{"id":2,"date":"2016-04-24T04:41:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T04:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oakheartgames.com\/boardgames\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-01-09T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T01:17:29","slug":"oakheart-board-games","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oakheartgames.com\/boardgames\/oakheart-board-games\/","title":{"rendered":"About Oakheart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oakheart Games is passionate about board games and social interaction. \u00a0We believe that board games are created from a source deep within us all to bring everyone closer together. \u00a0We believe in games that are simple, fun, and entertaining. \u00a0Games should engage your mind and promote player interaction.<\/p>\n<p>We are currently developing several games that we believe uphold our belief of what board games should do.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Projects<\/h2>\n<h3>Bolster (First game in the BEAST Series)<\/h3>\n<p>Bolster is a 2-player 100% abstract strategy boardgame that can be played on any chess or checker board. \u00a0It is incredibly simple, but difficult to master.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BGlDzfvhanF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Bolster playtesting&#8230; Good ideas for new game end conditions. #prototype #boardgamepieces #boardgames #bgg #boardgamegeek #gamenight #2player #abstractstrategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Ryan Ziegler (@oakheartgames) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-13T03:09:45+00:00\">Jun 12, 2016 at 8:09pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Emperor (Second game in the BEAST series)<\/h3>\n<p>Emperor involves moving one of your own pawns to manipulate the position of the other players&#8217; pawns on the board. \u00a0Three separate win conditions means everyone needs to pay close attention to what&#8217;s happening in the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BKURr03B97t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#playtesting the EMPEROR #prototype with three players and found it to be even better than 2&#8230; Rare for an #abstractstrategy game. We also introduced a 3 player scoring mechanic that is like a game withing a game (I&#8217;ll show that when it&#8217;s ready). Average play is about 10 to 15 minutes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Ryan Ziegler (@oakheartgames) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-09-14T00:49:32+00:00\">Sep 13, 2016 at 5:49pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Archwizard<\/h3>\n<p>Archwizard\u00a0is a game for 2 to 6 players dueling to determine supremacy\u00a0through elimination or mastery. \u00a0It is a social strategy game involving deduction, planning, and a little bit of luck. \u00a0Wizards will use combinations of 6 elements to perform\u00a0tricks, cast spells, and foil plans\u00a0in this game of elemental mastery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BcTmBAJjykC\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BcTmBAJjykC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Got to playtest #Archwizard at protospiel Madison this weekend. I&#8217;ve been working on this game off and on for a few years now. This was a good test with positive and constructive feedback. Looking forward to bringing it out at protospiel Milwaukee in April. &#8230; &#8230; &#8230; #boardgames #bgg #boardgamegeek #gamenight #cardboardaddiction #cardgame #dice #dicegame<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oakheartgames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Oakheart Games (Ryan Ziegler)<\/a> (@oakheartgames) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-05T03:53:02+00:00\">Dec 4, 2017 at 7:53pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Future Plans<\/h2>\n<p>Future projects include multiple 2-player abstract strategy games as part of the BEAST Project. \u00a0The games will be relatively simple at heart, but will require many hours of play to master.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oakheartgames\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakheart Games is passionate about board games and social interaction. \u00a0We believe that board games are created from a source deep within us all to bring everyone closer together. \u00a0We believe in games that are simple, fun, and entertaining. \u00a0Games should engage your mind and promote player interaction. 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