Sam at True Territory Games
@trueterritory.bsky.social
Independent game designer. Designing games that are quick to set up and learn and offer a fun immersive experience. Most are here: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/designers/true-territory-games
Just unboxing Dog Star Tripper from my latest Crowd Sale campaign @thegamecrafter! It’s a quick play solo mint tin game set in the Dog Star System. You can still buy it at the Game Crafter for $14.99. Enjoy the video! youtu.be/EqtbEZETVKw?...
Dog Star Tripper - Unboxing
YouTube video by True Territory
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November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Just unboxing Dog Star Tripper from my latest Crowd Sale campaign @thegamecrafter! It’s a quick play solo mint tin game set in the Dog Star System. You can still buy it at the Game Crafter for $14.99. Enjoy the video! youtu.be/EqtbEZETVKw?...
Check out Space Cadet Rewind! Excellent feature-length exploration of Lucas Arts’ Tie Fighter. So good. If you’ve got any interest in space sims as a cultural artifact, you’ll love his videos. youtu.be/GWo8pbei69k?...
How TIE Fighter Left X-Wing in the Dust
YouTube video by Space Cadet Rewind
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October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Check out Space Cadet Rewind! Excellent feature-length exploration of Lucas Arts’ Tie Fighter. So good. If you’ve got any interest in space sims as a cultural artifact, you’ll love his videos. youtu.be/GWo8pbei69k?...
🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 Very excited to share that someone in France just bought a copy of Dog Star Shippers and all expansions! This is my first sale in France. Thanks @thegamecrafter.bsky.social for making this possible. And *merci* to the soon-to-be Dog Star Shipper! Enjoy! www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
Dog Star Shippers
Criss-cross the system delivering cargo, patrolling sectors, and discovering new bases!
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October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🇫🇷 🇫🇷 🇫🇷 Very excited to share that someone in France just bought a copy of Dog Star Shippers and all expansions! This is my first sale in France. Thanks @thegamecrafter.bsky.social for making this possible. And *merci* to the soon-to-be Dog Star Shipper! Enjoy! www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
Playing the Exploding Kittens Board Game with my Exploding Kittens Superfan (13yo). Really impressed with the pop up / flippable board. Had a fun time over three games and it’s was very easy to learn. Looking forward to trying it with more players. Thanks! @explodingkittens.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Playing the Exploding Kittens Board Game with my Exploding Kittens Superfan (13yo). Really impressed with the pop up / flippable board. Had a fun time over three games and it’s was very easy to learn. Looking forward to trying it with more players. Thanks! @explodingkittens.bsky.social
This contest planted a seed in my mind for a new game… but I didn’t get it together in time for the contest. Maybe it’ll be ready next year! 😁 Looking forward to seeing the entries!
There are only 5 days left to submit games to the Cast of Characters Challenge at The Game Crafter. Chris Williams is judging the contest and shared some additional context and a reminder that there are 4 honorable mention categories. Read the details at news.thegamecrafter.com/post/7955875...
Cast of Characters Challenge - 5 Days Left To Submit Games!
Only 5 days left to submit games to the Cast of Characters Challenge at The Game Crafter. Chris Williams is judging the contest and shared this yesterday:
"I'm so excited to see everyone's entries. I....
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September 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This contest planted a seed in my mind for a new game… but I didn’t get it together in time for the contest. Maybe it’ll be ready next year! 😁 Looking forward to seeing the entries!
About to play Vantage with 6 players! Wish us happy travels @stonemaiergames.com!
September 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
About to play Vantage with 6 players! Wish us happy travels @stonemaiergames.com!
Dog Star Tripper crowd sale is - sadly - over. But the game is still available. It reached 34 sales! The most of any crowd sale I’ve run. A little short of my goal of forty. Next time! If you joined the sale THANK YOU! www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
Dog Star Tripper
Survive a one-way trip through the System and earn enough credits to avoid permanent grounding!
