• Open Play at Old School Gaming

    Open Play at Old School Gaming

    Enjoy open play sessions featuring Sugarworks and more in a retro gaming environment! Join us for the Board Game Jubilee presented by Tabletop419, Saturday September 28th, 2024, at Old School Gaming. The location is easy to find at 1392 Conant St. Maumee, Ohio. We’re looking forward to showing you what is in store for Sugarworks.…

  • Re-rolling: Conventions and Trade Shows

    Re-rolling: Conventions and Trade Shows

    Welcome back to Re-Rolling: A Journey Through Game Design and Self-Publishing! I’m Michael, and in today’s entry I will be chatting about conventions and trade shows—those magical (and sometimes overwhelming) spaces where your game goes from a whiteboard scribble to a table full of enthusiastic players and finally product worth selling. Ready to go? Let’s dive in!…

  • Re-rolling: Building an Online Presence

    Re-rolling: Building an Online Presence

    Welcome back to Re-Rolling: A Journey Through Game Design and Self-Publishing, where we discuss the ins and outs of board gaming and entrepreneurship. I’m Michael, and today we’re exploring how to establish an online presence and engage with your business’s community. Let’s dive in! We wanted to start this entry by saying Josh and I don’t claim…

  • New Cover Art for Sugarworks

    New Cover Art for Sugarworks

    We’re excited to share the new cover art for Sugarworks! For our box art and other marketing material, we have a fantastic image of the Sugarworks factory floor that was created by Julie Perez. The image shows the chaos of the factory and lets you feel like you’re a part of the mayhem. Julie was…

  • Coming Soon on Kickstarter!

    Coming Soon on Kickstarter!

    Head over to Kickstarter and sign up to be notified when we’re ready to launch the campaign. We’re excited and we hope you are too!

  • Sugarworks Rules

    Sugarworks Rules

    Game Components Game Overview The conveyors keep sending completed candy along and you have orders to fill! Adjust the conveyors and align the candy to make the best of a bad situation as candy collides all over the Sugarworks. You and the other Sugarworkers manage the Sugarworks factory floor to get ahead of the candy!…

  • Re-rolling: Contracts and Banks

    Re-rolling: Contracts and Banks

    Greetings, fellow board gaming aficionados! Welcome back to Re-Rolling: A Journey Through Game Design and Self-Publishing. Today, we’re getting into the nitty-gritty of setting up your financial foundations and bringing aboard your first Independent Contractors. Let’s roll the dice and explore these crucial steps together. Let’s dive in! In our last installment, we touched upon the importance…

  • Re-Rolling: From Hobby to Business

    Re-Rolling: From Hobby to Business

    Welcome back to Re-Rolling: A Journey Through Game Design and Self-Publishing, where we discuss the ins and outs of board gaming entrepreneurship and our personal journey to forming Through The Ash. I’m Michael, and in this edition, I’m thrilled to share the story of how I transitioned this hobby of mine into a thriving Multi-Member LLC…

  • Re-rolling: The Starting Point

    Re-rolling: The Starting Point

    Welcome to the first entry of Re-rolling: A Journey Through Game Design and Self-Publishing, where we will embark on a journey through the world of board gaming design, manufacturing, fulfillment, distribution, entrepreneurship and everything in between! Join us as we share our experiences, tips, insights, and what things we would have “Re-rolled” if possible. This blog…

  • Sugarworks

    Sugarworks

    The conveyors are out of control and there is candy all over the place. Sugarworks employees rush to adjust the conveyors to coax the unruly candy into the appropriate packages. Fulfilling orders will earn points. Unfortunately, the candy lines are all mixed up and the candy is colliding and moving all over the place. How…