Games
Several board games are in development at Durnin Designs. The first three will be included in the Adventure Calendar when it arrives, but they are too good not to put out there right away.
Yachego is Almost Ready, with Two Exciting Events Upcoming
Come See Us at the Terminal City Tabletop Convention
Great news! Yachego has been accepted for a public playtest at the Terminal City Tabletop Convention, March 14 to 16, 2025 in Vancouver. This is an opportunity to come and meet up in person and try out the game.
Many thanks to Doug Brown, Valerie Durnin and Mike Essex for their excellent work on the prototype. Thanks also to High Tide Games, Strive Living Society, Game Point, Good Game and Vancouver Playtest at Rain City Games for providing venues to playtest, and to my family as well.
Cardboard Edison Awards Results at the end of February
The Cardboard Edison Awards are given out annually to the best board game of the year. Yachego is in the contest complete with rules and a video. Industry professionals will give their opinions on every game and some will go through to the next round.
Many thanks to the organizers and professional who give their time and energy to this excellent endeavor.
The Games
Yachego
Turn the enemy your colour and escape in Yachego, a game for two players. A bit like Yahtzee, a bit like Chess, a bit like Go and full of surprises.
Dice Swap
Don’t let the left hand know what the right hand is doing! This single player game takes five minutes to play. An excellent introduction to polyhedral dice, it is also an addictive solo pleasure.
Dragon Chase
Help the Pegasus escape from the dragon! A game of flight in more than one sense, this twist on the classic roll and move game turns that on its head: move and roll.
Testimonials
Yachego
I helped Ted with some play testing of mini games, the first one was a simple yet fun mini game of piece flipping excitement. I would give both these mini games 5 stars. — James Sopotyk
The rules are easy to follow. It’s like chess and checkers combined and I like those games. – Elliott B
Easy, fun, yet involves strategy. Similar to checkers but funner! – Sean B
Fast and easy to learn – Sarah Mazurek
It felt great to play. Othello meet Go/Chess. There is a fair amount of strategy and a good amount of luck — Christopher
Satisfying (to play). Reminds me of checkers with a Risk type battle — Robin
Dice Swap
Solution meets chill dice game with fantasy vibes. Counting game with some basic math strategies. Enjoyed! –Brodie D’Angio
The second game was very much needed especially for today’s younger crowds to tabletop gaming. It was an introduction to polyhedron dice. In which you roll one set of dice against another. It was fun and surprising, not knowing how the rolls would end up in the end I would give both these mini games 5 stars. I can’t wait to show my 6 and 7 yr old children the dice game it will be a very intriguing and engaging game to watch and see as they learn one of my loves!! — James Sopotyk
A bit like playing with a fidget spinner but you actually have to use your brain a little bit — Jacob Scow
Dragon Chase
Durnin Designs dice games are fun, based in story, and are a great way to enjoy time with family and friends. I was lucky to play the pre-release versions of Dice Swap, Dragon Chase and Good Elf Bad Elf, and am looking forward to buying all three when they come out. They will be great additions to our games collection. Very well designed!
Andrew Bradley
It looks so simple but it can get fairly complicated. As a minigame it works well. — Jena Lohrbach
I liked the chase between the pegasus and the dragon. It keeps you in suspense. Fun, exciting, complex — Coen Loverock