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السبت، 24 مايو 2025

We’ve Been Busy... And You’re Gonna Love What’s Coming!🤩

Hello, hello

This is Ignacy and this is letter from Portal Games. I hope you are doing great and have a few minutes to read what's happening here at Portal Games HQ.

Long story short, we are preparing! 🙂

We are preparing for the UK Games Expo - we are going there with a sample of Bohemians to show it off to the press and media.

We are preparing for Asmodee Retailer Day in Kopenhagen to meet with Jasper, designer of Bohemians and together present Bohemians to retailers from Nordic countries.

We are preparing for Age of Galaxy release at Gen con - this week we finally received confirmation that the game is on the boat and will reach port in Miami at the end of June.

We are preparing for Neuroshima Hex: Battle shipment to the US. The game is almost ready, today we are starting pre-orders for our EU customers, and in a week or two we will open pre-order for fans in the US.

In the meantime we are sending files for the new Neuroshima Hex to manufacturer and doing finishing touches with Race to Berlin - both products are scheduled as our Essen Spiel releases.

That being said, things are happening, and I got flu and was off the work for more than a week (that's why there was no vlog and no FB posts), and hopefully, next Monday I am back and interact with you guys on social media.

Thank you for being awesome!

Take care, stay well,

Ignacy

🔥TEASE OF THE WEEK🔥

🧐 WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND PORTAL GAMES 🧐

Bohemians is on BGG, you can add it to your wishlist and help build buzz around the game!

Neuroshima Hex heads to your PC! We are on the Steam platform!

51st State is officially released at Board Game Arena! Have fun with it!

We are on the Discord. If you use this app, please, feel invited to our server, I am there personally every day! Link: https://discord.gg/GaQztsax

الجمعة، 23 مايو 2025

☣️Pre-order now: Post-apocalyptic warfare, packed to go

For Beginners and Collectors - A Tactical Duel in a Compact Edition!

PREORDER NOW

Neuroshima Hex in a nutshell! Slick. Compact. Under a €20.00. And yes — it comes with a neoprene mat.

NH: Battle is your ultimate gateway into the Hex universe — streamlined for new recruits, irresistible for collectors (you know it's the mat).
Two armies: Steel Police and Beasts.
No cardboard. No creases. Just a premium neoprene mat you can roll, stash, and deploy in seconds.

Exclusive bonus - only at Portal Games

Order the game from our store and grab a bonus: a specially designed scenario for the Battle Edition

LEARN MORE

For Starters and Collectors

NH: Battle is the ideal, compact entry into the game system for those new to Hex... and for collectors tempted by the mat. This product is compatible with all expansions.

الأربعاء، 7 مايو 2025

⌛ Race to Berlin - Final Hours To Join The Campaign

If you've been waiting to decide, now's the time.
Back now and grab a great deal!

Why is it back today?

Special price: €40 instead of €70
Limited availability – the game won't have full retail distribution like our other titles.

What is Race to Berlin?

A 2-player strategic wargame set in the final days of WWII
One player controls the Western Allies, the other the Soviet Red Army
Both players also command German forces opposing their rival
Combines classic wargame tension with euro-style logistics and resource management

Going to Essen SPIEL?
Skip the shipping — grab your copy of Race to Berlin straight from our booth.

الجمعة، 2 مايو 2025

Cinco De Mayo Sale, YouTube Playlist, New Tutorial

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Hello Community!

In this newsletter we talk about our Cinco de Mayo Sale, a YouTube playlist featuring reviews for games at The Game Crafter, our custom engraved wood dice being discontinued, and a new tutorial video.

Cinco de Mayo Sale

The Cinco de Mayo Sale is finally here!

It runs until May 9, 2025 and features discounts on a large number of games on our site. These community sales have sold thousands of games and have been great for indie game designers. On behalf of those designers and our team of crafters, we want to say thank you for your support.

Sir Thecos YouTube Playlist - TGC Games

Looking for great new games to buy at The Game Crafter?

Sir Thecos' Youtube Channel regularly reviews games from The Game Crafter community. His YouTube playlist has over 20+ videos which include unboxing, playthroughs, and reviews. Several of the games have won his "Sir Thecos Ace of Games" awards, which are then added as an accolade on the TGC shop pages for those games.

We shipped Sir Thecos 7 new games to review, (Cursed?!, Exobase, Mint Italy, Buds & Blooms, All Is Bomb, Hamster Park, and Buried Beneath), so there will be a bunch more playthrough/review videos coming out for those games.

Custom Wood Engraved Dice Are Discontinued

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The Game Crafter has made the decision to discontinue custom engraved dice, as well as blank wooden dice. We will continue to offer our other custom dice options, including custom-printed D4, D6, and D8 and dice stickers to be used with blank dice.

While we have enough wood dice available to fulfill existing orders, we are unpublishing all games that are currently using custom engraved dice. Game designers will need to update the dice in your games and then you can republish whenever you are ready.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. If you have any questions, please contact info@thegamecrafter.com and we'll do our very best to help you out.

Tutorial: Organizing Slugs with Custom Punchouts

In this tutorial video, Alisha shows how to organize slugs and make custom punchouts at The Game Crafter. This includes downloading our templates, using a vector graphics program (ie. Adobe Illustrator) to create and format the art files, creating custom cut files, optimizing the cut files with Component Studio, uploading the art to The Game Crafter website, and building the game in the game editor.

You can learn more about our custom mix-n-match punchouts at Mix-N-Match Punchouts - The Game Crafter

Here's a list of upcoming game design events that we're supporting:

Unpub @ PAX East [May 8-11]
Protospiel Indy [May 16-18]
Protospiel Online [May 16-18]
BGG Spring [May 22-26]
Protospiel North [May 30 - Jun 1]
Protospiel Twin Cities [May 30 - Jun 1]

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الخميس، 1 مايو 2025

💣Last week to back Race to Berlin

This is it — the last week to support Race to Berlin on Gamefound.

Race to Berlin is a wargame that presents conflict from a very interesting angle — logistics and supply. It merges two worlds: eurogames and wargames.

It's innovative, educational, and dripping with theme. So if you've ever thought about exploring the world of wargames — this might be your best shot!