Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the another round Quick NOTES.
-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.3'
Ciel is picks up on clues to what is happening to Azure.
Click on the sidebar Link to check it out.
Tomorrow at Whole Foods Tribeca in New York City at 1:00pm: 'NYC-Playtest'
Join local tabletop game developers as they playtest their latest game designs. Join H-M Brown as he playtests 'Splatterbomb™'
-Wednesday March 16, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
Join H-M Brown as he explains in detail regarding what was written in Chapter 3 of 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol. 6' and 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol. 4' in relation to the upcoming rewrites for the 'Arcana Magi Universe'.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Friday, March 11, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
NEWS and NOTES: March 2016
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome another round of NEWS and NOTES. It's 'Arcana Magi' Month, it's time to finish up 'Memorial' and get into 'Zero' this April, IF 'Memorial' doesn't send Volume six into over time. oooh...
NEWS:
- Friday, March 11, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.3'
- Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
- Friday, March 18, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.4'
- Friday, March 25, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.5'
NOTES:
Stay tuned to Twitter for Playtesting Schedules.
Be sure to grab a copy of 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' at iTunes, and 'The Impossible Man' Novel on Kindle today.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
NEWS:
- Friday, March 11, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.3'
- Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
- Friday, March 18, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.4'
- Friday, March 25, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.5'
NOTES:
Stay tuned to Twitter for Playtesting Schedules.
Be sure to grab a copy of 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)' at iTunes, and 'The Impossible Man' Novel on Kindle today.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Quick NOTES: February 2016 #3
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the another round Quick NOTES.
-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.2'
The Circle of Four find themselves in a strange world with Azure, and Ciel is gonna help them out.
Click on the sidebar Link to check it out.
-Monday March 7, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.2'
The Circle of Four find themselves in a strange world with Azure, and Ciel is gonna help them out.
Click on the sidebar Link to check it out.
-Monday March 7, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Quick NOTES: February 2016 #2
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the another round Quick NOTES.
-Now on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts
This months release: Abigail Bryant and Negi Takeda
Click on the Sidebar link to check it out.
-Saturday, February 19, 2016 at 12:30 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab: NYC-Playtest
Playtest prototype tabletop games designed by local NY/NJ game developers. 'Splatterbomb™' and 'Arcana Magi' Deck Building Game will be available for playtesting.
-Friday, February 26, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.2'
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Now on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts
This months release: Abigail Bryant and Negi Takeda
Click on the Sidebar link to check it out.
-Saturday, February 19, 2016 at 12:30 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab: NYC-Playtest
Playtest prototype tabletop games designed by local NY/NJ game developers. 'Splatterbomb™' and 'Arcana Magi' Deck Building Game will be available for playtesting.
-Friday, February 26, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.2'
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Wednesday Rants: February 2016 Edition
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of Wednesday Rants! It's brief but let's get started.
[Splatterbomb™]
So the big news is that I got the end game to work. Basically, Player 1 was always the winner, but this time I got another player to win the game. So now I am building on that momentum to get different winners consistently. However, the play time increased from 45 Mins to 60 mins and I have to get that time shave off in order to keep players from getting bored. So at this point, I am nearing the homestretch and I should get this on submission block hopefully soon.
This weeks T-shirt releases will be humans again. Help try and diversify the characters from the game. I will be updating their little info boxes at a later date to help give the characters and the Splatterbomb™ series some story lore.
I'm still trying to find some avenues to get Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme) some more exposure. It's been pretty overwhelming dealing with a lot of stuff around, especially real life stuff.
[Arcana Magi Universe]
I hope you guys enjoyed 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6'. This season of 'Arcana Magi' has been feeling inconsistent due to convention scheduling and real life issues, and I personally felt that I did the best I could under such circumstances to make it enjoyable and interesting. As I said in the last Rants, I do want to do some re-writing later this year on 'Arcana Magi' to clean up stuff and make it more stronger.
