It’s been almost 9 years since our very first card game, Viewpoint, was released in September 2009.  Since then, we followed it up with its sequel, Viewpoint Reflections, and two other passion projects – Monster Town and No Fish!
 We think it’s time to introduce Viewpoint to the next generation of gamers and show those who have enjoyed Viewpoint since day one how much better this new version is.  And, to continue the theme of vision-related puns, we’ve called the new game Viewpoint Revisioned.
Viewpoint Revisioned takes all the great things from the original game and enhances them for an even greater gaming experience.

ARTWORK
While it wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, the original Viewpoint artwork captured a retro art style suited to games of the era.  The artwork for Viewpoint Revisioned, however, transcends all eras and shows how committed we are to producing games that are visual masterpieces.
Our illustrator, Kerri Aitken, and graphic designer, Ashley Kenawell, are two of the most gifted artists that we’ve met.  Once you feast your eyes on their work, I’m sure you’ll agree.

STORYLINE
We introduced gamers to the eye folk in Viewpoint and Viewpoint Reflections; however, Viewpoint Revisioned goes far beyond basic one-eyed characters.  Viewpoint Revisioned introduces the Blinkers (Eyenstein, Iris and Hawk) who, after a cataclysmic lab accident, are lost blinking between different dimensions in the Viewniverse.
 Viewpoint Revisioned is just the first set in an all-new episodic Viewpoint card game series.  Each set introduces new worlds and new characters for the Blinkers to encounter.  We are fully committed to providing a fun-filled and expansive narrative and have developed the design, storylines and artwork for three additional sets with even more on the way.  Check out our website for more information on these Viewpoint episodes.
Episode 1: Viewpoint Revisioned
Episode 2: Eye vs Eye
Episode 3: Prehistoric Park
Episode 4: The Winking Dead

GAMEPLAY
Just as in classic Viewpoint, players collect Viewpoints to help the Blinkers back to their home world of Myclopia.  However, from Prehistoric Park onwards, players must meet additional challenges to survive or fulfil alternative goals to win the game.  We’ve also designed each set so that it can be played as a standalone episode or mixed in any combination for a deeper, more challenging gaming experience and an even more thrilling adventure.
 “Will you be eaten by one of Dr Crichton’s creations in Prehistoric Park?  Will you survive the Zombeye plague in The Winking Dead?”

PRODUCT QUALITY
We’re not only bringing players exquisite artwork and action-packed gameplay but we’re also packing it into a product with the highest quality components.  Using the lessons learned from classic Viewpoint and our other games, we’ve implemented a lot of intelligent design into what will be the final product.  Some product design highlights include:

• All game cards will be made using high quality linen card stock with blue core.
• An outer and inner box combination will be used.  The outer box, which holds all components, is a sturdy telescopic box for showing off the game on your shelves.  The inner box is a handy tuckbox, which can fit all cards and more but takes up limited space so that it is perfect for carrying around in your bag.

WHAT’S NEXT?
Whilst our illustrator and graphic designer are very busy crafting the artwork and visual style that will showcase Viewpoint Revisioned and the next three sets, we are finalising the rules for all sets, with particular attention being paid to Prehistoric Park, our most innovative design yet.
 As we move closer to the Viewpoint Revisioned funding campaign in September/October 2018, we’ll be spending more time showcasing how much fun a Viewpoint gaming experience is.  This means that we’ll be visiting local game stores/clubs and attending expos to spread the word.  If you’d like to join us on our journey, then here’s what you can do…
 GAMERS: We have Print & Play (PNP) copies of the first four Viewpoint Revisioned episodes on our website.  We’d really appreciate you giving the game a play and sending us as much feedback (in person or via our website or info@93madegames.com.au) as you’d like so that we can adjust the rules to deliver the best gaming experience possible.
 REVIEWERS: Production quality prototypes of Viewpoint Revisioned will be available at the end of August 2018.  We’ll be sending plenty of these out to reviewers but, if you have a particular interest in Viewpoint Revisioned, we’d love to hear it so that you can be one of the first to receive a copy.
 STORES: We want to work with you to help promote Viewpoint Revisioned to your gamers.  We’ll be contacting many of you leading up to the launch of Viewpoint Revisioned and asking to come in and demonstrate how exciting a Viewpoint experience can be.  If you’d like to get the jump on this exciting new game then feel free to drop us a line on our personal emails (sean@93made.com, anthony@93made.com and/or albert@93made.com). 

