Reducing Scope to Meet Deadlines

by | Apr 9, 2023 | Design, DevBlogs

If there’s one term in my game design handbook that I would consider a curse, it would be “scope”, which is perhaps the only five letter word that is a four letter word. It comes up all the time at all levels of the game design process –...

The Struggle To Create

by | Mar 11, 2023 | Design, DevBlogs

I’ve always been very open about my passion for TTRPG’s. Part of the reason that I signed on for Kobold Tactics was that it was pitched as a “Reverse D&D” (the other part being that it was pitched by an artist so the art was guaranteed,...
A Look Under The Hood

A Look Under The Hood

by | Jan 21, 2023 | Design, DevBlogs

As the principal game designer on Kobold Tactics I had an interesting task: how do you create a tabletop game for people who may never have played a tabletop game? First, we need to set the stage. In June of 2022 SDC began their annual Progressive Game Jam, and I...