The Royal Cartographer

Devlog

• PDF complete!
  June 07, 2022 by Albi13

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  Two big changes to The Royal Cartographer today! The first is that after a long period of testing, layout, writing and proofing, the fancy paid version of the game is now available for purchase. What... Continue reading

  
• Solo Dev Diary - The Royal Cartographer
  February 04, 2022 by Albi13

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  #solo, #journaling, #rpg, #worldbuilding, #mapmaking

  A quick announcement: The Royal Cartographer will launch on kickstarter on February the 8th, with 8 professional cartographers working on the campaign to provide maps to play on! The link is here: htt... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter preview page and rules updates
  January 21, 2022 by Albi13

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  #kickstarter, #print

  The kickstarter preview page for The Royal Cartographer is up - sign up if you'd like to be notified when the campaign goes live (on the 8th of February).Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/p... Continue reading

  
• Solo version online
  January 14, 2022 by Albi13

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  #solo, #journaling, #rpg

  The solo version of The Royal Cartographer is up! Like the multiplayer version, this is an alpha - any feedback is appreciated in view of improving the game before the crowdfunding campaign in Februar... Continue reading

  
• Final details and Crowdfunding
  December 22, 2021 by Albi13#worldbuilding, #devlog, #cartography, #map

  "British Empire Map in 1886" by 準建築人手札網站 Forgemind ArchiMedia is licensed under CC BY 2.0 MORE MAPS From Boardgame to RPG Initially, the Royal Cartographer was meant to come with “pr... Continue reading

  
• Mechanics and inspiration
  December 15, 2021 by Albi13

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  But what about mechanics? Once I had settled on the message of the game - that maps can be imprecise by design- and that I wanted to map human-created features, I needed to give the game a little more... Continue reading

  
• The Royal Cartographer - A bone to pick
  December 13, 2021 by Albi13

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  #Cartography, #Royal Cartographer, #Maps, #Game Development, #Designer Diary

  For the first time I kept detailed notes of my thoughts and ideas during the creation of a game. These are some of those thoughts on A Royal Cartographer ; maybe you’ll find it interesting - I could... Continue reading