "shill", to promote, to do whatever to sell your game. This way noone needs to get upset and call for the banning brigade. Well done!
Tucson
Arizona
It seems a fair number of the unpublished games on this list have gone on to be published. Congrats!