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Or simply stay in contact via email (info@93madegames.com.au) or by visiting our website (www.93madegames.com.au).

Over the past few months, whilst the artwork for our latest games is being prepared, the 93 Made Games team has been uploading hours of videos to our new YouTube channel - Retronicle. In Retronicle, we delve back into time to chronicle everything from the 80s, 90s and 00s (the era in which we grew up). We've been having great fun talking about things as diverse as old movies and retro computers to toys and sports that we enjoyed as kids and young adults. We publish videos on a weekly basis and have got a whole lot more in store for our viewers over the coming months, including the obligatory Top 10 lists, Website Rewinds and other videos to add to our existing playlists that are explained below. So jump on over to the Retronicle YouTube channel or checkout the Retronicle website for regular updates. Also, if you like what you see, don't forget to click Like, Comment and Subscribe, share us on Facebook and Twitter, drop us an email and let us know what retro events, fads or items you would like us to chronicle next.

Retspressos – The 93 Made Games team spends a few minutes here and there to reminisce about their favourite technology, fashions, media and many other subjects from yesteryear.

93 Made Games returned to Mega Games in Penrith, NSW on Saturday, 11 April 2015 for International Tabletop Day.

The gang got to show off a bunch of games to the eager attendees, including playtest games No Fish! and The Winking Dead and other indie games the company has recently started distributing, such as One Zero One, Elevenses, Pack of Heroes, Pocket Sports and El Luchador Fantastico Grande.

PretzCon is returning again in 2015 on Friday, 10 to Sunday, 12 April in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. 93 Made Games are proud to be continuing its major sponsorship of the expo and support its goal of providing a fun and safe environment for gamers of all ages to play.

93 Made Games has sent an expo package containing Viewpoint, Viewpoint Reflections, Monster Town and a whole lot of other goodies for attendees to play and enjoy.

Other games for attendees to play include Dominion, Apples to Apples, Machi Koro, Spiderman Yahtzee, Telestrations, Ghost Stories, Boss Monster, Pathfinder, Amerigo, Dungeon Roll, Zombie Dice, Battle for Sularia, Samurai, DC Comics Deck Builder, Bruges, 7 Wonders, Get Lucky, Forbidden Island, Unspeakable Words, Takenoko, Mille Bornes, Cannibal Pygmies in the Jungle of Doom, Escape: Curse of the Temple, Dungeons and Dragons, Fresco, Roar-a-Saurus, Legendary, Settles of Catan, Captain's Wager, Rialto, Pandemic, Splendor, Mysterium, Murder Mystery, Firefly the Board Game, Sons of Anarchy, Pit! With Bell!, Steam Park, La Isla, Dead of Winter, Crokinole, Discount Salmon, Battle of the Bands, Oz Fluxx, Shadows Over Camelot, Cash 'n Guns, Red Dragon Inn, Two Rooms and a Boom!, Cthulhu!!!, Trivial Pursuit, Pirate Fluxx, Fortune and Glory, Dead of Winter, Diamonds, Triassic Terror, Shark Mania, Trailer Park Wars, Hyperborea, Piraten Kapern, Hulk Smash!, The Mastermind Affair, Word Jam, Dragon Slayer, Acquire, Vye Card Game, Bra Room Brawl, Moderne Zeiten, TriBond, Boss Battle, Shadowrun Crossfire, Penny Press, Ladies & Gentlemen, Abyss, Pandemic: The Cure, Cyclades, Crusoe’s Planet, Set Cubed, Chez Geek, Lords of Waterdeep, Stuff and Nonsense, A Study in Emerald, Karma, DUNE, Smash Up, Ticket to Ride, Tokaido, Munchkin, Warhammer 40,000, Zombiecide, Sentinels of the Multiverse, The Resistance, Game of Thrones, Hoity Toity, Dixit, Aguirre, Summoner Wars, Quarriors!, Kolejka, Firefly RPG, Zombie ’15, Paranoia, Zombies!!!, We Created a Game, Eclipse, Five Tribes, Snake Oil, Cube of Death, Bang!, Cards Against Humanity, Werewolf Night, Munchkin Booty, Fellowship, Power Grid, Belfort, Nations, Guillotine, Maginor!!!, SdJ’athon, Citadels, Talisman, Lowenherz, Elevenses, Spartacus, Dino Race, Pay Dirt, XCOM: The Board Game, Cutthroat Caverns, Karnickel and Avalon.

