Monday, December 7, 2015

NEWS and NOTES: December 2015

Greetings Fellow Readers! This is the last 'NEWS and NOTES' of 2015 and the month December is offset due to Holiday, so this will be a short month. Now let us begin.

NEWS:


- This Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 5:00 PM at NYU Game Center in Brooklyn: 'The NYC Arcade' Hosted by the Sheep's Meow.

Check out and play locally made video games and tabletop games at New York University's Game Center. Join H-M Brown as he showcase and demonstrate 'Splatterbomb™' to the public.

See 'NOTES' below for more details on 'Splatterbomb™'.

-Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'

Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.


-Friday, December 18, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol. 6-c.3'

As the city is surrounded by mist, mysterious things start to happen that catches everyone off guard.




NOTES:

-Due to Christmas falling on Friday, there will be no releases that day. I thought about it putting it on Saturday or Thursday, but I feel too many people will be too busy with the holiday to sit and read Chapter 4, so January will be the month to finish off 'Arcana Magi Pure' with Chapters 4 & 5 and move onto the 'Arcana Magi Memorial vol.6'.

-'Splatterbomb™' at the NYC Arcade will just only be the board game and the official T-Shirt on display. There won't be any videos or other types of showcasing. There will be Free 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' passes when you play a full game.

-I apologize for the missing links to 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6' they are now up on Blogspot and accessible to everyone.


That's all the 'NEWS and NOTES' for the month of December. It was another amazing year of releases and events. The next 'NEWS and NOTES' will be Monday, January 4, 2016.

Until Next Time...

See ya.

Friday, November 27, 2015

Quick NOTES: November 2015 #2

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to a fast round of Quick NOTES. I got the story done on time thankfully so let's get the rundown.

-Now Available on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 c.2'

Mayumi, Emi, Rumiko and Keiko try to figure out what happened with the white mist. Sayako and Cooking Club witness chaos and Mrs Saito discovers something shocking happening outside the city.

Click on teh sidebar link to check it out.

- Monday, December 7, 2015 10L00 Pm EST on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'

 Join H-M Brown as he announces the upcoming releases and event for the month of December.


NOTES:

- As per my announcement on Twitter this morning, I believe I got the plot hole fixed. I really hope I did. If it's there, I apologize and hope that it doesn't ruin your overall experience with 'Arcana Magi Pure'.

- Game-A-Con Festival was a very well done for its first year. I had a good 8 successful playtests and some adjustments have been made. So I am aiming for the mid-late December for the game to be publisher ready. Until then keep an eye on 'NEWS and NOTES' and Twitter for any events where Splatterbomb™ will make an appearance.

That's all for Quick NOTES.

Until Next Time...

See ya.

Friday, November 13, 2015

Quick NOTES: November 2015 #1

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to a fast round of Quick NOTES.

-Now Available on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts

Grab yourself a new pair of T-Shirt of 'Splatterbomb™' Characters: Ashley and Guiy

The down sizing is underway, Men's Women's and Kid's Shirts are Gildan brand and all are $13.00.

- Friday - Sunday, November 20, 2015 to November 22, 2015 at the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey: 'Gameacon Festival'

 Join me as I showcase and demonstrate 'Splatterbomb™' to the public.


That's all for Quick NOTES. Please enjoy the new T-Chirts. See some of you at Game-A Con Festival next week.

Until Next Time...

See ya.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Wednesday Rants: November 2015 Edition

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of random ranting.We're half way through convention season and a lot of stuff are on tap so let's get started.

[Splatterbomb™]

All right there is a lot to talk about so I'm gonna break them down as into bite sized morsels.

-Status: The board game has entered Beta Level now. I have the games victory condition finalized and established an Item Card Deck that will help the game assist players in achieving the end game without problems. In a sense, the game came back full circle from last year's 1st draft. It was a remarkable journey indeed. As of now, I went into Print and Play Admagic website, and was able to create a prototype fold-able game board. I gave it a full on playtest at Metatopia, more on that in a moment, and walk away with a stable and complete game. All that's left to clear out the optimization issue where Player 1 would always be the one to win the game, and balancing out the 30 card Item Deck.

