No art skills? No problem! Part 1
No art skills? No problem! If you want to create a card game, and you can do everything except draw, this is for you! One thing you can do is use other cards as an example, like pokemon cards, Magic…
Robinson Crusoe; Board Game
Trapped on our own islands of loneliness, we seek a way out. In this game, you can sate that desperation by escaping the clutches of wilderness. I first heard about Robinson Crusoe the board game from my friend’s history professor.…
How to make a card game with tokens and extended gameplay
Step 1 Brainstorm! Decide on a theme, idea or concept that you want to explore. Step 2 Decide on a Game end goal/ how one wins the game. This is where counters come in. How many does one need to…
Hacker vs. Corporation: the Card Game a.k.a. , “Android: Netrunner”
While researching Magic the Gathering (I had heard it was a fun play), I came across something else that piqued my interest: an extinct game by the name of Android: Netrunner. At the Brain-dead hour of 4 am, the fast-paced…
How to make a Feats-Based RPG
What are Feats? Feats are, boiled down, unique actions or abilities that one can do A game that relies on feats over anything else generally has less reliance on stats or items, and is more about the imagery that comes…
A beat ’em Up well suited to the time of Romans…
Asterix and Obelix was a French Comic series that started 1959 (and still going strong) about Gaul (France)during the Roman Occupation. It’s a fun romp with magic potions, rambunctious bards and fiendish Romans all being explored (or beat up) by…
Art and Horror in Mundaun
Explore Alpine mysteries in a Puzzle based Horror with Mundaun! This game has a focus on Art and storytelling, and its overwhelmingly positive reviews rave about the vibes this art piece gives off. The art of the game has a…
How to make your own card game
How to make a card game from concept to completion What do you enjoy in the card games that you play? What will entice others to play? For this example, I tried to create a card game that my friends…
Good Society: a Jane Austen RPG
From Kickstarter project to off-the-shelf popular enough for a reprint, “Good Society” has come long way. First released in 2018, funded by $154,774 Australian dollars from 2,677 backers, it included a hardcover rulebook, between 20-36 cards (depending on how much…