As for 'Arcana Magi Memorial', I think I can end the series this season with the tone I set in Vol.6. I really feel its time for me to wind down the Universe story wise. Going into a 7th Season is a very daunting feat and I would like to write other stories outside 'Arcana Magi' as well. 7 Seasons feel right.
The 'Arcana Magi' Deck Building Game is doing fine so far. Preliminary tests show that the game is feasible and new original elements and characters are being added into the game. I might be able to bring light to these new characters in the 7th Season, but it too early to tell right. I still have to make the game mechanics work proper before I can establish a story. But I can confirm that this is a 5th World Story and a major crossover, that I can say is absolute.
-So that's all I got on my mind this month. It's getting pretty hectic because real life changes are starting to swing hard in my direction. Hopefully, it will not result in any delays or slow down my ability to get stuff done.
Thank you all for listening.
Until next time...
See ya.
[Splatterbomb™]
So the big news is that I got the end game to work. Basically, Player 1 was always the winner, but this time I got another player to win the game. So now I am building on that momentum to get different winners consistently. However, the play time increased from 45 Mins to 60 mins and I have to get that time shave off in order to keep players from getting bored. So at this point, I am nearing the homestretch and I should get this on submission block hopefully soon.
This weeks T-shirt releases will be humans again. Help try and diversify the characters from the game. I will be updating their little info boxes at a later date to help give the characters and the Splatterbomb™ series some story lore.
I'm still trying to find some avenues to get Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme) some more exposure. It's been pretty overwhelming dealing with a lot of stuff around, especially real life stuff.
[Arcana Magi Universe]
I hope you guys enjoyed 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6'. This season of 'Arcana Magi' has been feeling inconsistent due to convention scheduling and real life issues, and I personally felt that I did the best I could under such circumstances to make it enjoyable and interesting. As I said in the last Rants, I do want to do some re-writing later this year on 'Arcana Magi' to clean up stuff and make it more stronger.
As for 'Arcana Magi Memorial', I think I can end the series this season with the tone I set in Vol.6. I really feel its time for me to wind down the Universe story wise. Going into a 7th Season is a very daunting feat and I would like to write other stories outside 'Arcana Magi' as well. 7 Seasons feel right.
The 'Arcana Magi' Deck Building Game is doing fine so far. Preliminary tests show that the game is feasible and new original elements and characters are being added into the game. I might be able to bring light to these new characters in the 7th Season, but it too early to tell right. I still have to make the game mechanics work proper before I can establish a story. But I can confirm that this is a 5th World Story and a major crossover, that I can say is absolute.
-So that's all I got on my mind this month. It's getting pretty hectic because real life changes are starting to swing hard in my direction. Hopefully, it will not result in any delays or slow down my ability to get stuff done.
Thank you all for listening.
Until next time...
See ya.
Friday, February 12, 2016
Quick NOTES: February 2016 #1
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the another round Quick NOTES.
-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6 - c.1'
Sora is reporting to Technomancer. Ciel has a talk with Hitomi. Azure is trying to get Mother's attention.
Click on the Sidebar link to check it out.
-Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
Join H-M Brown as talks about the current state of his projects.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6 - c.1'
Sora is reporting to Technomancer. Ciel has a talk with Hitomi. Azure is trying to get Mother's attention.
Click on the Sidebar link to check it out.
-Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
Join H-M Brown as talks about the current state of his projects.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Monday, February 1, 2016
NEWS and NOTES: February 2016
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome another round of NEWS and NOTES.
NEWS:
- Friday, February 12, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.1'
-Wednesday, February 17, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.
- Friday, February 19, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts.
Grab yourself a new pair of T-shirts from the world of Splatterbomb™
-Friday, February 26, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Mamorial Vol. 6-c.2'
NOTES:
I am not sure if there is going to be a Playtest this Saturday. Stay tuned to Twitter if there is a schedule.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
NEWS:
- Friday, February 12, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6-c.1'
-Wednesday, February 17, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.
