A huge moment! I’ve completed the whole set of 52 hand drawn cards for my solo card game, Escape the Derpy Dungeon. 🎉
When you spend your life deep in code and digital products, stepping away from the screen to create a tangible, hand-drawn artifact is phenomenal.
It’s not been easy though, I’ve been working on this for months and months in my free time.
From initial concept, to tactile prototypes, to sending out 20 playtest decks, and finally onto this v2 with a brand new design for the rulebook.
Agile! 🤣
Designing something ‘real’ requires the same level of ruthless prioritization, focus on the user experience and system design as building digital products and team strategy.
I’m a big fan of enabling constraints:
💡 It had to be playable in 30 mins and have strong replay value.
💡 It had to run entirely on a standard deck of cards and a couple of dice.
💡 It had to be economical for me to create by myself at home.
I love it so much. I cannot wait to print them! All my little monsters feel like part of my soul.
Come talk to me about it on LinkedIn
