Adam Bell
CREATOR
Backed 5 projects in 💥 Zinetopia 2026
15 days ago
Project Update: 🎊The Campaign Is Finished & The Work Begins
Hello to all the backers of The Endtimes Trilogy! This project was kind of a test for me to see if people want smaller, weirder games and the answer seems to be a solid "yes." For that, I thank you.
What's the Plan
Last month while this campaign was running, I also did all the fulfillment for my 2025 kickstarter project Uneasy Lies the Head. Suffice to say, I'm tired in many ways!
I'll be taking it easy for a week or two here at the start of March as I slowly re-acclimate myself to working on these games. Then it's a matter of going through each one, taking stock of where they are in the design and development process, and pushing each one towards completion. Here's a quick overview of where each game is:
I'll be taking it easy for a week or two here at the start of March as I slowly re-acclimate myself to working on these games. Then it's a matter of going through each one, taking stock of where they are in the design and development process, and pushing each one towards completion. Here's a quick overview of where each game is:
- Game 1: Quy Serra Serra
- Despite being the oldest game of the trilogy, this one has the most question marks at the moment. The last two playtests I did hit some of the goals I was looking for and missed a few more, so I'm whittling away at the design to try to find a way to extract the game I want.
- I've been having some good ideas for how to do this, so it's a matter of collecting those until they're playable, testing it, and seeing where we're at.
- I have a decent grasp on how the layout for this one will look, but I'm not happy with the cover at the moment. I have about 100 bad drafts of covers, so we'll keep plugging away until a good one arrives.
- Game 2: Into A Warm Sun
- Unless there's some cataclysmic playtests on the horizon, the game design for this one is finished.
- The layout is designed as well, styled after some bunker manuals I found.
- There's a bit of content I need to add to the zine for GMs to grab onto during play. With more playtests, I'll get a better idea of what they might need, but for now I have a clear idea of what I think I need to write.
- Game 3: The Way Out
- Again barring some nightmarish playtesting, I think this one's finished being designed.
- I've got a clear picture of the layout, and I love the cover my friend Angelo did for it.
- 3 of the 4 chapters are written, and then if there's space in the zine I want to write some guidance on how to write your own chapters and how to design whole new loops for the game
Beyond that, I need to go through some production quotes and decide how exactly these will be printed. Thankfully that part is relatively easy since I've done all this before.
Looking Forward
I will aim for monthly updates to the project to check in on how everything's going. If you want to hear more from me, I'm going to try to start using the discord server I have set up for The Locked Room Murder Mystery Game open playtest, so swing on by. I just set up a channel for The Endtimes Trilogy where I'll try to post some updates about the games progress, thoughts, and maybe even some playtests.
Until next time!
Until next time!
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