- Friday, February 19, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts.
Grab yourself a new pair of T-shirts from the world of Splatterbomb™
-Friday, February 26, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Mamorial Vol. 6-c.2'
NOTES:
I am not sure if there is going to be a Playtest this Saturday. Stay tuned to Twitter if there is a schedule.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Quick NOTES: January 2016 #3
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the another round Quick NOTES.
-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 - c.5'
Mayumi issued a challenge, how will Emi respond? And the Cooking Club with Sayako are about to have a showdown.
Click on the Sidebar link to check it out.
-Monday, February 1, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'
Check out what the new releases and new activities will occur for February.
-Be sure to buy yourself a copy of 'The Impossible Man' available now on Kindle.
-And also head on over to iTunes and download yourself 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)'
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Now on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 - c.5'
Mayumi issued a challenge, how will Emi respond? And the Cooking Club with Sayako are about to have a showdown.
Click on the Sidebar link to check it out.
-Monday, February 1, 2016 at 10:00 PM EST on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'
Check out what the new releases and new activities will occur for February.
-Be sure to buy yourself a copy of 'The Impossible Man' available now on Kindle.
-And also head on over to iTunes and download yourself 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)'
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Quick NOTES: January 2016 #2
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the another round Quick NOTES.
-Now Available on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts - Vanessa Alvarez and Nico Romanos
The first human characters of Splatterbomb are now available on Spreadshirt.
Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
-Friday, January 29, 2016, at 10:00PM EST on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 - c.5'
Mayumi issued a challenge, how will Emi respond? And the Cooking Club with Sayako are about to have a showdown.
Next Friday on Fictionaut.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Now Available on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts - Vanessa Alvarez and Nico Romanos
The first human characters of Splatterbomb are now available on Spreadshirt.
Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
-Friday, January 29, 2016, at 10:00PM EST on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 - c.5'
Mayumi issued a challenge, how will Emi respond? And the Cooking Club with Sayako are about to have a showdown.
Next Friday on Fictionaut.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Wednesday Rants: January 2016 Edition
Greetings Fellow Reader! Welcome to the first round of ranting for 2016. I'm going to discuss a little of what will be on tap for this year.
[Splatterbomb™]
-Splatterbomb has reach a point where the end game is still being worked on. It's looking good so far, but it is going to take awhile longer than I expected. The card that are going to be part of the game is undergoing rewrites. Its coming off as a trading card game card rather than a board game card. So once I straighten that out, along with teh end game to decide a victor, it should be submission ready.
-Don't forget that Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme) is still available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Youtube, Catapult, and Bandcamp. Be sure to grab yourself a copy today.
-Splatterbomb t-shirts are still available on Spreadshirt.com, the next two characters this week will be the first human characters to be released. Also the lore that appears in the Spreadshirt descriptions will undergo an update later this year.
-The Splatterbomb Comic Book that I would like to write this year will just be an 8 Page short. I would like to have it ready by Free Comic Book Day in May, but its not feasible. Instead, I want to get it ready as free handouts at conventions and other events I may attend this year.
[Arcana Magi]
-So next week will be the conclusion of 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6'. I hop you all enjoyed this edition. I understand it may not be well written, but it was difficult navigating it between the conventions and real life issues. But I hoping that I can cover a few inconsistencies that I discovered looking back at the older Volumes. I am also hoping that I covered the Plot Hole regarding Rumiko in Chapter 4.
-Next up will be 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6' in February. Since there isn't any convention season, I should be able to write better this go around. But real life right now is handing me a pie in the face and I have to keep that in focus. Get yourselves ready though, this is gonna be a big Volume.
-As for the 'Arcana Magi Rush' comic book, I have adapted the short story into a complete 3 issue series. However, I do have to re-write it thoroughly so it can be clean and legible for I when send it out for submission.
