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Daniel Solis

Durham, NC

Art director by day. Game designer by night. Runner by mid-afternoon. My two previous Kickstarter campaigns funded the storytelling games "Happy Birthday, Robot!" and "Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple." I hope to repeat that success with Writer's Dice!

  1. 3 days ago
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    Daniel Solis
    commented on a project

    Happy to provide!
  2. 3 days ago
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    Daniel Solis
    commented on a project update

    omg, that tater! <3
  3. on February 1
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    Daniel Solis
    backed a project

    Farmageddon - The frenetic farming game by Phillip Kilcrease

    Plant and harvest crops for fun and profit! Failing that, steal or blow up your neighbor's crops instead. That'll show 'em!

    • 142% funded $7,113 pledged
    • 351 backers
    • 23
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  4. on February 1
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    Daniel Solis
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    Pop and Locke is scheduled for release in Spring. The 4+ Writer's Dice backers got a link to the playtest draft of Pop and Locke in early January and will be the first to get the final PDF when it's complete. If you're interested in playtesting, email me at gobi81 at gmail dot com and I can send you a link!
  5. on February 1
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    Daniel Solis
    Posted project update #16

    Writer's Dice for Sale on Smart Play Games / Etsy!

    Hey folks! People have been asking when Writer's Dice would be for sale. Well, we have a small inventory of leftover dice from this production run. We're selling them off on our Etsy store here:

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/smartplaygames

    So, show off your dice to your friends and send them to our Etsy store if they want to get some dice of their own. Spread the word!

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        Kairam Ahmed Hamdan on February 1

        Can we also get a Pop 'n Locke game?

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        Daniel Solis on February 1

        Pop and Locke is scheduled for release in Spring. The 4+ Writer's Dice backers got a link to the playtest draft of Pop and Locke in early January and will be the first to get the final PDF when it's complete. If you're interested in playtesting, email me at gobi81 at gmail dot com and I can send you a link!


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  6. on January 22
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    Daniel Solis
    Posted project update #15

    Writer's Dice Guide Available for All

    Hello all!

    Click to download "Using Writer's Dice in Writing and Games." I'm happy to release this guide to the creative commons. You are free to share, remix and even use it for commercial work under the same license.

    Basically, I wanted to offer some tips and tricks for using Writer's Dice in games in the hopes that others would come up with new games for the dice, too. So, peruse the guide, lift whatever you can, and have fun making your own games!

    As for Pop and Locke's Last Heist, it looks like it'll be an early Spring release! If you're interested in playtesting, message me or leave a comment. Thanks very much!

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        James Thatcher on January 22

        Hey Daniel, if you need help testing it out let me know...

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        Dorian Gray on January 26

        I got my dices today! Time to try out some writer dice games :) Thanks for gorgeous inspirations! (and it's endless!)

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        Nicolas Dementen on January 31

        I got my dice today (in Belgium)! They are great! I'm really glad you decided to weight for the bigger size and all! awesome!


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  7. on January 20
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    Daniel Solis
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    I plan on polishing up the guide and releasing it this weekend. Just some last-minute edits.
  8. on January 19
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    Daniel Solis
    Posted project update #14

    Writer's Dice Shipping Out!

    We're shipping out the bulk of your orders this week. A few of the smaller domestic orders should be tricking out to you already, though. Hope you dig 'em! Feel free to share pics of the dice in action. :)

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        Chris Schreiber on January 19

        Great news. Also, I don't know if this is intentional or not, but I like the stamp choices and layout on the postal arrangement. Did they teach postal prowess in design school?

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        Chris reich on January 20

        Yeah, got my dice today?

        Is there a link to final PDF guide and the game PDF?

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        Daniel Solis on January 20

        I plan on polishing up the guide and releasing it this weekend. Just some last-minute edits.


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  9. on January 15
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    Daniel Solis
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    Can't wait to get my deck! :)
  10. on January 13
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    Daniel Solis
    backed a project

    Modern Hanafuda by Sarah

    Hanafuda cards, are beautifully illustrated Japanese playing cards that can be used to play a wide variety of games.

    • 209% funded $12,578 pledged
    • 399 backers
    • Funded Jan 14, 2012