this was actually a game that really got me into a creative head space, i made a Duck race that just wanted some water, a little food and no predators to disrupt their nest. The reason we left "the Pond" was our people traditionally migrated when full adults to new worlds, its started out pretty silly then turned into a bunch of unprepared ducks experiencing the horrors of galactic colonization... luckily the first world was adequate and after exploring the other 3 worlds we were fine with a purple ocean world. it wasn't the pond but i also wasn't a none Euclidean wasteland full of mind breaking geometry.

Hello! I'd like to include this in a printed compendium of games, part of the Tiny Tome series. Please let me know if you're interested.

i love this game

I really have to try this out with my boys. It's very difficult to get them to not pick up rocks.

Loved it! Played it on the beach after looking for four interesting rocks. Really enjoyed using the unique features of every rock during storytelling. I’ll absolutely bring this on future vacations. Looking forward to trying HOME one day!

I did it rockless, but I love the idea. The creation of the planets bit by bit and analysis of colony viability was a blast to play. The summary from my crew of colony engineers:

Fonda-3 is the worst. It is breathable, but landmass is scant, no native food to be found, and temperature spikes are deadly. A artificial metallic core with no known purpose also leaves us concerned.

Fonda-1 is breathable in a pinch, but we’ll have to subsist on ice bugs and invest in tunnel infrastructure between bases which must be positioned between ridges to protect from intense weather.

Fonda-4 is next best. Breathable atmosphere, but the surface is dangerous (flying beasts, meteors, stray death portals) and an underground base built to be structurally sound will be quite costly.

Fonda-2 is clearly the best choice. Full stop. Requires work with lightning and pest mitigation, but otherwise is a beautiful planet for us. Welcome home, folks.

I like this so much! The map is a great call, I could easily take notes so that I could compare planets.

Looks fantastic and I have just the rock for it

What a great idea!

Came across this and I’m a beach rock collector. I collect rocks / brick debris from every location I travel to… so am gonna try this game! Checked out your website and it’s good to see another (Canadian) designer/creator writing about their game creation process. All the best!

This is so good! It is almost like th perfect ttrpg for me!! Thank you!!

I learn better by watching. Is there a video playthrough on youtube?

Looks amazing and I really love the "walk around and collect rocks" aspect of it. Will definitely try it!

Really love the simplicity of the rules!

Wish this had been published like 4 days earlier for my camping trip! This looks amazing and I'm so excited to play it. 

I'll go down to the beach to collect pebbles, play with my son and return the pebbles when we've finished exploring. Thanks for the idea! This game is fabulous.

This looks like a fun game! Feels extra appropriate too considering earlier this year me and some friends saw a very impressive rock/mineral exhibition which further increased my apprecitiation on geology, and I've been considering starting collecting minerals. The fact that it's possible to play this even without one is very convenient.

Absolutely impeccable design work from Nick, as usual. Works well as a road trip game, or for worldbuilding prior to a space-faring campaign.