The Lost & Found Collection: Counterpart, Artefact & BoB

February 2026
25 days ago – Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 12:05:36 PM

Hey everyone!

This month has been a bit disrupted by a house move and, unfortunately, a hotly-anticipated garden office that turned out to have a massive roof leak. If you're in the UK, you’ve likely noticed we’ve had roughly double our usual February rainfall—and this in a country famed for its grey, dreary weather! Luckily nothing was damaged...

Despite the chaos, we’ve continued editing the Counterpart cards as a team. My office roof is being fixed next week, so hopefully I'll have a proper workspace soon. We've also had a bit of lovely sun in the last few days, so it's really all looking up!

That's it from me really—it's one of those months where I question the logic of doing an update every month, but I think it's worth keeping the cadence even when there's not loads to update you on. 

All the best.

Jack

January 2026
about 2 months ago – Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 10:21:22 AM

Hey folks, happy new year!

We're continuing to chug along here—I'm moving house next weekend so it's all a bit manic, but we're still moving at pace on the project.

Just a few bullets from me:

• Counterpart is 100% drafted, and Jason & I have cross-reviewed each other's work. Now we've moved on to the 'external critique' process, with Luke sharpening up our words card-by-card until they're all the best they can be.

• Artefact playtesting is going well, thanks to everyone who's provided feedback already. It's mostly a lovely mix of helpful observations and kind words :) I'm going to keep it open for the moment as I'm still getting useful feedback coming in, please do check it out if you have the time!
• Bucket of Bolts writing is commencing, as I set up the templates and get a few cards written to start us off. For the moment there's enough work to do on Counterpart still, but soon I'll be focusing on Bucket full-time.

That's it for now! Cheers,

Jack

December 2025
3 months ago – Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 05:00:24 AM

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November 2025
4 months ago – Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 10:21:22 AM

Hey all!

In at the last minute this month after a tiring (but fun!) day yesterday at Dragonmeet. If you stopped by to say hi, thanks so much! It was really nice to chat to so many happy players.

I'm still waiting on the final art bits for Artefact—we're so close now, I just need a version of the cards without the full-bleed border you can see in the previews below. All the instructions are written, and the Screentop page is setup awaiting the final assets. I remain hopeful it'll be with you before the end of the year.

Counterpart writing continues at pace—I'm on track to have all the cards written by the end of the year.

I really appreciate you all being patient with me! It's going to be worth it in the end.

Cheers,

Jack

October 2025
5 months ago – Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 03:23:02 AM

Good morning all, it's getting cold here! This has been a fun month of getting sh*t done.

Counterpart

Writing

I'm really getting into the rhythm of writing the cards now, which is fun. Jason & I are back in our draft / review process, and as with Artefact I'm finding it invaluable to have someone else to bounce ideas off as we go through the stack of characters in the game.

I'm aiming to have all the Operant cards finished in November, and if I manage to avoid getting too ill over the coming months I'm hoping to have the whole game drafted by the end of the year. Things feel like they've settled into a nice pace now, and I'm not expecting any more giant life changes so it should be fairly smooth sailing from here 😅

Artefact

We're really close on this one now, but as the final artwork bits are being sorted (we're back on track with this now!) I decided to prioritise Counterpart writing this month. The finished game should be ready for release in the next couple of weeks, so expect an email with your digital download key soon :)

Bucket of Bolts

Not much to say here, I just wanted to share again that I'm very excited to get to write this one soon! 🚀

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Thanks folks!

J