Picking up where I left off…..

It has been about a year since I last properly worked on Random Rounds.

Not because the idea went quiet. Quite the opposite. Life simply stepped in and demanded attention. The project never really left my mind. I thought about it often, scribbled notes when I could, and mapped out some genuinely exciting plans for where it could go. But thinking and planning only take you so far.

If I am honest with myself, the first real call to order is not expansion ideas, launch dreams, or future variants. It is the fundamentals.

Right now, the priority is the card design itself. Getting the layout right. Ensuring visual consistency across the deck. Locking in a system that feels intentional, readable, and repeatable. Random Rounds thrives on chaos in play, not chaos in production, so uniformity matters more than ever at this stage.

Alongside that is the work of finalising the challenge cards that will make up the standard deck. This is the heart of the game. I currently have a list of more than 200 challenge ideas, many of which I fully intend to turn into expansion packs down the track. There is a lot of fun waiting there. But before I get ahead of myself, I need to do the responsible thing and focus on the starter experience.

That means choosing the right challenges. Refining wording. Making sure each card earns its place. Building a core deck that feels tight, balanced, and endlessly replayable.

Once that is done, the next step is simple and exciting. Get the cards printed and get them into people’s hands for testing.

So this is me drawing a clear line in the sand. Back to the foundations. Back to making something tangible. Less planning, more doing.

Onward.