Grab your crew and set sail for wealth and treasure! Plunder islands, merchant ships, attack the navy and run from the bounty hunter. Every successful attack will earn a bounty on your head. Sell the booty for gold, gather treasure cards that give you special abilities. Or bury your treasure where 'X' marks the spot.
Combat doesn't use dice, but your actual crewmates. You know the odds going into every combat, so make sure the odds land in your favor. Sailing depends on how much crew you commit to movement and if the wind is at your back.
Build a city with your friends, just don't expect to win with them. Each round you choose from two actions. Either play a city card, connect roads or property, then claim a property on that card. Or, choose to construct a building on property that you have already claimed.
Meanwhile your friends are also building in the same city. Plan your property locations to score points based on buildings constructed next to your building. But make sure that a road connects back to the city, otherwise you won't score anything.
We Built This City has been selected to sell at the Homegrown Games Market indie tabletop game bazaar at BGG.Spring! Attend the convention and check out all of the games Saturday May 23rd, between 7pm and 9pm.
I will be attending these conventions. If you want to try one of the games, contact me ahead of time or find me at the convention. I'll be happy to demo the games for you.
Date | Event | Location | Link |
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| August 7-9, 2026 | TFest | 16100 Impact Way, Pflugerville, TX 78660, USA | https://tabletop.events/conventions/tfest-2026 |
| July 16th-19th 2026 | Kantcon | Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, KS | |
| May 21-25, 2026 | BGG Spring | 2334 N International Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75261 | https://tabletop.events/conventions/bgg.spring-2026 |
| April 23-26, 2026 | Midwest Gamefest | 18011 Bass Pro Drive, Independence, MO 64055 | |
| March 1-5, 2026 | GAMA Expo | 221 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 | https://www.gama.org/general/custom.asp?page=gama-expo |
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Oil Lamp Studio is a small design company that I created after 10 years of game design and wood working projects. Its a bit of an odd combination, but it combines my interests and loves into one company that offers fun and interesting experiences. The love of woodworking and exploring tools led me to learning how to use a laser cutter through the use of one at a local Makerspace. Years of testing and learning led me to realize that I could use tools like this to help with my game prototyping and developing tokens for games. From there I designed a look and feel for my first game that I am selling, Scourge of the High Seas.
As I am just one person and have limited funds to produce a full manufacturing overseas, I am using my skillsets and invested in a laser cutter so that I can produce products myself. Scourge of the High Seas is my first venture into this and now my second game will be coming out soon, We Built This City.
Along with board games, I've been interested in woodworking in general and currently working on a prototype for a rigid heddle loom. This combines my desires to work with wood, design on the computer and be involved in interests my family enjoys. I create templates that I cut with the laser cutter and use those templates to build wood products.
As you have learned, laser cutters are central to many of my projects. It is a spectacularly powerful tool that leads to many versatile solutions to problems. the amount of materials that can be engraved or cut allow me to explore new ideas and concepts. I also enjoy sharing my knowledge and skills with others.
I hope you find my projects interesting and fun. Explore the site and try out the games that are available.
