A dev diary · ἐν ἔτει · 2026 AD · Year 7534 of the Roman World
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Shards of Rhomania
The chronicle of a strategy game in the making — a single screen, a court of fallible heroes, and an empire that has just been shattered into dust.
ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ · The Workshop, Today
The Current Build
Listening for word from the workshop…
ΑΓΩΝ · Take the Field
The Dock Ambush — a playable slice
Three minutes on the burning quay as Theodore Laskaris: a Varangian shield-line, two non-combatant refugees, and a green Picard knight on the other side. No download, no save. Win and you reach the dromon; lose and the field resets so you can try a different shape of fight.
From the Workshop
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ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ · From the Workshop · 14 June 2026 AD · Year 7534 of the Roman World
A Board Game on the Same Theme
From the Workshop, No. 3 — a sister project taking the same year, the same wound, and the same successor powers to the tabletop. 1–4 players. Virtual playtest now.
ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ · From the Workshop · 12 June 2026 AD · Year 7534 of the Roman World
The Asian Captains
From the Workshop, No. 2 — a downloadable dossier of the recruitable military lords of Asia Minor, and why each captain is a lever rather than a stat block.
ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ · From the Workshop · 10 June 2026 AD · Year 7534 of the Roman World
On Taking Limited Liberties with History
From the Workshop, No. 1 — the unwritten contract of a historical game, and the three liberties this one will never take.
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ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΑΙ · Letters to the Workshop
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ΣΥΓΚΛΗΤΟΣ · The Council
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