[037] Making Games Every Day for a Month, Day 28 of 31: Fidchell (pt. 2)

"Play must serve no other purpose than itself, and the satisfaction it gives must be derived from participation in it alone." - Johan Huizinga, Homo Ludens

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I want to take my time with this project.

I'm taking it one step at a time, and moving slow.

The first thing I know I want to do is to create the game board by following the growth rings of the tree.

There is already a crack forming, as you can see, but it will actually fit in well with the game's design.

Every time I've played Fidchell, I am struck by how much is resembles the rings of an old tree. Finally I can see that vision become manifest.

I'm not sure what the pieces will look like, yet. They will have to be pretty small. I really like the twig-tips on Ash trees. They remind me of deer hooves.

Maybe I can use the twig-tips to decorate the pieces? They sort of look like Chess bishops to me!

Or, maybe something more abstract? I'll have some fun experimenting with pieces.

That's all for today. The game board lines are all etched in place. The rest of this Month Of Games has involved quick prototyping and small projects, but this Fidchell board deserves patience.

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"With a robber's hand. With a bull's strength. With the dignity of a judge. With keen ingenious wisdom." - The Instructions of King Cormac