-Metatopia: So Metatopia in Morristown, NJ was success. All the playtesters provided all the input and help I needed to straighten out Splatterbomb™. I would like to thank Metatopia for running the event. I wish I had everybody who participate in playtesting the board game so I could set up a thank you list.I wished I had thought of that over the weekend during playtesting. I really appreciated all they have done to make the game better and more focused.

-Gameacon Festival: So next stop is Gameacon Festival at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. This will be my first ever Exhibitor Booth for Splatterbomb™. Its a little weird considering that I am looking for a publisher. What they offered was not what i had expected, but considering the opportunity presented to me by the organizers I really did not want to dismiss so casually. As soon as I get my booth number, I'll post it up on Twitter. I will be providing discount passes for 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' via Catapult. I will be exploring Discount passes for Spreadshirt, but I don't know if that would be possible, so don't get your expectations up. Unfortunately, Spreadshirt doesn't offer special bulk promotional amenities for me to take advantage of to create raffle drives. I would have to pay out of pocket to get the shirts and at this point, it will be too late to order them now to have on site.

-Spreadshirt: Speaking of Spreadshirt, I will be discontinuing the Spreadshirt and American Apparel brands of Splatterbomb T-Shirts and focus only on Gilden. Gilden is the cheapest price shirts at $13.00 by comparison. The change will happen this Friday. Also, this weeks characters will be Ashley and Guiey. Please check out the 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' Roster Video on my Studio Coqui Youtube Channel to get a sneak peek of them.

-New Roster Additions: So if any of you have watched 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' Roster Video, you most likely counted how many characters there are in the video. Well, thanks to the paytesters at Metatopia, that count increased by 9. There are now 9 new Items added to the roster bringing the overall total to 110 characters. I will not update the Roster Video, but I may create a separate video short introducing the nine new items. Because of these nine new Item Cards and changes made to their application, there will be a delay in added Items to the Spreadshirts because there are new categories listed for them outside of 'Item-Bonus' as labeled on the shirts. In the meantime I'll be focusing on releasing the artwork for the Athletes and Enemies that make up the bulk of the roster.


[Arcana Magi Universe]

I apologize for any slowness in the release of 'Arcana Magi' stories on Fictionaut. The convention season is very overwhelming and I need to maintain top priority on Splatterbomb™ in order to succeed. Most likely January, after the holidays is when I'll increase the frequency of releases. For now, it's just once a month.  And yes, because of these schedules, the grammar may be off putting due to time constraints. But please bear with me. I thank you all for your patience.

That's all I have on my mind for the moment. I have a lot of work to do and get ready for. I'll see you all next week at Gameacon Festival.

Until next time...

See ya.

Monday, November 2, 2015

NEWS and NOTES: November 2015 Edition

Greetings Fellow Readers! Convention season continues with two trips on tap for November.


- This Friday - Sunday, November 6, 2015 to November 8, 2015 at the Morristown Hyatt & Conference Center in Morristown, New Jersey: 'Metatopia 2015'

 Join me as I showcase and demonstrate 'Splatterbomb™' to the public.


-Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'

Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.


-Friday, November 13, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts

Grab yourself a pair of T-Shirt of 'Splatterbomb™' Characters.

- Friday - Sunday, November 20, 2015 to November 22, 2015 at the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey: 'Gameacon Festival'

 Join me as I showcase and demonstrate 'Splatterbomb™' to the public.


-Friday, November 27, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol. 6 c.2'

The Wisp training continues for the Cooking Club and Sayako, meanwhile, Mayumi, Emi, Keiko and Rumiko have a decision to make on their journey.


NOTES:

-There will be changes at Spreadshirt. Tune in to 'Wednesday Rants' for more details.

-The information about 'Splatterbomb™' on Gameacon Festival's website is out of date. A lots ahs changed since I registered with them early this year in 2015.


That's all the 'NEWS and NOTES' for the month November its gonna be an amazing month.

Until Next Time...

See ya.

Friday, October 30, 2015

Quick NOTES: October 2015 #2

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome a speed round of Quick NOTES.

-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol. 6' Chapter 1.

Mayumi and her friends embark on their journey to the valley. Meanwhile, the Cooking Club with Sayako begin their training with the Wisps.

-Tomorrow on Kindle: Free 'Shell' Halloween

Grab yourself a free copy of 'Shell' to celebrate Halloween.

