Richard Maass

Board game designer of Coral Islands (available now!) and more to come!

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

I'm happy to share with you all the beautiful cover art by @justcallmeSab for my upcoming dice-stacking game, "Coral Islands," coming this Summer from @alleycatgames!

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

@manvsmeeple Pandemic Legacy (gasp!),
Ghost Stories (fear/jubilation),
This War of Mine (depression/empathy)

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

Hi everyone,

I made this Board Game Guide (aimed primarily at non-gamers) to help friends find new fun games to play while everyone is stuck at home.

Feel free to check out my recommendations and to share with your own friends and family if you like!

https://t.co/av4SeP3LTo

[Alley Cat Games @alleycatgames]

So great to see families enjoying our game. Coral Islands comes with 2 games in one box and Coral is a spacial shape based puzzle that is super easy to pick up but with scope for really strategic plays if you can plan ahead.

[Preacher @preacherush]

Coral Islands by @alleycatgames
2 jueguitos abstractos en 1 caja

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

@adamhillgames Congrats! Welcome to the club of PhD gamers!

[Jesús M. @jesusm_gomez]

#CoralIslands es un filler de dados que son 2 juegos en 1. Coral es un juego básicamente de visión espacial e Island algo parecido pero con más estrategia. Bonito y con una producción muy buena. El problema, que los dados se caerán en algún momento fijo xD @DA2juegos @DonAigor

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

Check out the @BoardGameGeek overview video of #CoralIslands from #EssenSpiel2019 here:
https://t.co/uAyqhXic3T

Available now from @alleycatgames:
https://t.co/1YYr9K93kw

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

@j_weaves @tonymakesgames @WeirdGiraffes @KeymasterGames @VanRyderGames @ToddLyles @kpiggottgames @DarksolsticeG @connerccole I second everything @j_weaves said. It was a great event with lots of cool game designs and great people! Thanks for organizing it @tonymakesgames and @meeplemountain!

[Ismael Alonso @soyignatius]

Coral Islands de @maasscraft y Rohan Dagard editado por @alleycatgames son dos juegos en una caja. "Islands" me ha parecido un abstracto táctico muy vistoso. Sencillo de jugar, pero bastante profundo. Puedes jugar a tu favor o en contra de los demás, a hacer daño y eso mola.

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

@wisegoldfish I won't be there, but have a great time!

[Matt - The Friendly Boardgamer @MattThomasson2]

Great puzzle of a game. #coralislands from @alleycatgames. Got it to the table tonight and had a blast.

[Rory J Somers @RoryJSomers]

As backers start receiving their copies of Coral Islands from @alleycatgames take a look at these two very different games.

Coral - a competitive mix of Lego, Tetris and a Jigsaw puzzle
Islands - perfectly matching theme & mechanics

https://t.co/wP8HZRKwJP

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

@tonymakesgames @meeplemountain Thanks! Looking forward to it!

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

Essen pre-orders of #CoralIslands are up on @BoardGameGeek's #Spiel preview!

https://t.co/Z2rMTZQhiY

Can't wait for this game to hit shelves next month!

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

Gears turning...

[Button Shy Games @buttonshy]

Button Shy September Design Challenge: Create an 18 card game where every card is identical. $100 Prize! Full details at https://t.co/431T2Q1QEX

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

Check out the live unboxing of Coral Islands by @alleycatgames through the link below!

I couldn't be happier with how it came together. Artwork, graphic design, and those dice are 😍

Coming to KS backers on schedule in October, and to retail thereafter!

https://t.co/bBbToxHbG8

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

Very interesting post by Nathan at @Pandasaurusgame on the effects of tariffs on the board game industry, and especially on the way a mid-sized publisher assesses risk in game production & pricing:

https://t.co/LlAsxI7rq4

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

Very interesting reflections on rebranding/logo design from @jasonkotzur

[Jason Kotzur @jasonkotzur]

A thread with analysis and apologies to those that obviously tried real hard: Logo design isn’t just about drawing shapes, it’s also about analysing problems in particular ways, and providing visual solutions that communicate specific things. 1/

[Richard Maass @maasscraft]

@Psycorey Congratulations Corey! Exciting!