Publishing Plan
Here is the current release plan for Wordplay.
The core game is going to be CC3.0 share attribute licence or OGL. Basically all you have to do is acknowledge how gorgeous I am somewhere prominently on your text and you can take Wordplay and off you go! Do with it as you will. Bend and warp and lift the text and invent your own work. You can even sell it if you want!
To that regard, I’m looking at something like this for Wordplay releases:
‘Beta Releases’ These will all have silly names…
June Release - Major revamp of the text, updated and reorganised with different chapter break points, more explanations and summaries. Available to the Wordplay gang - but can be shared informally.
July Release - First draft finish of the core game. Available to the Wordplay gang - but can be shared informally.
August Release - Playtest twiddles to the core game. Fantasy Theme substantially complete. Available to the Wordplay gang - but can be shared informally.
September Release - Playtest twiddles to the core game. Fantasy Theme complete. Available to the Wordplay gang - but can be shared informally.
Additional Themes are likely to be at an advanced stage by now in anticipation of the Christmas 2008 deadline for submission
Open Wordplay
All the main text of the game plus the Fantasy theme in a non artwork basic PDF. Free and CC 3.0 licence. Available October ‘08 in time for Furnace from the Wordplay website (if I can get my act in gear!)
Final (1st Ed - Book and PDF)
Full final product with all themes, DTP, Art, available via POD and PDF via whichever channels make sense to me. Will cost to buy, the artwork would remain copyright, but the text would also be CC 3.0 and available for re-use. Available Spring 09.
Damn! October ‘08?! That’s far too much time!
Seriously, though, I am really looking forward to Wordplay. It might easily become one of my go-to games if it delivers on its promise (which very probably will, judging from the comments at The Tavern)
Thanks Alfredo. If you want to receive the ‘beta’ releases too, and become a member of the ‘Wordplay Gang’ just let me know. I’m always looking for feedback and accept that something like this won’t match everyone’s needs.
Let me know and I can put you on the list for June’s release.
That’s very kind of you, Graham. I’d be happy to provide feedback on Wordplay and very possibly play a few games on next summer. My email address is the one I am using for posting these comments, which I suppose you can see. Otherwise, just let me know and I will shoot you an email through the Wordplay website. Thanks!