Category: Too Many Bones

Too Many Bones content coming back in stock worldwide

September 10, 2021 Chip Theory Games

Hi folks! After a long wait, we’re excited to report that many of our most demanded Too Many Bones products are about to be back in stock. In many cases, they already are! Earlier this week, we were able to mark all of our TMB gameplay content as back in stock in the US (we […]Continue reading »

Announcing the next evolution of TMB premium literature!

April 1, 2021 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Rise and shine, Gearlocs! If you’re a big Chip Theory fan, you probably think you more or less know everything we’re working on right now, right? Obviously, you know we’ve been burning the cycle at both ends completing burncycle and preparing Hoplomachus: Victorum for its May Kickstarter launch, as well as helping make sure that […]Continue reading »

Fiction Friday: Daelore Delts

September 25, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Gearloc Council archivist note: The following is a transcription of a suspicious product advertisement that was shown in various population centers around Daelore. Recovered in a GC Authority raid, the transcription appears to have been made as part of an attempt to create a comprehensive record of Gearloc activity over the last five years, with […]Continue reading »

Looting the Trove: NAP Mode

September 18, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Welcome to Looting The Trove, a look at the behind-the-scenes development of the games in the CTG library. This month, with Too Many Bones: Splice & Dice now on gaming tables around the world, we’re taking a look at that expansion’s new game-within-a-game, NAP Mode! CTG co-founder and game designer Josh Carlson recalled the origins […]Continue reading »

Looting the Trove: Creating the Lab Rats

June 26, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Welcome to Looting The Trove, a look at the behind-the-scenes development of the games in the CTG library. This month, with the Splice & Dice Kickstarter content now available for purchase, we decided to take a look at the Lab Rats, our special four-‘locs-in-one Gearloc. As he did last month for Dart, CTG co-founder and […]Continue reading »

‘Why are your games out of stock?’

June 24, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

A lot of people have discovered our games in the last few years. And, while that’s a great thing, the increased demand has also led to an increased perception that we’re frequently out of stock. With more eyes on us and our online store (particularly with the word that information on the new version of […]Continue reading »

Strategy Spotlight: Scalable Difficulty

June 19, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

One of the things we’ve been fascinated to watch since the debut of Too Many Bones in 2017 is the evolving discussion of the game’s difficulty. When TMB first arrived on people’s doorsteps, we saw a lot of people wracking their brains for solutions or declaring certain tyrants or baddies “too hard” or “unbeatable.” As […]Continue reading »

Fiction Friday: The Delivery, part 2

May 29, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Welcome to Fiction Friday, a feature on our blog where we contribute a new piece of lore to the universe of one of our games. This Friday, we are bringing you part 2 of The Delivery, a story that debuted earlier this month. You can check out part 1 here before you dive in to […]Continue reading »

Looting The Trove: The Making of Dart

May 22, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Welcome to Looting The Trove, a look at the behind-the-scenes development of the games in the CTG library. This month, with Gearlocs and games from the Splice & Dice Kickstarter getting delivered around the world, we decided to take a look at Dart, one of our new Gearlocs. CTG co-founder and game designer Adam Carlson […]Continue reading »

Strategy Spotlight: Angles of Attack

May 15, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Welcome to Strategy Spotlight, a series on the Chip Theory Games blog in which we break down some key strategies and rule reminders for the biggest CTG titles. Around our office, we get a lot of questions about movement and attack in Too Many Bones. Everybody wants an edge on their Baddies, and it’s certainly […]Continue reading »