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PROJECT UPDATE
Central Michigan University Press
CREATOR
6 days ago
Project Update: Message from out of the "Blue!"
Greetings, Backers!
We want to provide a quick update on where things are at with The Blue Way. (In short: lots of cool things are brewing!)
First of all: art! All of the art is done for The Blue Way and we are working on some art for The New Way! We can't wait to see it!
Second: expansion decks! We are hard at work playtesting and writing some of the expansion decks. The Castaway character worked thematically, but the mechanics turned it into a bit of a numbers games for a lot of players rather than adding depth to the story of The Blue Way. As a result of that playtesting, we have overhauled the Castaway rules and have him going through the paces some more. Initial trials show a significant improvement! Meanwhile, the first expansion deck of cards, which introduces the daily elements of exchange in a colonial society, is working as intended! Our final playtesting sessions with this set have been mainly centered on tweaking card wording. The final two decks are in the works and we are aiming to have them on tables in the next week or two!
While we had to slow down for a bit as we got ready for classes, we are back to our usual pace and excited to share more updates with you in the future! Feel free to drop comments and questions below! We're so excited to share these new pieces of The Blue Way with you!
The CMich Press Team
We want to provide a quick update on where things are at with The Blue Way. (In short: lots of cool things are brewing!)
First of all: art! All of the art is done for The Blue Way and we are working on some art for The New Way! We can't wait to see it!
Second: expansion decks! We are hard at work playtesting and writing some of the expansion decks. The Castaway character worked thematically, but the mechanics turned it into a bit of a numbers games for a lot of players rather than adding depth to the story of The Blue Way. As a result of that playtesting, we have overhauled the Castaway rules and have him going through the paces some more. Initial trials show a significant improvement! Meanwhile, the first expansion deck of cards, which introduces the daily elements of exchange in a colonial society, is working as intended! Our final playtesting sessions with this set have been mainly centered on tweaking card wording. The final two decks are in the works and we are aiming to have them on tables in the next week or two!
While we had to slow down for a bit as we got ready for classes, we are back to our usual pace and excited to share more updates with you in the future! Feel free to drop comments and questions below! We're so excited to share these new pieces of The Blue Way with you!
The CMich Press Team
PROJECT UPDATE
Central Michigan University Press
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: Victory!
Hello, all! We did it!
We want to offer our sincere thanks to each and every one of you for supporting The Blue Way. We are thrilled to be able to bring this game to life in a physical format with amazing bonus materials which complement the core game and support our goal to bring rewarding games to casual and educational spaces. We are excited to bring you more updates as we start working with manufacturers to produce the game and ship it to you! Stay tuned here and check our social media pages for more information along the way.
Facebook: CMU Center for Learning through Games and Simulations
We want to offer our sincere thanks to each and every one of you for supporting The Blue Way. We are thrilled to be able to bring this game to life in a physical format with amazing bonus materials which complement the core game and support our goal to bring rewarding games to casual and educational spaces. We are excited to bring you more updates as we start working with manufacturers to produce the game and ship it to you! Stay tuned here and check our social media pages for more information along the way.
Facebook: CMU Center for Learning through Games and Simulations
Instagram: clgs_cmich
Bluesky: [email protected]
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TikTok: clgs_cmich
YouTube: CMichPress
We also invite you to join our Discord at https://discord.gg/F8jJYFU and join our newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/e60907b1a2ac/cmich-press-mailing-list.
Thank you again for your support!
The CLGS/CMich Press Team
PROJECT UPDATE
Central Michigan University Press
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: Stretch Goals Smashed, 5 Hours Left!
We are so thankful and amazed at how FAST you have pushed us across the third stretch goal threshold. Thank you so, so much!
We are about to close this campaign in just about 5 hours, and you are still showing this project such mind-blowing support. We are truly grateful to each and every one of you who has made this possible. Thanks for showing up and sharing this project with your friends. Let's bring it home!
We are about to close this campaign in just about 5 hours, and you are still showing this project such mind-blowing support. We are truly grateful to each and every one of you who has made this possible. Thanks for showing up and sharing this project with your friends. Let's bring it home!
PROJECT UPDATE
Central Michigan University Press
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: Stretch Goal 2: UNLOCKED -- and Introducing Stretch Goal 3!
At ONE DAY LEFT, your support has successfully unlocked our second stretch goal for this campaign! Thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen! We have one more surprise before we wind things down...
Stretch Goal 3 - $19,000 - Two New Decks - LOCKED
Stretch Goal 3 - $19,000 - Two New Decks - LOCKED
- “Death to Tyrants” Mod for The Blue Way
- The power of kings and their lieutenants is not absolute. But it is enduring. You will not escape the Dusians. You know this, but you still have some power. You know of the abuses of Lord Bravn and his followers. The king will not recall him... but what if you were to remove him? Could you get someone better or at least more cautious?
- In this mod, if all of the characters find a requirement of Lord Bravn to be so heinous that they decide the death of the community is better than living under him one moment longer, then they can rebel and remove his head. The king will send a replacement. That replacement will be represented by a new deck of cards directly related to similar historical scenarios that happened in Latin America. This mod provides a more agency for players even as their characters remain under Dusian control.
2. Enemy Nations Mod for The Blue Way
- You are the Bàhki people. You have been at war with the Sàthani for 400 years. Your kingdom is surrounded by them. While your warriors have managed to keep them at bay, the tide seems to be turning. Recently, your closest allies abandoned you for the Sàthani. You are not sure you can survive without them.
- Working with new downloadable characters and a new deck of cards, your aim in this mod is to survive the power and encroachment of your traditional enemies. What is the preservation of your kingdom worth?
- This mod is based on the experiences of the Tlaxcalans, the Latin American indigenous community who sided with the Spanish. Its aim is to help people understand some of the deeper complexities of why some indigenous peoples chose this path and helped implement elements of colonialism.
These components are already part of The Blue Way Curriculum Guide, but if we meet this goal, we will be able to produce the two new decks in all of their glory! We have just about a day left -- let's go!!!
PROJECT UPDATE
Central Michigan University Press
CREATOR
2 months ago
Project Update: The Castaway Is Here!
Happy Friday! We have two bits of bonus content to share with you!
First, we couldn't wait to show you a brand-new piece of art from the talented Samuel Araya, and a very special one, too! This is the unfinalized art for The Castaway character sheet which you helped us unlock by meeting the first stretch goal. Speaking of which...
We are excited to unlock all of the wonderful things bundled up in the second stretch goal, including a physical version of The New Way by Allen White! Curious about this new game? Read a designer Q&A at https://cmichpress.com/2026/07/09/the-new-way-designer-allen-white-qa/, then make your pledge and help us hit that second goal!
We still have time! Share this campaign, tell your friends, and let's smash through another stretch goal together!
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