It’s been a little over 18 months since I retired, so clearly it was time to start another business. I officially incorporated a new company, and I’m in the process of setting up bank accounts and legal structures and all that fun administrative stuff.
The company? Turret Games LLC, named (by Pepper) for the turret on the back of our house. I’ll use the company for my latest hobby, board game design. The first one will be Hexteria, which is in the early stages of play-testing. I’d say it’s at a “beta” level now– it’s a solid game which could use some minor tweaks. I’ve hired a designer to help with the graphics and overall look, and in the coming weeks I hope to create the first real “print run”. It’ll be a (very) limited edition of the game: just a handful that I can send to friends and play-testers to get feedback.
After that? Well, many new games are born on Kickstarter, where their creators get support and funding to get them to a wider audience. Right now I’m thinking of targeting a launch with 100 games (meaning 100 customers willing to actually hand over some money). That means marketing materials, branding, a web site, and learning a lot more about the process. It’s slowly coming together.
Will Turret Games be successful? Will Hexteria be a hit? Stay tuned.