Phew! That was exhausting… aaaaand attendees can also bring their own games or borrow games from the extensive games library. It’s like the games never end and neither will the fun all weekend at PretzCon.

93 Made Games now offers services for the production of 3D models and miniatures, including 3D printing and design. We can print almost anything up to a 20cm x 20cm x 20cm (!) scale using our brand new Zortrax M200 3D printer. Models are printed using ABS plastic in a range of colours, including grey, green, red, blue, black and white. All models are printed with a full in-fill using a layer thickness of 0.09mm, which means that you can cut into your model and modify it as you see fit. If you don't have a design for a 3D model, 93 Made Games' qualified 3D graphic designers can also help you design your ideal model or tinker with your prototype miniature.

Check out our page on 3D Design & Printing to find out more about what 93 Made Games can do to meet your 3D printing needs.

A small contingent of Tabletop Game Designers Australia (TGDA) members will be converging on Cancon 2015 to demonstrate the latest offerings from the group. Some of the games that visitors will be able to play include COGZ by Wesley Lamont, El Luchador Fantastico Grande by Al Caynes, MONSTROUS by Kim Brebach and Ragnaroll by Jason Kotzur-Yang.

TGDA will be set up at the Games Library. If you don't recognise the 93 Made Games team or anyone else then speak to one of the librarians on the weekend and they'll be able to point you in the right direction.

COGZ

COGZ is a mad scientist strategy board game set in the steampunk era, where someone has broken the mad professor's chromatic cogtraption! You are a cognizant cogineer trying to repair the broken cogtraption before the professor returns. The other cogineers all seem to think they have the superior cognition needed to rebuild the chromatic device. It’s time to prove you are the true cogineer genius! Hurry! You recognise there isn’t much time to do this incognito before the professor returns with his cog-nac…

El Luchador Fantastico Grande

Inspired by Mexican Lucha Libre Wrestling, El Luchador Fantastico Grande challenges you to become either a hero in the ring, or a villain that teams up with other players and then chair shots them to the face! El Luchador Fantastico Grande is a standalone card and dice tabletop game that challenges players to become Mexican wrestling super-stars. Players compete to see who can outlast and knock out all opponents, or team together in an exciting 2v2 tag-team mode. Are you ready to become the ultimate Luchador Wrestler?

MONSTROUS

MONSTROUS is a game of gods and monsters, fear and faith, dexterous skills and tactical combos. Players are gods throwing mythical monster cards from their hand onto a shared tableau of ancient Greek locations to gain as much faith as possible. But a strong guiding hand is not enough - cunning use of tactical monster and location powers is the key to gaining the most faith of all the gods, and the favour of Zeus.

Ragnaroll

Ragnaroll is a game of glory, death and dice. In Ragnaroll, you control a band of Viking warriors, each represented by a custom die, struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic winter. You’ll need to fight to protect your precious food stores, as well as raid your opponents for glory and more food. It’s a harsh winter wonderland, and the last Viking alive wins, unless of course Ragnarok happens first.

93 Made Games reviews the year that was and looks ahead to the big events and milestones that will be taking place in 2015.