-I would like to make it my goal to go back to the older stories and give them a re-write to clean up the grammar and storytelling. I'm sure what I will do with that re-write, but stay tuned for any official announcements regarding this endeavor.
-Finally, that special game I announced was to be playtested this past weekend is an official 'Arcana Magi' deckbuilding card game. Deckbuilding card games are sort of like a Trading Card Game, like my game 'Cyber Tactics', but instead of building a deck from a collection of cards, the cards are already made available from the start and you pay in-game costs to add a card to your deck and build it up. Its a little hard to explain, but there are plenty of Youtube videos that cover this genre. I would recommend looking into Star Realms, Ascension and Dominion to get an idea of where I am going with 'Arcana Magi'. I do have an official title for the game, but I'll announce that at a later date. So with 6 years of of written material, I have enough to create an 'Arcana Magi' tabletop game.
So basically, overall, I am focusing on 'Splatterbomb™'and 'Arcana Magi' for the entirety of 2016. I have a lot stories to write, games to develop, and merchandise to sell through at Spreadshirt, Amazon, iTunes, and Comic Books. I look forward to all of your support and patronage. Please enjoy all of my works for 2016.
This is gonna be a fun year.
Until next time...
See ya.
[Splatterbomb™]
-Splatterbomb has reach a point where the end game is still being worked on. It's looking good so far, but it is going to take awhile longer than I expected. The card that are going to be part of the game is undergoing rewrites. Its coming off as a trading card game card rather than a board game card. So once I straighten that out, along with teh end game to decide a victor, it should be submission ready.
-Don't forget that Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme) is still available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Youtube, Catapult, and Bandcamp. Be sure to grab yourself a copy today.
-Splatterbomb t-shirts are still available on Spreadshirt.com, the next two characters this week will be the first human characters to be released. Also the lore that appears in the Spreadshirt descriptions will undergo an update later this year.
-The Splatterbomb Comic Book that I would like to write this year will just be an 8 Page short. I would like to have it ready by Free Comic Book Day in May, but its not feasible. Instead, I want to get it ready as free handouts at conventions and other events I may attend this year.
[Arcana Magi]
-So next week will be the conclusion of 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6'. I hop you all enjoyed this edition. I understand it may not be well written, but it was difficult navigating it between the conventions and real life issues. But I hoping that I can cover a few inconsistencies that I discovered looking back at the older Volumes. I am also hoping that I covered the Plot Hole regarding Rumiko in Chapter 4.
-Next up will be 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol.6' in February. Since there isn't any convention season, I should be able to write better this go around. But real life right now is handing me a pie in the face and I have to keep that in focus. Get yourselves ready though, this is gonna be a big Volume.
-As for the 'Arcana Magi Rush' comic book, I have adapted the short story into a complete 3 issue series. However, I do have to re-write it thoroughly so it can be clean and legible for I when send it out for submission.
-I would like to make it my goal to go back to the older stories and give them a re-write to clean up the grammar and storytelling. I'm sure what I will do with that re-write, but stay tuned for any official announcements regarding this endeavor.
-Finally, that special game I announced was to be playtested this past weekend is an official 'Arcana Magi' deckbuilding card game. Deckbuilding card games are sort of like a Trading Card Game, like my game 'Cyber Tactics', but instead of building a deck from a collection of cards, the cards are already made available from the start and you pay in-game costs to add a card to your deck and build it up. Its a little hard to explain, but there are plenty of Youtube videos that cover this genre. I would recommend looking into Star Realms, Ascension and Dominion to get an idea of where I am going with 'Arcana Magi'. I do have an official title for the game, but I'll announce that at a later date. So with 6 years of of written material, I have enough to create an 'Arcana Magi' tabletop game.
So basically, overall, I am focusing on 'Splatterbomb™'and 'Arcana Magi' for the entirety of 2016. I have a lot stories to write, games to develop, and merchandise to sell through at Spreadshirt, Amazon, iTunes, and Comic Books. I look forward to all of your support and patronage. Please enjoy all of my works for 2016.
