Paul Abrahams

Chaos Engine Orchestrator at Midnight Pixels. Co-designer of Regicide. Gamer, father and husband. In reverse order. Most of the time.

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@The_Kyle_Mann So glad you enjoyed it! Did you play it solo or with the family?

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@postmarkgames Welcome to the club!

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

Slightly influencing Shem to publish Legacy of Yu may be my single greatest contribution to the board game industry that I ever achieve. A life well spent.

[Garphill Games @garphillgames]

🔎Design Insight🔍

Legacy of Yu originally began as an attempt by Shem to develop a new version of Shipwrights of the North Sea ⚓. While the solo mode showed promise, the multiplayer aspect fell flat, retaining issues from the original game. He shelved the project but kept working on some of the mechanics he enjoyed, such as tucking cards for income and placing workers on the board for actions, to then reclaim them each round.

Shem started to consider designing a solo-only game 👤. He looked for a fitting theme and eventually decided on the story of Yu the Great. The row of canal cards was implemented early, and the townsfolk and outsider cards were inspired by Paladins, but in this game shared the same space. The game itself came together quite quickly.

Shem took it to a design retreat in New Zealand in late 2020. He already liked the game, but saw its true potential when he watched Paul from Badgers From Mars (Regicide) play it at the retreat. Seeing the emotional rollercoaster that the game took Paul on, convinced Shem that the game had something special. 💫

It was during that retreat that Shem had the idea to expand the core game into a campaign—one that would be replayable. Inspired by experiences with legacy games like Pandemic Legacy, he wanted a campaign that could retain its hidden and unpredictable nature, even through multiple plays.

Obviously there was a lot of testing and tweaking, but this is the story of how Legacy of Yu came to be! 🤝

#strategygames #design #designdiaries #designdiary #boardgame #boardgames #AncientChina #yuthegreat #xiadynasty #chinesehistory #garphillgames

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

Oooooo yeah, time for piling up some rubbish to form a house!

[Garphill Games @garphillgames]

🚨We are live on Kickstarter🚨

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https://t.co/8B1sIxsgCc
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Head on over to our campaign page to see everything that is on offer and secure your copy of each game! There you can also find various unboxing, playthrough, teaching, and preview videos for both games!

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[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@Sketchgoblin That sword is so cool.

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@DevRelCallum Sharing is caring! Hit him up, he's great. Know the struggle of finding artists to work with, we're on the hunt at the moment also. If you find anyone who'd be good for a DnD kids book, send em my way :D

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@DevRelCallum Have worked with Sketch Goblin aka DJ the artist in your second image and can thoroughly recommend him, awesome dude, just don’t steal him in the next few months he’s busy finishing our game!

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@boltcity @BrandSanderson @djaxx Can't wait... such a cool collaboration.

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@Sketchgoblin I love that mug!

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

If I wasn't excited enough about Skara Brae before this... just look at the wooden tokens... I am so hyped. https://t.co/0ZkZ7StNzB

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@garphillgames Oooooo yeah

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

Oh wow! One of my favorite authors and one of my favorite authors are working together!!! Super hyped for this.

[Kazu Kibuishi @boltcity]

Reviewing the color proofs for a very boring book.

[BadgersFromMars @BadgersMars]

Ths final countdown has begun! A few hours left to claim your copy of Regicide Legacy on Kickstarter.

https://t.co/bDytpgcb6D

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@Sketchgoblin Have you ever considered a Moa avion? Maybe for some ultra-beefy class?

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@lookingglassws @Kickstarter Yes! With shiny legacy boxes!

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

Not only is this the best solo game of 2023, it's the best solo game I've ever played, by a large large margin.

[Garphill Games @garphillgames]

Legacy of Yu has been voted the best solo game of 2023 by BGG users. Thank you to everyone who voted! This is a great honour.

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@garphillgames I'm sad I missed that voting. Best solo game of Ever, and it's not even close.

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@CardboardHerald @BadgersMars We can't wait for you to play it ( and then tell us all about it :D )!

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

@meampongan @midi2304 @BadgersMars We get you too, we've been trying hard to keep the price low while making a game we're proud of, but realise that using the quality components we wanted does make it slightly more expensive. And that's ignoring the sheer quantity of stuff in the box.

[Paul Abrahams @FerakIII]

I've been waiting so long for this! Please no creepy giant bugs this time...

[Little Kitty, Big City 🐈‍⬛🏙️ OUT NOW!! @LittleKittyGame]

LITTLE KITTY BIG CITY IS OUT NOW ON XBOX, SWITCH AND PC!! ‼️✨🎉