Galdor's Grip

Devlog

• Publishing the Game: Bad News, Good News
  September 25, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  Bad News: I will no longer be self-publishing Galdor's Grip on TheGameCrafter. Good News: Galdor's Grip has been signed to a publisher and you can expect a fully published version to come in the near... Continue reading
• Minor thematic update of game rules
  May 20, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  The only minor thematic change in v5.2 of the game rules is that instead of taking on the role of helping Galdor stop Feragot , now you ARE Galdor . The Galdor card from the 3rd expansion is simply yo... Continue reading
• The 3rd expansion, Knowmadic, has been released + v5.1.1 changes
  April 27, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  Knowmadic Expansion (3rd Ex) Release Notes The 3rd expansion of Galdor's Grip focuses on movement and manipulation of the primary sources of power for each character; Binding Stones for Galdor and Fig... Continue reading

  
• New deck attribute and event trigger in the upcoming expansion.
  April 26, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  With the new expansion comes a new deck attribute and event trigger. Cards with a Forked Path ( ) attribute are double-sided. During setup, you choose which side will start face up. Cards with a Start... Continue reading

  
• Galdor's Grip placement in BGG 2023 In-hand Game Design Contest
  April 03, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  I designed Galdor's Grip as an entry for BoardGameGeek's 2023 In-hand Game Design Contest starting on October 1st, 2022. That contest just ended on March 31, 2023 and the results are in! Here is Galdo... Continue reading
• Preview of upcoming third 6-card expansion
  March 31, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  Here is a preview of a few cards from the upcoming 6-card Knowmadic expansion. Note: The designs are not final and are subject to change prior to official release. Little is known about the Mysterious... Continue reading

  
• Orzumal's Eye: A deceptively dangerous card
  March 29, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  The first way you can lose a game as stated in the rules is "if you don’t have any available moving options during the Explore phase (e.g. the top card of the deck has no active value and the next c... Continue reading

  
• v5.1 release for English versions - A few minor design improvements
  March 29, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  Note: None of the following v5.1 changes affect gameplay, so I would not suggest reprinting the cards if you've already printed off v5.0 files (released from February 27 - March 27, 2023). The Grip at... Continue reading

  
• Scoring system changes alongside 2nd "Knowtorious" expansion release!
  February 26, 2023 by Gregg Jewell

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  I wanted to start by saying thank you to everyone for the feedback and support of this game thus far! Based on feedback from various sources and my own playtesting, the one minor gripe of the game was... Continue reading