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ANJIN

PUBLIC BETA AVAILABLE NOW. Join us on Discord to keep up to date on the latest version.

ANJIN is a 2-5 player strategic area control, combat and diplomacy game set in 16th century Japan. Players will build, fight and negotiate to become the most famous Pilot in the archipelago.

Currently in mid development, we are aiming for a Q3 2025 Kickstarter campaign date.

If you are interested in following our journey and would like to be involved in playtesting the game please join our community on Discord.

Designing board games that we love to play.

Capsid Foundry was founded in 2023 by Tim Mottram and Jamie Royle, two career scientists with a love for board games.

Development of our first board game, ANJIN, is ongoing and we are exited to share the development process and our journey to Kickstarter with you all.

Introducing our early public beta for Infernal, a light card game where players help or hinder Dante's journey through Hell, while ensuring their demon prince becomes the strongest to survive the War in Hell. Take a look at the rules and our free S
Introducing our early public beta for Infernal, a light card game where players help or hinder Dante's journey through Hell, while ensuring their demon prince becomes the strongest to survive the War in Hell. Take a look at the rules and our free Screentop version. Please send us feedback and help us develop our games! Link in bio
Development has continued the last 2 months at a consistent pace. Firstly, we pivoted the theme to something more unique that stands out in a saturated market. Now called ANJIN, our game is set in 16th century Japan, as the West first began trading
Development has continued the last 2 months at a consistent pace. Firstly, we pivoted the theme to something more unique that stands out in a saturated market. Now called ANJIN, our game is set in 16th century Japan, as the West first began trading with the East. A huge number of gameplay mechanics have been streamlined and modified, to give us our most compelling game yet. Utilise faction warfare and diplomacy with the Shogunate to prevail over your friends in a tense game of combat and area control. ANJIN v0.931 is available now online for free - links in description
Version 0.92 beta is now available! Moving to Screentop.gg allows everyone to try out Portobelo for free in your browser. Join us on discord to try out the newest version of the game and give us your feedback!
Version 0.92 beta is now available! Moving to Screentop.gg allows everyone to try out Portobelo for free in your browser. Join us on discord to try out the newest version of the game and give us your feedback!
Our next public playtest of Portobelo is now live! Join us on Discord for all the links and information to get playing Portobelo today! Links in profile.
Our next public playtest of Portobelo is now live! Join us on Discord for all the links and information to get playing Portobelo today! Links in profile.
Our first public playtest is now available on Tabletop Simulator! If you are interested in playtesting Portobelo, our up and coming heavy complexity strategy game please send us a direct message or email us at contact@capsidfoundry.co.uk
Our first public playtest is now available on Tabletop Simulator! If you are interested in playtesting Portobelo, our up and coming heavy complexity strategy game please send us a direct message or email us at contact@capsidfoundry.co.uk
Looking forward to another playtest tonight on Tabletop Simulator (TTS). Major developments have included shifting from a separate card based engine builder to a fully map integrated tile based system, a new raiding system and development of a prospe
Looking forward to another playtest tonight on Tabletop Simulator (TTS). Major developments have included shifting from a separate card based engine builder to a fully map integrated tile based system, a new raiding system and development of a prosperity mechanic that ebbs and flows throughout the game to provide interesting strategic choices. A big thank you to our playtesters who have stuck with us over the last 6 months!
We have been hard at work over the holiday period building and developing our newest prototype. We saw version 0.70 playtested online, and then followed up with a physical prototype of version 0.71. It was a load of fun! A very exciting step forward
We have been hard at work over the holiday period building and developing our newest prototype. We saw version 0.70 playtested online, and then followed up with a physical prototype of version 0.71. It was a load of fun! A very exciting step forward for the project. Having said that, there were a few mechanics that sat awkwardly together, that caused us to go back to the drawing board and think.. "How can we tie these elements together with full cohesion".. and with that we started work on version 0.8. A fully remastered version of the game, with no element left unturned. While this remaster will bring back experimental elements that could throw the whole balance into the wind, we feel that we have pushed the design to new levels of interactivity that we can't wait to try out! Stay tuned for a development blog detailing the vast array of changes.
Our latest blog post is live! Discussing the development of the manufacturing systems in our game and how different player numbers lead to different problems! Link in bio
Our latest blog post is live! Discussing the development of the manufacturing systems in our game and how different player numbers lead to different problems! Link in bio
Enjoying a couple of rounds of Res Arcana, one of our favourite engine building games. A fantastic tight design that adds weight to every decision. Drink of choice: Hot chocolate
Enjoying a couple of rounds of Res Arcana, one of our favourite engine building games. A fantastic tight design that adds weight to every decision. Drink of choice: Hot chocolate
Games night - started off with the classic Libertalia, an excellent hand management game, competing to get the most loot from a pirate ship. Followed by a few rounds of Celestia (pictured), a push your luck semi cooperative experience which ended wit
Games night - started off with the classic Libertalia, an excellent hand management game, competing to get the most loot from a pirate ship. Followed by a few rounds of Celestia (pictured), a push your luck semi cooperative experience which ended with a lot of hijinks. Drink of choice - Japanese whisky (Cheers Paul!)
Introducing our early public beta for Infernal, a light card game where players help or hinder Dante's journey through Hell, while ensuring their demon prince becomes the strongest to survive the War in Hell. Take a look at the rules and our free S Development has continued the last 2 months at a consistent pace. Firstly, we pivoted the theme to something more unique that stands out in a saturated market. Now called ANJIN, our game is set in 16th century Japan, as the West first began trading Version 0.92 beta is now available! Moving to Screentop.gg allows everyone to try out Portobelo for free in your browser. Join us on discord to try out the newest version of the game and give us your feedback! Our next public playtest of Portobelo is now live! Join us on Discord for all the links and information to get playing Portobelo today! Links in profile. Our first public playtest is now available on Tabletop Simulator! If you are interested in playtesting Portobelo, our up and coming heavy complexity strategy game please send us a direct message or email us at contact@capsidfoundry.co.uk Looking forward to another playtest tonight on Tabletop Simulator (TTS). Major developments have included shifting from a separate card based engine builder to a fully map integrated tile based system, a new raiding system and development of a prospe We have been hard at work over the holiday period building and developing our newest prototype. We saw version 0.70 playtested online, and then followed up with a physical prototype of version 0.71. It was a load of fun! A very exciting step forward Our latest blog post is live! Discussing the development of the manufacturing systems in our game and how different player numbers lead to different problems! Link in bio Enjoying a couple of rounds of Res Arcana, one of our favourite engine building games. A fantastic tight design that adds weight to every decision. Drink of choice: Hot chocolate Games night - started off with the classic Libertalia, an excellent hand management game, competing to get the most loot from a pirate ship. Followed by a few rounds of Celestia (pictured), a push your luck semi cooperative experience which ended wit

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