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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 »

Our Statement of Accountability

June 12, 2020 Chip Theory Games

About two weeks ago, we at Chip Theory Games released a statement in support of and solidarity with the protests and protesters who are fighting racism and police brutality in our communities and throughout the country. Since that time, we have been considering ways in which we can more substantially and meaningfully affirm that Black […]Continue reading »

Meet the first chip in the 2020 Promo Pack

June 10, 2020 Chip Theory Games

Whether you be Gearloc, gateport hopper, or gladiator, greetings to you! Our much anticipated 2020 promo chip collection is currently in development, with future chip announcements to be rolled out in the coming months. However, we wanted to take a brief moment to spotlight one of the chips in particular, one we’d hoped to get […]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 »

FREE Cloudspire Wallpapers

May 14, 2020 Chip Theory Games

Greetings, gateport hoppers! We are hard at work putting the finishing touches on the new and reprinted materials from the Cloudspire: Ankar’s Plunder Kickstarter (you can still score a late pledge here!). Thanks to you, the Kickstarter was successful beyond our expectations, and we can’t wait for you to see the finished product. Until then, […]Continue reading »

Meet CTG: Melonie Lavely

May 8, 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): Melonie Lavely, “Duster” What do you do at CTG? My title is Creative Director. I mainly do graphic design, prepress, and production art. I also manage artists […]Continue reading »