Here, I document my journey of creating the Ultimate strategy board game over the past five years. This game combines resource management, battle tactics, and overall strategy into a fun, easy-to-play experience. Join me for behind-the-scenes looks at game development, from initial ideas and design concepts to prototyping and production. Whether you're a board game enthusiast, a fellow designer, or simply love the creative process, there's something here for you. Subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates, and let's enjoy this adventure together!


Julian Birke

Big Announcement 🚨

I wasn’t going to post this until I literally had the audio files on my computer… and I do now!

Kevin McNally will be narrating the official Kickstarter trailer for Pincer: A Gentleman’s War!!!

Many of you may know Kevin McNally as Mr. Gibbs from Pirates of the Caribbean, along with his many other roles across film and television. To have a voice of his caliber attached to this project is honestly surreal.

Over the past several months, I’ve been developing the official Kickstarter trailer for the game, complete with a cinematic score and high-quality shots rendered in Blender. The trailer was already in a strong place visually, but now that I have Kevin’s narration in the edit, it sounds amazingly epic.

His performance adds so much character, weight, and storytelling to the trailer, and I truly can’t wait for you all to hear it.

This is a huge milestone for the game and a very exciting step toward the Kickstarter launch.

Thank you all for following along and supporting this project. This is starting to feel very real.

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Julian Birke

I always thought the 'Neptune's Bounty' Royal seal would make a sweet T-Shirt. Finally made it happen! Thank you all for your continued support.

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Julian Birke

Here are some stills from my latest video! Stick around until the end for a sneak peek of the Kickstarter trailer, plus some exciting news about where the game is heading.

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 74

Julian Birke

Greetings! Big announcement in today's video (you'll want to watch the end); concerning publishing. 11am CDT, see you soon!

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