The Growing Bay Area Industry that Tariffs May Kill
These tariffs are causing shockwaves across the board game industry nationwide, from large players like Hasbro and Asmodee down to the smallest indie publishers, like San Mateo’s Solis Game Studio. The hobby games industry, which generates over 2.8 billion dollars annually in the US, isn’t capable of moving most of their manufacturing base. Board and card games require complex printing processes and materials that are difficult to source in the US – even the few games printed domestically must source paper stock, wood parts, and any plastic from overseas.
Retemplating Old Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
The hardest part about reading Yu-Gi-Oh! cards is the text box contains both game rules set, summoning text, and finally rules text. They aren't always listed in that order on the card. This game is OLD. Here's an attempt at re-templating Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in an attempt to make them more readable. This assumes some game rules are removed from the card and added to the game system.
How I got into Hobby Board Game Design
I first tried to design a game in middle school. I made small board game that attempted to gameify the N64 gaming sessions we were having every friday night. I make games to give people the joy I experienced playing games with my friends when I was growing up.
Terrene Odyssey Retrospective
Reflecting on the first game we made. Terrene Odyssey, 2015. Learn about our insane mistakes and incredible things learned.