-Monday, 10:00 PMEST on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'

Check out the upcoming events for the month of November.



That's all the Quick NOTES for now.


Until Next Time...

See ya.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Quick NOTES: October 2015 #1

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome a speed round of Quick NOTES.

Now on Spreadshirt: Splatterbomb™ T-Shirts - Hammerspace and Vol'Ren

Grab yourselves a pair of these amazing T-Shirts straight from Splatterbomb™.

Click on the sidebar link to check it out.

Tomorrow at 12:30 PM at Brooklyn game Lab: NYC-Playtest

Join local game developers and playtest their latest game designs. Splatterbomb™ will be available for playtest.

Friday October 30 10:00 PM EST on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol. 6'

Mayumi and her friends embark on their journey to the valley. Meanwhile, the Cooking Club with Sayako begin their training with the Wisps.

Check it out October 30th on Fictionaut.

That's all the Quick NOTES for now.



Until Next Time...

See ya.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Wednesday Rants: October 2015 Edition

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of random ranting. It's a short one this month. Lot's of stuff to do. So let's get the ball started.

[Splatterbomb™ ]

So the board game nearing 100%. I finally got its footing and its working fine. I am looking at 15 to 45 minutes based on the number of players for a complete game.

There is going to more 'Splatterbomb™' prints on Spreadshirt. There will be a total of over 90 characters. I do want them to be featured in the board game but I have to wait until I can get the running very smoothly.

'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' coming out this week on Youtube will feature images of all the 'Splatterbomb™' characters. So you will get a chance to see them all.

[Arcana Magi Universe]

Due to this and next months insane scheduling, 'Arcana Magi Universe' will be posted once per month until December. I can explain why that is in the next section. I have yet to decide what I'm goind to start off with, but what I can say is that I will be posting 3 'Arcana Magi' Stories this season.

[Conventions]

In Novemeber, I will be attending Gameacon at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, and I awaiting on approval for Metatopia in Morristown, NJ. Splatterbomb™ will be showcased at both events. As to what I will bring in terms of amenities, that will be determined. However, Splatterbomb™ will be available for gameplay.

[New York Comic Con]

New York Comic Con came and went. It was a fun time, I went to plenty of workshops and meetups for business purposes, and I came out satisfied. I will be making a return next year.


That's all for the Rants this month. It is extremely busy and I have a lot of work to do.

Until Next Time...

See ya.


Monday, October 5, 2015

NEWS and NOTES: October 2015 Edition

Greetings Fellow Readers! Convention season is underway and October, November and December is gonna be tight. but first let's look into October.


- This Thursday - Sunday, October 8, 2015 to October 12, 2015 at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City: New York Comic Con

I'll be roaming the halls once again, feel free to say high if you spot me.

-Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: Wednesday Rants

Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.

-Friday, October 16, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Youtube: 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)'

The official theme song is coming to Studio Coqui's Youtube Channel.


-Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts

Grab yourself a pair of T-Shirt of 'Splatterbomb™' Characters.


-Friday, October 30, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Universe' Season 6

'Arcana Magi' is back with another season of exciting action and thrills.

-Saturday, October 31, 2015 on Amazon Kindle: Free 'Shell' Halloween

It's spooky times, so grab yourself a free copy of 'Shell' on Amazon Kindle.


NOTES:

None at this time.

That's all the 'NEWS and NOTES' for the month October its gonna be a long ride with more to come.

Until Next Time...

See ya.

Friday, September 25, 2015

Quick NOTES: September 2015 #1

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to a fast round of Quick NOTES!

-Now on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts: Freaky and Flute of Melancholy

Head on down and try on the latest characters from Splatterbomb™ today.

Click on the side bar link to check it out.

-Tomorrow at 12:30 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab: NYC-Playtest

Come try out the latest board games currently in development from local game developers. Splatterbomb™ will be available for playtesting.

-Monday, October 5th at 10:00 PM EST on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'

Check what's happening for the month of October.


That's for Quick NOTES.

Until Next Time...

See ya.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Wednesday Rants: September 2015 Edition

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome back to another round of Random Ranting. Vacation is over and the next 3 months is going to chaotic. But first let me rant about what's happening now and in the coming weeks.