This is gonna be a fun year.
Until next time...
See ya.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Quick NOTES: January 2016
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the first round of Quick NOTES in 2016.
-Now Available on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 c.4'
Something is happening to Rumiko as the girls and Mrs Saito struggle to protect Mayumi.
Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
- Tomorrow, January 16, 2015 from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab: NYC Playtest
Join local tabletop game developers as they test out their latest games. Join H-M Brown as he playtest Splatterbomb™ and a new game.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Now Available on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 c.4'
Something is happening to Rumiko as the girls and Mrs Saito struggle to protect Mayumi.
Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
- Tomorrow, January 16, 2015 from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab: NYC Playtest
Join local tabletop game developers as they test out their latest games. Join H-M Brown as he playtest Splatterbomb™ and a new game.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Monday, January 4, 2016
NEWS and NOTES: January 2016
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the first NEWS and NOTES of 2016. Hope you all had a great holiday. Let's begin.
NEWS:
- Friday, January 15, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6-c.4'
Emi and the girls try to awaken Mayumi. Meanwhile, the city is in chaos.
-Wednesday, January 20, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.
- Friday, January 22, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts.
Grab yourself a new pair of T-shirts from the world of Splatterbomb™
-Friday, January 29, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol. 6-c.5'
The climactic conclusion.
NOTES:
No NOTES this month.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
NEWS:
- Friday, January 15, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6-c.4'
Emi and the girls try to awaken Mayumi. Meanwhile, the city is in chaos.
-Wednesday, January 20, 2015 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'Wednesday Rants'
Get the latest information on H-M Brown activities.
- Friday, January 22, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Spreadshirt: 'Splatterbomb™' T-Shirts.
Grab yourself a new pair of T-shirts from the world of Splatterbomb™
-Friday, January 29, 2016 at 10:00 PM on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol. 6-c.5'
The climactic conclusion.
NOTES:
No NOTES this month.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Quick NOTES: December 2015
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the last round of Quick NOTES in 2015.
-Now Available on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 c.3'
Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
- Tomorrow, December 18, 2015 from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab: NYC Playtest
Join local tabletop game developers as they test out their latest games. Join H-M Brown as he playtest Splatterbomb™.
-Monday, January 4, 1026 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'
Check out all the latest upcoming events and releases from H-M Brown.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Now Available on Fictionaut: 'Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 c.3'
Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
- Tomorrow, December 18, 2015 from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM EST at Brooklyn Game Lab: NYC Playtest
Join local tabletop game developers as they test out their latest games. Join H-M Brown as he playtest Splatterbomb™.
-Monday, January 4, 1026 at 10:00 PM on Blogspot: 'NEWS and NOTES'
Check out all the latest upcoming events and releases from H-M Brown.
That's all for Quick NOTES.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Wednesday Rants: December 2015 Edition
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of, and last of 2015, the Wednesday Rants. Let's begin.
[Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 - c.3]
The chapter is coming along fine, however, I am digging back a couple of volumes for continuity and I fear it may cause a delay Friday night. Stay tuned to Twitter for any schedule changes. I am pretty much trying to set up this Volume 6 for Volume 7 next year. I have not decided yet, but I may end Pure on Volume 7 for a total of 35 chapters. It's a long story but I do need to end this so I can move onto other stories I would like to write outside of 'Arcana Magi'. I will say, I fear it may end on a rush job if I do decide Volume 7 is the end, but I will make every bit an effort to make it worthwhile and exciting.
Next year in January, I will write Chapters 4 and 5 for 'Arcana Magi Pure' and move onto 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol. 6' in February. 'Arcana Magi Zero' will not receive the 'Vol.' tag because the Short Stories already have that, so most it will have a letter or subtitle.
