Cardboarding with Carla: Runes of Ragnarok

Carla chats with Christopher Davis about his Kickstarter campaign, Runes of Ragnarok. Game Title: Runes of Ragnarok – A Game of Dice, Combat, and Strategy Short Description: Ragnarok has arrived. Become a god and battle for Asgard in this Norse themed dice building game. 4 gods, 50 custom dice, & 24 minions. Launch date: Nov 7th End date: Dec 16th Funded?: Not Yet Cost for a copy of the game: $40| Published by:  Windborn Games Campaign Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/536959694/runes-of-ragnarok-a-game-of-dice-combat-and-strate Hello! Welcome to Cardboarding with Carla and thanks for being on this interview! Could we start off with you telling us a bit about yourself? My name is Christopher Davis. I’m from sunny southern California, am married to my beautiful wife / business partner Beth, and have a charming baby girl with said wife / business partner. This game is my first attempt at breaking into board games professionally, but I’ve been…

The Big Question & The Big Answer

I’m relaunching The Big Question / The Big Answer feature on Go Forth And Game. In The Big Question / The Big Answer I ask designers and gamers a question related to gaming via Twitter, email, and other means. I then gather and compile the answers and will post them. This time I asked my game designer acquaintances this question – Why Do You Design Games? What is your motivation? I got some pretty good feedback from a number of nice designers. Here’s what they said. -Odin Phong, a game blogger says “I do it because I like playing new games and it keeps my brain engaged.” -Savage Yeti Games, creators of PatchWord, replied “It keeps my mind active and there’s something about making disparate ideas mesh together into a new whole.” https://www.savageyetigames.com/ -Rick Lorenzon, designer of Lords of Alchemy, says “I started designing because I wanted to create a…