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August 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Dog Star Tripper crowd sale is - sadly - over. But the game is still available. It reached 34 sales! The most of any crowd sale I’ve run. A little short of my goal of forty. Next time! If you joined the sale THANK YOU! www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
Today is the last day of the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale! It’s your best opportunity to get the mint tin solo game at a discount. Blast your way through the System earning credits, fighting hostiles, seizing cargo, and visiting bases! #crowdsale www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
August 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Today is the last day of the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale! It’s your best opportunity to get the mint tin solo game at a discount. Blast your way through the System earning credits, fighting hostiles, seizing cargo, and visiting bases! #crowdsale www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
Just a day or so more until the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale ends! We’ve passed 30 sales so this is the best time to buy. Take a quick jaunt into the Dog Star System with this pocket-friendly mint tin game! Only $11.24! #crowdsale #boardgames #spacesim www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
August 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Just a day or so more until the Dog Star Tripper crowd sale ends! We’ve passed 30 sales so this is the best time to buy. Take a quick jaunt into the Dog Star System with this pocket-friendly mint tin game! Only $11.24! #crowdsale #boardgames #spacesim www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
One thing I love about creating games is when somebody I don’t know totally gets what I was trying to do. It was for Privateer fans all along! This post is about Dog Star Shippers—also on the crowd sale! #wingcommander #gamedesign
#spacesim
#boardgames
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#spacesim
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August 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
One thing I love about creating games is when somebody I don’t know totally gets what I was trying to do. It was for Privateer fans all along! This post is about Dog Star Shippers—also on the crowd sale! #wingcommander #gamedesign
#spacesim
#boardgames
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#spacesim
#boardgames
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The Dog Star Tripper crowd sale has been on for about a week and it’s my fastest growing sale EVER! At this rate it might reach 60 sales with a total discount of 30% off. Take a trip in the Dog Star System! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
August 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Dog Star Tripper crowd sale has been on for about a week and it’s my fastest growing sale EVER! At this rate it might reach 60 sales with a total discount of 30% off. Take a trip in the Dog Star System! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
#gamedesign #boardgames
#indygames
#spacesim
Dog Star Tripper is ON SALE now! This your best chance to get a discount on the game. Right now it’s only $11.99, but it could go as low as $9.99 with enough buyers. Check out the fast paced space action! Solo game in under 10 mins! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#spacesim
#boardgames
#spacesim
#boardgames
August 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Dog Star Tripper is ON SALE now! This your best chance to get a discount on the game. Right now it’s only $11.99, but it could go as low as $9.99 with enough buyers. Check out the fast paced space action! Solo game in under 10 mins! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#spacesim
#boardgames
#spacesim
#boardgames
The Dog Star Tripper crowd sale is coming soon… August 12! In the meantime, I made a set up and play through video: youtu.be/xk0FBWdRZE0?...
If you like the looks of this, click the REMIND ME button at this link: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#sologames #boardgames #spacesim #crowdsale
If you like the looks of this, click the REMIND ME button at this link: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#sologames #boardgames #spacesim #crowdsale
Dog Star Tripper Intro and Playthru
YouTube video by True Territory
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July 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Dog Star Tripper crowd sale is coming soon… August 12! In the meantime, I made a set up and play through video: youtu.be/xk0FBWdRZE0?...
If you like the looks of this, click the REMIND ME button at this link: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#sologames #boardgames #spacesim #crowdsale
If you like the looks of this, click the REMIND ME button at this link: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#sologames #boardgames #spacesim #crowdsale
10/10 After a ton of fun playtests, Dog Star Tripper came together beautifully! Crowd Sale starts 8/12. Go to the link below. Check out a video and set up a reminder! Thanks for your interest! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
10/10 After a ton of fun playtests, Dog Star Tripper came together beautifully! Crowd Sale starts 8/12. Go to the link below. Check out a video and set up a reminder! Thanks for your interest! www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/do...
