60 Years in Space

Devlog

• Update 3 is out
  November 09, 2024 by half-a.press

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  Update 3 is out. And I'm incredibly proud of it. There's enough changes here that in many ways, this feels like an 1.5th edition. But the key improvement is I've found the shape of the game in a way t... Continue reading

  
• You need to be certified to even start to play this game
  April 27, 2024 by half-a.press

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  The initial release of Sixty Years in Space into early access remains the complete game I wanted to make. Each of the subsequent updates is a step on the road to making it simpler and cleaner by strea... Continue reading
• Update 2 is out
  April 14, 2024 by half-a.press

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  Update 2 is now out on itch and should be available on Drive Thru RPG in the next few days. Update 2 makes three major changes, and numerous minor ones flowing from those: A number of record sheets ar... Continue reading
• All Complications are My Own
  March 31, 2024 by half-a.press

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  One of the great joys of maturing as a game designer is that I've got very good at making complex systems as simple as possible. But it turns out when you decide to make a realistic TTRPG in space, al... Continue reading

  
• A Lot of Changes
  January 11, 2024 by half-a.press

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  A lot of work has gone into this update, inspired by feedback from the player community about the initial game release. This is largely a summary of the changes that have been made - you are strongly... Continue reading

  
• A F**kload of Words
  March 08, 2023 by half-a.press

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  #game design

  A lot of my concerns about the length and complexity of 60 Years in Space could simply be addressed by looking at the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook and seeing how many rules players... Continue reading
• This Play Intentionally
  March 02, 2023 by half-a.press

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  #game design

  When I started writing 60 Years in Space, there weren't as far as I was aware any TTRPG adaptations of board games. Dungeons and Dragons itself was an adaptation of a miniatures game, and that traditi... Continue reading
• 8 Years in Development
  February 28, 2023 by half-a.press

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  Sixty Years In first came into being as a Google doc, then a collection of Google docs, early 2015. I had been working in my spare time (I didn't need much sleep) on the High Frontier 3rd editon - I a... Continue reading