Overview
Read the Rules: PDF Rules
Description: Crypt Crusade is a territory building board game about Necromancers and Groundskeepers duking it out to control a graveyard. Players must take graves and play cards to get ahead – or push their opponents further behind! The game incorporates cards, a territory mechanic, and some novel pieces.
Project Length: January 2024 – April 2024
My Contribution
I took on the role of team lead, game designer, and instructions designer. I organized our team’s work and delegated tasks, determined the core gameplay and systems, and worked on the final version of the game’s ruleset. Other responsibilities included:
- Organizing our repository
- Determining art direction
- Organizing and leading playtests
- Determining feedback prioritization
- Organizing meetings & meeting schedules
- Creating game cards
Our ruleset was where most of our time was spent. I took the lead in designing and iterating upon the ruleset based on player feedback and playtests. We quickly learned the value of diagrams to teach the player, as well as the importance of how information is presented.
Josh Chen 