This entry was posted on Sep 03 2013

Whenever renaming something gets discussed, Romeo and Juliet will get brought up. Maybe not immediately, but eventually.

Recently, we made the decision to rename our boardgame, previously Hexit, to Unbound: Endless War.

This was not a decision made lightly, especially since we have been calling it Hexit for quite some time.

What really surprised me is the number of people who have come forward to tell us how much they liked the old name more. This was surprising because we have heard so often about how we could do better for a name than Hexit.

Personally, I am happy that they cared enough to complain. Don’t get me wrong, the points that were brought up were good ones and did get talked about extensively, but I have to admit that it was kind of flattering to have people get upset over the name change. It shows that they are invested, which gives me high hopes for this game of ours.

To that end, Anthony and I thought it best to take the time to explain our decision. I realize that some people will still prefer Hexit, but hopefully they will appreciate the reasons behind the change. If you are one of those people and would like to discuss it more, feel free to send me an email and I will be happy to continue the conversation.

So, here are the reasons behind the change.

The old title made our hexagon based strategy game yet another game involving hexes with the prefix “hex” in the title. There is a lot more that is important thematically in the game besides hexes, such as the exploration, the fluid board and, of course, space. The title Unbound is more appropriate for us to create a game universe around and provides an opening for flavor text. We hope to one day use this game and the things surrounding or associated with this game on other platforms and media, and having “hex” in the title seemed binding. Sure, having books or movies or television shows in the game world is an extreme long shot for us, but us having gotten this far was a long shot. Who knows what the future will bring? Maybe we will get lucky, and we are making plans for if we do (and plans for if we don’t, but it is good to dream). We are working on an expansion or two, (multiplayer!), and Unbound: Rebellion or Unbound: Revolution sounded better and seemed to fit more than Hexit: Rebellion or Hexit: Revolution.

Truly, I appreciate everyone’s input. Again, if you still feel strongly about the title Hexit, feel free to contact me.

Thanks to everyone who has shown support for our game.

And if you haven’t played our game, Unbound: Endless War, feel free to download it here. It is pay what you want, even nothing (nothing is fine, we just want you to play).

-James-