2014 in review.

• Monster Town released - Our third game was released to the gaming public after a successful Kickstarter campaign. We were featured in a guest spot on The Dice Men Cometh podcast during the campaign. Our performance was only slightly embarrassing.
• New team members - We recruited two new game designers who are also supporting the operation of the company - Simon Taylor (Technology Consultant) and Victor Areces (Production Consultant).
• Expos - We returned to PretzCON, the Toy and Game Expo, MOAB and PAX Australia in 2014.
• Community growth - The Tabletop Game Designers Australia (TGDA) Facebook group continues to grow and support independent Australian game designers and publishers. As proud members, we invite all Aussie designers to join TGDA on Facebook.
• 3D modelling and printing - We set up the capability to produce 3D models and have started providing this service to other game designers and 3D artists.
• New distribution - 93 Made Games are now distributing Pack of Heroes for Adventureland Games. This is sure to be another hit from award-winning designer Phil Walker-Harding.

Preview of 2015.

• The Winking Dead - We'll be releasing the third set in the Viewpoint trilogy. If a circus full of one-eyed monsters wasn't freaky enough, now the performers are coming back from the dead.
  
• No Fish! - This game, which has been on the backburner for 6 years, will also be released. Help your fishies escape from the villainous Professor Pisces!
• Tweetocracy - Development of our sixth game is already well underway and 2015 will be used to iron out any bugs prior to its release in 2016. Tweetocracy is a board game overflowing with satire and witticisms about a possible future where social media governs society and politicians are elected based on who can attract the most followers online.
• Expos - We'll be maxing out our diaries in 2015 with appearances at Cancon, the Northern Beaches Business Festival. PretzCON, the Toy and Game Expo, MOAB, PAX Australia and plenty more expos. We'll also be gearing up for exhibiting at PAX Prime in the States and Essenspiel in Germany in 2016.
  
• New artists and graphic designers - The artwork and graphics for our first three games were all done in-house. From 2015 onwards, we'll be collaborating with other artists and graphic designers in the creation of our new games. We'll also be producing a new company logo and have already received a lot of support and feedback from local graphic designers.

This is just a snapshot of what we've got planned for the year ahead so stay tuned to the 93 Made Games website for more fun and shenanigans in 2015.

93 Made Games are proud to announce that it is now distributing Pack of Heroes for Adventureland Games. Pack of Heroes was designed and published by multiple award-winning Australian game designer Phil Walker-Harding. The card game pits two superhero teams against each other in a battle to reign superior as the official superhero team of Power City! Stores around Australia are quickly snapping up this amazing game so expect to see copies arriving at your local game store soon. If you can't wait for it to become available at your store, you can purchase Pack of Heroes and other Australian games via the 93 Made Games webshop. If you are a store owner who would like to stock Pack of Heroes then drop us an email.

Choose your very own team of superheroes from the 40 unique heroes in the game. Then fight your opponent in an all-out tactical battle with surprising super powers and killer combinations! Whichever team wins will be declared the official superhero team of Power City! Pack of Heroes is set in a fun parallel universe of vintage comics. Each hero card features amazing artwork, fun stats and an origin story. The game even comes with a 12 page mini comic book and a 24 page hero almanac!

Pack of Heroes is for 2 players aged 10 and up and takes around 20 minutes to play.

The pedigree of Pack of Heroes in undeniable. Phil Walker-Harding's games have won or been short-listed for multiple Boardgames Australia (BGA) Australian game of the year awards and Golden Geek (GG) awards.

• Archaeology - BGA Winner 2008
• Cannonball Colony - BGA Runner-up 2009
• Caption If You Can! - BGA Runner-up 2010-12
• Dungeon Raiders - BGA Winner 2013
• Sushi Go! - GG Runner-up Best Family Board Game 2013, GG Runner-up Best Card Game 2013, BGA Runner-up 2014

So don't hesitate in launching into some vintage comic superhero action and buy your copy of Pack of Heroes today.