[Splatterbomb™]
Board game: The game has progressed along nicely, however I still have endgame issues. It's pretty much the only thing that stands in the way. No matter which I try, either as a 'race' or through 'scoring' the game ends with either Player 1 winning, or players quitting because they can't catch up. This week is another NYC-Playtest session so hopefully I'll have this ironed out.
Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme): Just a reminder that the official theme song is available on Spotify as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can also grab a copy at Bancamp. It's still there. If you want to see Splatterbomb characters, visit my Studio Coqui Youtube and see who's who in the game.
Spreadshirt: New shirts will pop up next year in January. I may start off with the Athlete character this time instead of the Enemies. Also, I will be working on updating the character lore since a lot has changed in the game, for now what is described of the characters is only temporary.
Future Plans: My next plan is to try to write an 8-Page Comic Book short. I have an idea of where to go to accomplish this. I'm not sure how soon I'll get the story out to pasture, but I would like to get it in development early next year and hopefully ready for distribution before the summer. What I want to do is offer free samples at conventions and events that Splatterbomb will appear in, just like how I hand out free 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)'. What I might do is write either a world building story or just one competition, either way it will be to establish the look of the game itself.
[Year End Reflection]
This has got to be the most eventful year ever for me. I never in a million years would have thought this was the end result. I kind of went full circle where I got to demonstrate Splatterbomb at the NYC Arcade in Microsoft in Midtown Manhattan hosted by Brian Chung's The Sheep's Meow and end my year with that same even but at NYU Game Center. In between all of that, I went to as much NYC-Playtest sessions improving on Splatterbomb, The Hudson Arcade in Hoboken hosted again by The Sheep's Meow.
Splatterbomb's development evolved to the point that it became a video game on a board game. It worked but proved too much for the human mind to intake and caused information overload. I major strip down of the filler rules and Splatterbomb became and efficiently working game with only one thing standing in its way to the publishers.
Convention season was upon us, I had heavy playtesting done at Metatopia in Morristown, NJ and ran booth at Game-A-Con Festival in Atlantic City. I got to do some comic book networking at New York Comic-Con as well. I got to meet a lot of amazing artists, writers, and game developers. it was fun hanging out with all of them.
It was big year for 'Arcana Magi' as the 5th season ran longer than it should, but releasing all the short stories on Kindle was nice finish. Now 6th season is upon us, albeit slower than usual, but the stories are starting to reach their apex with season 7 next year.
So with that, I thank the following for 2015:
Thanks to NYC-Playtest for all the help in Splatterbomb's game development.
Thanks to all the playtesters at Metatopia for their input on Splatterbomb.
Thanks to the organizers at Game-A-Con Festival for a nice event and providing Splatterbomb a booth.
Thanks to all the people who started following me this year on Twitter. I started with a very small number this year and made it into the 60s.
Thanks to Brian Chung and The Sheep's Meow for all their "Arcade" events throughout the year.
Thanks to all the artists, writers, and game developers I met this year at all the conventions and event, and who are now following me on Twitter. We had fun times and look forward to seeing you guys again in upcoming event in 2016.
Most of all, Thanks to all the fans of Splatterbomb and especially 'Arcana Magi'. I know my grammar is not up to standards, but the fact that you all come back to read more gives that extra flavoring to all the stories.
[Schedule]
I will be taking an holiday vacation. You will not hear from me until January 4th with the first 'NEWS and NOTES' of 2016.
You all have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year.
Until 2016...
See ya.
[Arcana Magi Pure Vol.6 - c.3]
The chapter is coming along fine, however, I am digging back a couple of volumes for continuity and I fear it may cause a delay Friday night. Stay tuned to Twitter for any schedule changes. I am pretty much trying to set up this Volume 6 for Volume 7 next year. I have not decided yet, but I may end Pure on Volume 7 for a total of 35 chapters. It's a long story but I do need to end this so I can move onto other stories I would like to write outside of 'Arcana Magi'. I will say, I fear it may end on a rush job if I do decide Volume 7 is the end, but I will make every bit an effort to make it worthwhile and exciting.
