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Looting the Trove: Behind Burncycle

November 6, 2020 Chip Theory Games

Welcome to Looting The Trove, a look at the behind-the-scenes development of the games in the CTG library. This month, with burncycle coming to Kickstarter on Nov. 10, we’re taking a look at the origins of the game and some key gameplay elements with CTG co-founder and game designer Josh Carlson. Josh has had a […]Continue reading »

Fiction Friday: Burncycle Preview

October 30, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Welcome to the latest Fiction Friday, the CTG blog feature where we contribute a new piece of lore to the universe of one of our games. This month, with us all working hard on the burncycle Kickstarter (coming to you on Nov. 10), we’ve decided to publish one of the short stories from our upcoming […]Continue reading »

Meet CTG: Andrew Navaro

October 9, 2020 Chip Theory Games

Name: Andrew Navaro What do you do at CTG? My job title is Studio Manager. So far in my time at CTG, I’ve done some business development, art and creative direction, editing and writing, and mentoring. I’m here to help with all aspects of the business, and lend my knowledge and experience wherever it may […]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 »

Going deeper on burncycle

August 14, 2020 Ryan Howard (Lhadnil)

Bonjour, burncyclists! By now, you’re no doubt aware of our new game burncycle, which is coming to Kickstarter on Nov. 10. We’re very excited about it, and we hope you are too, but just in case you wanted a few more details, we’re going to get into some of what we can say now, three […]Continue reading »

Meet CTG: “Tink”

August 7, 2020 Chip Theory Games

Welcome to Meet CTG, a feature where you can learn more about one of the team members who help bring our games to you. Name (and CTG nickname): Andrew,“Tink” What do you do at CTG? I am the CTG shipping logistics coordinator and customer service lead. I make sure things get to where they need […]Continue reading »

Chip Theory Games at Gen Con Online

July 21, 2020 Chip Theory Games

Howdy, Horizon-heads! (that’s what we’re calling people who like the Horizon’s Wrath) It’s mid-July, which, in a normal year, would put us smack in the middle of board game convention season. Sadly, we can’t be with you in person this summer, but we’re happy to report that we’ll be participating in a big way at […]Continue reading »

How we’re charting the future of Hoplomachus

July 13, 2020 Chip Theory Games

Greetings, gladiators! As you may have seen, a couple of days ago, Chip Theory Games announced a new standalone solo game, Hoplomachus: Victorum, as well as a remastered, single-box edition of the original Hoplomachus content with streamlined components and art. While we’re floored and grateful for the overwhelming positive feedback we’ve received at the announcement […]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 »