Originally inspired by the ancient Chinese game Go and the flow of the game, I created a game where you captured points on the board placed similarly to the nine point handicap spots on the Go board. I wanted to make a game that was more and more visually pleasing as the game progressed. The first pass of the game was very similar to Go in that you place stones on a grid and capture something. As time progressed and more play testing occurred, the game evolved into something completely different in play. It is a very simple game to learn but after playing for a bit, you end up seeing really complex strategies emerge. If you would like to read a more in-depth analysis of my thought process while making the game, download the rules and skip to the end of the document for my postmortem.

Dedicated to Michael Sandborn, a good friend and my inspiration to create The Dezhari Sisters board game. I will never forget that booming laughter.

The Dezhari Sisters was a short story that two of my friends had collaborated in creating, one of which was Mike Sandborn. He came to me and asked if I would be able to make a game based on the story they wrote and so I told him, "sure." After reading through the story several times, there were a couple really interesting parts that I thought would have cool themes to work with.

The one I finally settled on was the part where the Dezhari Sisters come to an enchanted forest completely covered in ice. They were trying to release the spell of a neverending winter by defeating Lorelei, the evil presence who controlled the enchantment. I immediately came up with the idea of flipping tiles to simulate their efforts "thawing" the forest. Each side has a different goal: The Dezhari sisters want to thaw the forest while Lorelei and her minion want to kill the Dezhari sisters.

Once again, if you would like a more in-depth analysis, feel free to download the rules and give them a read.

This is a time traveling board game, heavily inspired by the movie Primer, where each player plays as a scientist involved in creating a time machine. Each scientist has various agendas that he must fulfill in order to win the game, typically by interacting with his past self to adjust the outcome.

Currently in very early stages

 

This is a multiplayer map for Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. The instructions on how to install the map are contained within the zip file.

This was mostly an exercise and it took me about 7 hours to learn the DoW map editor and about 3 hours to create Frozen Alley. I wanted to create a 2v2 map that had the feeling of asymmetry but was in fact fairly symmetrical. I also wanted a lot of the focus to be in the middle of the map for an all out battle.

Oh and, I've got a thing for snow :)