2024 Update Part 2: The gh0st of GenCon Present

I have returned from the best four days in gaming.

Black Hats' banner waved all convention long in the First Exposure Playtest Hall, calling any and all to "Hack the Planet!" with us on GameFound this September the 17th.

It was an incredible opportunity to get our game in front of fresh eyes. The game has evolved significantly based on our first round of GenCon feedback and our subsequent Discord league.

The players at our table responded exactly how I would hope as a game designer.

We heard none of the complaints that we did in our first year, replaced by a newer (smaller) set of design challenges around the new player experience that we can tackle prior to our launch in September. All programmers know that swapping one error message for another is progress!

​I may have buried the lede here in my excitement over quality feedback, so one more time for my people in the cheap seats -

Black Hats will be launching on GameFound September 17th, 2024!

If playing via our Tabletop Simulator Mod isn't your thing and you just need that meat space real world copy of Black Hats in your hands (and hey, who doesn't?) you will be able to chip in your hard earned credits to make it happen next month. This trip is only going to peak with your help!

And one more thanks so much to all of our play testers at GenCon! Your positive feedback feeds our passion and your negative feedback stokes our designer brains to do better. We won't stop working until the best version of Black Hats we can make is sitting on your gaming table.

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