Quests of Yore: Barley's Edition

Product: Quests of Yore: Barley’s Edition | product page |, Publisher: The Op Games, In Conjunction With: Disney/Pixar, Release Date: 2021, Genre: Licensed Products, Film Tie-Ins, RPGs The first ever RPG developed for a Pixar property, Quests of Yore: Barley’s Edition was concieved of as representing Barley’s well-loved copy of the game from the ONWARD film. As game designer and writer, I was tasked with not only bringing a game that looked similar to the in-movie version to life, but also crafting an experience which “felt” like a Pixar story.

MUNCHKIN®: Critical Role

Product: MUNCHKIN®: Critical Role | product page |, Publisher: The Op Games, In Conjunction With: Steve Jackson Games, Critical Role, Release Date: 2021, Genre: Licensed Products, New Media Tie-Ins, Strategy Games The venerable MUNCHKIN® game from Steve Jackson Games has been a “love to hate” or “hate to love” source of table flips for decades. The streaming sensation Critical Role has been an obsession for some (myself included) for years now.

The Thing™ Infection at Outpost 31

Product: The Thing™ Infection at Outpost 31 | product page |, Publisher: The Op Games (Project Raygun), In Conjunction With: MONDO, Universal, Release Date: 2017, Genre: Licensed Products, Film Tie-Ins, Social Deduction Games The first real foray The Op Games made into what are now their Signature Games, The Thing™ Infection at Outpost 31 was a collaboration between MONDO (for art and graphic design) and USAopoly’s internal “Project Raygun” team (for game design and production).

TRIVIAL PURSUIT®: National Parks Travel Edition

Product: TRIVIAL PURSUIT®: National Parks Travel Edition | product page |, Publisher: The Op Games, In Conjunction With: Hasbro, National Park Foundation, Release Date: 2016, Genre: Licensed Products, Family, Trivia Games TRIVIAL PURSUIT: National Parks Travel Edition was an opportunity to delve deep into the history (and minutae) of some of the United States of America’s most precious national resources. As writer, I worked to create a balanced set of questions that incorporated a vast array of the National Parks, their shared history, and their furry, feathered, and scaly denizens.

The Chronicles of Spellborn

Product: The Chronicles of Spellborn | wikipedia entry |, Publisher: Acclaim, Frogster, Mindscape, In Conjunction With: Spellborn, Khaeon Release Date: 2008 (UK/EU)/2009 (US), Genre: Massively Multiplayer Online Games The Chronicles of Spellborn was a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game developed in The Hague, The Netherlands by a moderately-small team of developers. It was an exciting opportunity to take on one of the most difficult development projects in Dutch videogame history.