[Splatterbomb™]

So first off, Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme) is now on Spotify. I also updated the links to iTunes Amazon and others on sidebar. Please go grab yourselves a copy. I do have so more plans, so please stay tuned.

The T-Shirt Line at Spreadshirt is growing. This weeks characters are:

Ron
Swift Wings


Splatterbomb™ Board Game hit a little snafu, but it is still progressing. It will be ready for demonstration Gamecon in Atlantic City in November. The snafu is that I tried using Algorithms to emulate the Arcade Experience, but it worked too good to the point that it forgot that it was board game first. I can still achieve the Arcade Theme, but it has to concede to being a board game. Hopefully, the middle ground will be there.

[Arcana Magi Universe]

Season 6 is going to start in late October, sandwiched between New York Comic Con and Gamacon. I'm going to run chapter every 2 weeks until after the NYC Arcade Event hosted by the Sheep's Meow in NYU Game Center New York. After that event in December, I will post a chapter every week.

This seasons Arcana Magi Stories are:

Arcana Magi Zero
Arcana Magi Pure
Arcana Magi Memorial

Be sure to buy a copy of 'Arcana Magi Universe Short Collection' on Kindle. Click on the sidebar link to the side.

I have completed 'Arcana Magi Rush' Comic book script. It's 3 issues, but there are still some thing I have to learn. Comic Book Scripts are a different beast from prose writing. I hope that I can find an artist or someone interested in publishing it, but I thought I share with you all that this is actually a thing.


[New York Comic Con]

NYCC is a few weeks away. I will be attending all 4 days. If you see me and want to shake my hand to say "Hi" feel free to do so. I don't bite. The convention runs fro Oct 8 - Oct 11.

[Free 'Shell' Fridays]

I haven't done this in a while. Since October is around the corner, I have to celebrate Halloween with another round of Free 'Shell' Friday leading up to Halloween on Saturday.

[NYC-Playtest]

NYC-Playtest will be at Brooklyn Game Lab this Saturday with new hours starting from 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Splatterbomb™ will be there for playtesting as always.

[Thoughts]

Half vacation helped out. Summer was nice and warm. So many things are happened between now and the end of December that I know I am going to burn out. I will endure as always.

Because some good things happened over the Summer, I shifted my scheduled releases to 10:00pm from now on to give myself breathing room to meet the releases on time. It feels a little weird becasue I am use to 9:00pm but this is for the best and very accomodating for all of you.

So that's all I have for the rants this month. Quick, short, and sweet.

Until Next Time...

See ya.

Monday, September 7, 2015

NEWS and NOTES: September 2015

Greetings Fellow Readers! Vacation has come to a close, Summer is near its end, and its time to get ready for the Fall Season. Check what's on tap this month.

-Saturday, September 12, 2015 from Noon-6PM at Brooklyn Game Lab, New York: NYC-Playtest Group

Swing by and try out local game designers newest games currently under development. Splatterbomb™ will be there for playtesting.

-Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: Wednesday Rants.

Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.

-Friday, September 18 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: Splatterbomb™ T-Shirts

Grab yourself a pair of T-Shirt of Splatterbomb™ Characters.


-Saturday, September 19, 2015 from Noon-6PM at Brooklyn Game Lab, New York: NYC-Playtest Group

Swing by and try out local game designers newest games currently under development. Splatterbomb™ will be there for playtesting.

-Friday, September 25 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: Splatterbomb™ T-Shirts

Grab yourself a pair of T-Shirt of Splatterbomb™ Characters.

-Saturday, September 26, 2015 from Noon-6PM at Brooklyn Game Lab, New York: NYC-Playtest Group

Swing by and try out local game designers newest games currently under development. Splatterbomb™ will be there for playtesting.

Friday, July 31, 2015

Quick NOTES: July 2015 #1

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to a fast round of Quick NOTES.

-Now on sale on Spreadshirt: Splatterbomb™ T-Shirts

This releases characters are:

Dudley
Melon Soda

Current characters on sale:

Splatterbomb™
Handy
Rainbow Brush

Now all Splatterbomb™ T-Shirts are available in American Apparel.


http://splatterbomb.spreadshirt.com/


-Tomorrow from Noon to 6:00 PM in New York City: NYC-Playtest Group.