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
9/10 After more designing, I felt confident enough to print a prototype and put the new game to the test. I also settled on Dog Star Tripper as the name. You’re on a one-way trip back to the Ship Title Office! Hope you earn some $$!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
9/10 After more designing, I felt confident enough to print a prototype and put the new game to the test. I also settled on Dog Star Tripper as the name. You’re on a one-way trip back to the Ship Title Office! Hope you earn some $$!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
8/10 Then came the fun part… Notecards! Tape! Stickers! Playtesting a mint tin game in the Dog Star System. I settled on a 5-10 min solo game—like Cursed!?. Then tested multiple iterations to find the perfect fit for the little tin.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
8/10 Then came the fun part… Notecards! Tape! Stickers! Playtesting a mint tin game in the Dog Star System. I settled on a 5-10 min solo game—like Cursed!?. Then tested multiple iterations to find the perfect fit for the little tin.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
7/10 I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of the mint tin games on TGC. Here are a few that I particularly like. Most are solo or have a solo mode and they all set up quickly and play in less than an hour, Cursed!? in under 10 mins.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
7/10 I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of the mint tin games on TGC. Here are a few that I particularly like. Most are solo or have a solo mode and they all set up quickly and play in less than an hour, Cursed!? in under 10 mins.
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
6/10 So I abandoned the expansion idea and started leaning toward something popular on the Game Crafter. Many of the most successful Crowd Sales include it, and it fits right in your pocket…
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#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
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#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
Mint Tin
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July 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
6/10 So I abandoned the expansion idea and started leaning toward something popular on the Game Crafter. Many of the most successful Crowd Sales include it, and it fits right in your pocket…
www.thegamecrafter.com/make/product...
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
www.thegamecrafter.com/make/product...
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
5/10 The trouble with making a tutorial expansion is that it’d only be played once and (even though it’d be fun) it probably wouldn’t be worth paying extra for a one time tutorial. So I dove back into my ideas book!
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
5/10 The trouble with making a tutorial expansion is that it’d only be played once and (even though it’d be fun) it probably wouldn’t be worth paying extra for a one time tutorial. So I dove back into my ideas book!
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#fieldnotes!
#designdiary
#thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
4/10 The expansion I had in mind would work like the prologue in #earthbornerangers. Only shorter. It’d have been an episode that the new player plays to get a feel for key mechanisms. earthbornegames.com/wp-content/u...
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
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July 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
4/10 The expansion I had in mind would work like the prologue in #earthbornerangers. Only shorter. It’d have been an episode that the new player plays to get a feel for key mechanisms. earthbornegames.com/wp-content/u...
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
Thanks for the fun movie @jamesgunn.bsky.social!
July 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Thanks for the fun movie @jamesgunn.bsky.social!
3/10 My first approach was to develop an 18 card expansion to Dog Star Shippers. I’ve got plan for 4 and a training / intro expansion might work well with the other DSS expansions… www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
Dog Star Shippers
Criss-cross the system delivering cargo, patrolling sectors, and discovering new bases!
www.thegamecrafter.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
3/10 My first approach was to develop an 18 card expansion to Dog Star Shippers. I’ve got plan for 4 and a training / intro expansion might work well with the other DSS expansions… www.thegamecrafter.com/games/dog-st...
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
2/10 I was thinking about the in-game space sims of old dos games - #xwing #wingcommander. They’re fun thematically and help add realism to games. So I wondered if something similar could be added to Dog Star Shippers.
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
July 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
2/10 I was thinking about the in-game space sims of old dos games - #xwing #wingcommander. They’re fun thematically and help add realism to games. So I wondered if something similar could be added to Dog Star Shippers.
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#designdiary
#crowdsale #thegamecrafter #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
1/10 I want to share a new game that I’m developing. Over the next 10 days I’ll post a mini #designdiary. I’ll end with info about a #crowdsale on #thegamecrafter. In the meantime, what’s that crouched behind the that mushroom? Looks like it’s ready to pounce! #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#boardgames
July 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
1/10 I want to share a new game that I’m developing. Over the next 10 days I’ll post a mini #designdiary. I’ll end with info about a #crowdsale on #thegamecrafter. In the meantime, what’s that crouched behind the that mushroom? Looks like it’s ready to pounce! #gamedesign #minttingame
#boardgames
#boardgames