Behind the Game

Dev Diary

Notes from the design table — the decisions, dead-ends, and discoveries behind Consul of Rome.

Of Rome: Mind the Gap

8 August 2026

Of Rome: Mind the Gap

Explaining my recent gap in posting. Nothing out of the usual.

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Of Rome: Social Media

8 August 2026

Of Rome: Social Media

An overview of my approach to social media marketing channels when promoting Cow Island Publishing’s 1-4 player card game, Consul of Rome, pre-launch of the physical product

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Of Rome: Creating Card Templates with Speed

16 December 2025

Of Rome: Creating Card Templates with Speed

UPDATE: exciting news – you can play an online version of Cow Island Publishing’s Consul of Rome card game today by clicking here. Don’t forget to check out DictatorOfRome.com for a daily dose of Roman themed logic puzzles – new features are being rolled out frequently so make sure to check back regularly! Introduction Up […]

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Of Rome: Sense checking the rules

3 December 2025

Of Rome: Sense checking the rules

UPDATE: exciting news – you can play an online version of Cow Island Publishing’s Consul of Rome card game today by clicking here. Don’t forget to check out DictatorOfRome.com for a daily dose of Roman themed logic puzzles – new features are being rolled out frequently so make sure to check back regularly! Introduction Now […]

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Of Rome: Rules that make the game go

26 November 2025

Of Rome: Rules that make the game go

UPDATE: exciting news – you can play an online version of Cow Island Publishing’s Consul of Rome card game today by clicking here. Don’t forget to check out DictatorOfRome.com for a daily dose of Roman themed logic puzzles – new features are being rolled out frequently so make sure to check back regularly! Research It […]

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Of Rome: Designing initial cards

19 November 2025

Of Rome: Designing initial cards

UPDATE: exciting news – you can play an online version of Cow Island Publishing’s Consul of Rome card game today by clicking here. Don’t forget to check out DictatorOfRome.com for a daily dose of Roman themed logic puzzles – new features are being rolled out frequently so make sure to check back regularly! Determining deck […]

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Of Rome: From Idea to Plan

12 November 2025

Of Rome: From Idea to Plan

UPDATE: exciting news – you can play an online version of Cow Island Publishing’s Consul of Rome card game today by clicking here. While waiting for Consul of Rome, why not try out our daily logic puzzle campaign, Dictator of Rome at DictatorOfRome.com ! Introduction At this point I’ve been working on rules and cards […]

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15 October 2025

Of Rome: a second attempt at game design with a different approach

UPDATE: exciting news – you can play an online version of Cow Island Publishing’s Consul of Rome card game today by clicking here. You can play my new logic puzzle game, Dictator of Rome, at dictatorofrome.com now! Introduction I tried, but slowed down (not gave up) making a monkey space themed card game, which you […]

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