Check out the latest tabletop games currently in development by local inventors. 'Splatterbomb™' will be available for playtesting.

Location in New York is still to be determined, stay tuned at http://nycplaytest.com/ for location.

-Links to all Splatterbomb™ Product will be made available on Twitter this Monday.

-And so I bid all of you a nice safe vacation. I will be only on Twitter feed throughout August. September 7, 2015 will be the next 'NEWS and NOTES'. Keep an out on 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' August announcement on Twitter.

Until September...

See ya.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Wednesday Rants: July 2015 Edition

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of Wednesday Rants. There are some cool announcements so let's get started.

[Gameacon 2015]

This year I acquired an official exhibitors table at Gameacon 2015 in Atlantic City's Tropicana. I plan to bring Splatterbomb™ there, unless circumstances occur. It's happening in November and I am very excited to get a chance to showcase the game to a larger audience. As we get closer to the convention, I'll announce what to expect at the booth, so stay tuned.

http://gameacon.com/index.html

[New York Comic Con]

I will be roaming the halls of New York Comic Con once again in October. Unfortunately, I could not secure anything awesome like an autograph signing or a Panel, but if you happen to see me and want to chat up or take a picture, I'll be glad to offer it up.

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/

[Spreadshirt]

Next week will be the next duo of Splatterbomb™ characters up for grabs. I will also be adding American Apparel brand so you can have yourselves a nice quality shirt if you want to. Remember all shirts are available in Men's, women's, and kids sizes.

[Playtesting]

Splatterbomb™ playtesting is still continuing this Saturday and there should be a playtest next Saturday August 1, which is on a Saturday. Stay tuned to Twitter for any announcements.

[Vacation Time!]

It's been an amazing 12 months but now its time for me to take a break and breathe. Next month in August, I will be on vacation. There will be no 'NEWS and NOTES', no 'Wednesday Rants', no 'Free Shell Fridays', or any new releases. If not this month then in August I may make 1 Twitter announcement regarding 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme) and the next NYC-Playtest is in September, so keep an eye out on Twitter. I will return September 7th with 'NEWS and NOTES'.

I will post up links on Twitter to Spreadshirt, Kindle, and any other products or events before August so you can just click away and check things out.

I will be on Twitter mode during vacation just in case any sudden events occur, but other than that, I am going dark until September.

So on a final note, thank you all for joining me these past 12 months. It was an amazing ride from 'Arcana Magi 5th Anniversary' to 'The NYC Arcade' to 'Spreadshirt'. Please enjoy yourselves and have a safe Summer.

Until September...

See ya.

Monday, July 6, 2015

NEWS and NOTES: July 2015 Edition

Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another edition of 'NEWS and NOTES'. It is summer time and this month is going to a bit busy.


NEWS:

-This Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 12:00 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab in New York: 'NYC Playtest'

Join local board game developers as they display their latest game development, be sure to check out 'Splatterbomb™'.

Links:

NYC Playtest: http://nycplaytest.com/

Brooklyn Game Lab: http://brooklyngamelab.com/

-Saturday July 18, 2015 at 12:00 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab in New York: 'NYC-Playtest'

Join local board game developers as they display their latest game development, be sure to check out 'Splatterbomb™'.

-Wednesday, June 22, 2015 at 9:00 PM EST on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'

Join H-M Brown as he discusses upcoming projects and plans.

-Saturday July 25, 2015 at 12:00 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab in New York: 'NYC-Playtest'

Join local board game developers as they display their latest game development, be sure to check out 'Splatterbomb™'.

-Friday July 31, 2015 at 9:00 PM EST at Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts

Two new 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirt Prints will be made available at Spreadshirt.


NOTES:

-No Free 'Shell' Friday this Month.


-Don't forget to visit Amazon or iTunes and grab yourself a copy of 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' today. Click on the side link.

-Like Shirts? Swing on over to the Splatterbomb™ Spreadshirt Store and buy yourself awesome shirts featuring characters from Splatterbomb™. Click on the side link.


-Be sure to check out Alyssa Menes Music Composer for 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' at:

http://portfolio.acmenesmusic.com/


So that is all for NEWS and NOTES.


Until Next Time...

See ya.