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NGU HANH GAMES
@nguhanhgames.bsky.social
Plum & Crane | Vietnamese Boardgames Designer Counterspy, Trader of Old City, Restoration, Dream Diary, Delicious Tet.
This is an actual university classroom in Saigon! 🥹❤️ As a Vietnamese board game publisher, it brings us so much joy to see board games becoming more popular among students, especially knowing that Gen Z is choosing Vietnamese board games to enjoy during their free time! And the sweetest part?
🌏 Finally we’ve figured out a way to ship our games internationally! After getting many questions from players outside Vietnam, we now have an international ordering process available on our website. 🎉 You can find the full step-by-step instructions there and place your order directly. Once your…
I feel like I NEED BoardGameGeek but… I still don’t really know how to use it. 😂 As a millennial who grew up with forums, I somehow find BGG forums SO difficult to follow. How about you? If you’ve figured it out as a designer or publisher, please share your tips!
I just posted the 2nd edition rulebook of Restoration on BGG. Gameplay remains the same, we make it easier to read boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Three player Restoration! I made many mistakes and got 30 points less than my first game 💀 @nguhanhgames.bsky.social
played this again with 3 people and its terrific. our friend observed it's like starting in the middle of a lacerda where your engines already online so you can combo hunt and get big turns right away. also played mage knight and galactic cruise, super crunchy day
Seven years, several versions, new artwork, international editions, and many lessons in game design later... We’re going back to Hội Phố one more time. 👉 Follow Ngũ Hành Games to see the new Hội Phố revealed piece by piece and tell me: what do you want to see in the 3rd Edition?
I’ve said yes to many opportunities before I felt ready. Those were often the moments that helped me grow the most. Sometimes you don’t need to be ready. You just need to take the chance and grow into it. 🌱 And welcome to my journey of building an indie board game publisher from Vietnam.
Hello!👋 I’m Toàn - Crane, the other half of Ngũ Hành Games (Five Elements Games). At NHG, I wear a few different hats too: 🎲 Designing & developing board games 🎨 Illustration & graphic design ( under Hạc ) 💰 And I’m the strategist behind many of our financial decisions
Traveling to board game conventions is an undeniable part of life as a board game publisher. I wouldn’t say it’s easy, the long flights, heavy luggage, endless preparation, and all the unexpected things along the ưay. But…
Check out the new review from thekoreanmeeple Restoration is gorgeous, genuinely fun, and delivers an impressive crunch for its playtime with minimal setup. The mixture of mechanics gave it a refreshing feeling while still feeling familiar. www.instagram.com/p/Ddg1lrxEef...
Hello I’m Mẫn(Plum), one half of Ngũ Hành Games (Five Elements Games) At NHG, I wear a few different hats: 🎲 Designing & developing board game 💼 Running the company as CEO If you enjoy what we make, please help us spread the word and share our games with someone who might love them. ❤️
A friend whom i just met last year, yesterday sent me this photo, he teach Restoration to his new board game friend group. He backed Restoration. He brough this game to every game night that he thinks there maybe s.o will enjoy it. He is the hero every indie pubshier need. #boardgames
I crowdfunded $7,000 for my first Euro game in Vietnam - The game name is Restoration. 🇻🇳🎲 It wasn’t a huge campaign by global crowdfunding standards but it taught me more than I expected. Here are some things I learned. What’s one thing you wish you knew before launching your first game?
Experience Southeast Asian architecture through a board game? 🏛️🎲 Restoration brings the beauty of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian architecture to the tabletop inspired by the restoration of Huế’s Kiến Trung Palace. Follow Ngũ Hành Games to see how we turn Vietnamese culture into board games. 🇻🇳✨
Tell me your hardest part being an indie board publisher / board game designer ?
From Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and beyond, Vietnam has a growing board game café scene and we’re incredibly grateful that so many local cafés have supported Ngũ Hành Games by bringing our games to their tables. And if your local café carries our games, tag us we’d love to see you playing! 💛
Got Restoration (Phục Dựng) to the table, I was like oh it's only three rounds why can't it be longer but then spent so long burning my brain trying to make combos lmao. @nguhanhgames.bsky.social have made an excellent game
Really excited to have bought Restoration (Phục Dựng) from Vietnam @nguhanhgames.bsky.social, a euro worker placement rondel about rebuilding Kiến Trung Palace. This is the kind of game I love to see (and want to design tbh) as a southeast asian who loves euros. Look at the art and meeples!!!
Gold star behavior ( in my business personal opinion ) Tell me which star do you agree ? Which star you would like to add to the list ?
Ever wondered why we’re called Nguhanhgames = The Five Elements Games? 👀 Here’s the lore behind our name, logo, and why we ended up with blue & yellow. 💛💙 Follow @nguhanhgames for more stories behind our games and our journey as a Vietnamese board game studio.
Nothing humbles you faster than explaining your own board game to someone who has never played one. 😂 Sometimes they just look you dead in the eye. Sometimes, after one sentence, they go, “Wow…” 😭 But honestly, at the end of the day, I treasure every newcomer to this hobby.
📢 Restoration Stock Update for TOBE Hi friends in Taipei! 🇹🇼 We have a quick announcement before TOBE. Due to the skyrocketing international shipping costs, which have continued to increase over the past few months, we're sorry to say that we won't be able to bring as many copies of Restoration
Apparently, there’s no cure for my Vietnamese addiction. 🇻🇳 So I guess I’ll just keep treating it with: ☕ Vietnamese coffee 🎲 Vietnamese-themed board games 🍜 Phở Honestly… sounds like a pretty good treatment plan to me. 😂 What would you add to the list?
🇻🇳 Allow me to introduce you to one of the easiest ways to discover Vietnamese culture: playing a board game. 🎲 And honestly, learning about culture is more fun when someone is trying to steal your resources. 😂 #VietnameseCulture #VietnameseBoardGame #BoardGames
Some of the Vietnamese inspiration and board games that we have created.