Next year in January, I will write Chapters 4 and 5 for 'Arcana Magi Pure' and move onto 'Arcana Magi Memorial Vol. 6' in February. 'Arcana Magi Zero' will not receive the 'Vol.' tag because the Short Stories already have that, so most it will have a letter or subtitle.
[Splatterbomb™]
Board game: The game has progressed along nicely, however I still have endgame issues. It's pretty much the only thing that stands in the way. No matter which I try, either as a 'race' or through 'scoring' the game ends with either Player 1 winning, or players quitting because they can't catch up. This week is another NYC-Playtest session so hopefully I'll have this ironed out.
Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme): Just a reminder that the official theme song is available on Spotify as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can also grab a copy at Bancamp. It's still there. If you want to see Splatterbomb characters, visit my Studio Coqui Youtube and see who's who in the game.
Spreadshirt: New shirts will pop up next year in January. I may start off with the Athlete character this time instead of the Enemies. Also, I will be working on updating the character lore since a lot has changed in the game, for now what is described of the characters is only temporary.
Future Plans: My next plan is to try to write an 8-Page Comic Book short. I have an idea of where to go to accomplish this. I'm not sure how soon I'll get the story out to pasture, but I would like to get it in development early next year and hopefully ready for distribution before the summer. What I want to do is offer free samples at conventions and events that Splatterbomb will appear in, just like how I hand out free 'Peanut Butter Jelly (Splatterbomb™ Theme)'. What I might do is write either a world building story or just one competition, either way it will be to establish the look of the game itself.
[Year End Reflection]
This has got to be the most eventful year ever for me. I never in a million years would have thought this was the end result. I kind of went full circle where I got to demonstrate Splatterbomb at the NYC Arcade in Microsoft in Midtown Manhattan hosted by Brian Chung's The Sheep's Meow and end my year with that same even but at NYU Game Center. In between all of that, I went to as much NYC-Playtest sessions improving on Splatterbomb, The Hudson Arcade in Hoboken hosted again by The Sheep's Meow.
Splatterbomb's development evolved to the point that it became a video game on a board game. It worked but proved too much for the human mind to intake and caused information overload. I major strip down of the filler rules and Splatterbomb became and efficiently working game with only one thing standing in its way to the publishers.
Convention season was upon us, I had heavy playtesting done at Metatopia in Morristown, NJ and ran booth at Game-A-Con Festival in Atlantic City. I got to do some comic book networking at New York Comic-Con as well. I got to meet a lot of amazing artists, writers, and game developers. it was fun hanging out with all of them.
It was big year for 'Arcana Magi' as the 5th season ran longer than it should, but releasing all the short stories on Kindle was nice finish. Now 6th season is upon us, albeit slower than usual, but the stories are starting to reach their apex with season 7 next year.
So with that, I thank the following for 2015:
Thanks to NYC-Playtest for all the help in Splatterbomb's game development.
Thanks to all the playtesters at Metatopia for their input on Splatterbomb.
Thanks to the organizers at Game-A-Con Festival for a nice event and providing Splatterbomb a booth.
Thanks to all the people who started following me this year on Twitter. I started with a very small number this year and made it into the 60s.
Thanks to Brian Chung and The Sheep's Meow for all their "Arcade" events throughout the year.
Thanks to all the artists, writers, and game developers I met this year at all the conventions and event, and who are now following me on Twitter. We had fun times and look forward to seeing you guys again in upcoming event in 2016.
Most of all, Thanks to all the fans of Splatterbomb and especially 'Arcana Magi'. I know my grammar is not up to standards, but the fact that you all come back to read more gives that extra flavoring to all the stories.
[Schedule]
I will be taking an holiday vacation. You will not hear from me until January 4th with the first 'NEWS and NOTES' of 2016.
You all have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year.
Until 2016...
See ya.
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.
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.
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