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Red Burnoose Nominated for Charles S. Roberts Award

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 Matt Shoemaker

The nominations for the 2022 Charles S. Roberts Awards were recently published and The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857 is nominated for best early modern era wargame! These awards for excellence in conflict simulation gaming have been around since 1975, and Read More …

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The Red Burnoose is Now Available for Preorder!

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 Matt Shoemaker
3D Image of the Red Burnoose Box

Arrival of The Red Burnoose is eminent! Since it should be available by the end of September, if not sooner, we have opened up the store for preorder sales. If you want to pick up this 1-4 player cooperative deckbuilding Read More …

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The Red Burnoose Comes to Kickstarter September 14th

July 1, 2021 Matt Shoemaker
Banner image for The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857

The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857 will be coming to Kickstarter on September 14, 2021! We hope you will join us for the launch of this new game where you play as Kabyle villages defending themselves from invading French armies. The Read More …

Games, slideshowkickstarter, red burnoose

Gen Con Online this Week!

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Matt Shoemaker
Some cards and title for Dirt Dog game

#GenConOnline starts in just a couple of days! Join Hit ’em With a Shoe this year for specials and demos of two new games we are announcing at Gen Con’s first virtual convention this year.

Games, Gen ConAlgeria 1857, Dirt Dog, Gen Con

Spiel 2019 and Science for Bee Lives!

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Matt Shoemaker
Hit 'em With a Shoe's location in Hall 5, booth K108 at Spiel 2019

We’re headed to Spiel 2019 in Germany! We were also reviewed by the journal Science, which is amazing!

Bee Lives, Gamesconventions, review, spiel

Bee Lives Release at Gen Con 2019

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Matt Shoemaker
Map of Gen Con 2019 Exhibit Hall showing where Hit 'em With a Shoe booth #1941 is located

Hit ’em With a Shoe is returning to Gen Con for our second year, and this time we’re not just demoing Bee Lives We Will Only Summer, we’re selling it! Head on over to booth #1941 to have a demo, talk about games or bees, see what we have coming next, and of course pick up your own copy of Bee Lives!

Bee Lives, Gen Conconventions, Gen Con, new release

Bee Facts in Bee Lives Site Launched

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 Matt Shoemaker
Matt Shoemaker holds a frame of honey and shows a group of people how to uncap the frame and extract honey from it

Today we are happy to announce that the we have completed the supplementary site for Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer full of bee facts related to the game. This was the final stretch goal we unlocked during the Read More …

Uncategorizedbeekeeping, kickstarter

Bee Lives has Funded on Kickstarter!!!

September 17, 2018November 3, 2019 Matt Shoemaker
Banner for Bee Lives

We launched the funding campaign on Kickstarter on September 10 and have successfully funded!  This means that Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer is now going to be a reality!  We are so excited and grateful for all of Read More …

Bee Lives, Games, slideshowcrowdfunding, kickstarter

Gen Con 2018: Big Push for Bee Lives

August 13, 2018April 21, 2019 Matt Shoemaker

Last week the Bee Lives crew made their way out to Indianapolis for Gen Con 2018.  This was an exciting event for us as we had a booth for Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer in Entrepreneur’s Avenue this Read More …

Bee Livesconventions, Gen Con, kickstarter

Origins Game Fair 2018: Bee Lives on the Road

June 23, 2018April 21, 2019 Matt Shoemaker
3 players working out their moves in a game of Bee Lives

Last weekend the Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer crew took the game to the Origins Game Fair.  This was our first big push of the game to the public and it was a great success! The trip started Read More …

Bee Livesconventions, origins, play tests, playtesting, prototypes

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