Tabletop games so good, your phone wanted to play, too.
Whether game development or software development, we can help.
Tabletop games are amazing.
The magic is in the “table” part. Whether food or games, we gather around tables to connect, to play, to enjoy, and to grow.
Games benefit from being played locally, directing us to share to interact and play as people, not avatars.
A lot of tabletop games rely on existing language and expertise with similar games.
In contrast, the reach of mobile games is afforded by being intuitive, with a digital companion limiting the scope a player has to consider at any given time.
What does it look like for a tabletop game to be intuitive and self-directed?
Technology is amazing.
Phones and the games we play on them are incredible feats of deep, technical artistry.
Video games can reach around the world, bridging cultural barriers and connecting far-flung friends.
Too often, however, these experiences are optimized to distract us from the people sitting next to us, further separating us from our neighbors.
What does it look like to make mobile games that connect people?
We’re just getting started.
Books on game design are still being written. Courses in game design are still being taught.
These resources and the research that feed them rightly focus on video games and tabletop games as separate artistic disciplines, much like painting or sculpting.
What if they weren’t separate?
We’re still in the early stages, invested in research and development into “hybrid” games or, as we like to think of them, “digitally enhanced” games.
If you’re interested in learning more get in touch.
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The Play Valet
Our Play Valet speeds up the process of playing games, either with your friends or on your own in this moment. Teach the Valet about your game library, and it can immediately recommend what to play.
The Play Valet is in active development—feedback is welcome!
Turbo Hoverball
The synthwave, roller derby, hockey-on-hoverboards mashup that never happened.
Turbo Hoverball is a game of simultaneous strategy and thrilling tactics, as two teams go head-to-head to drive their four-space Hoverboards across the much larger, 179-space Arena. This original take on grid movement is immediately engaging for new players, yet provides a new flavor of challenge for more experienced gamers.