Digital Board Game App

A digital board game blending Monopoly mechanics with card‑game strategy, closer in spirit to poker than to classic property trading. Buying up every asset is not the goal. Sometimes it is better to let an opponent drown in business debt. Players roll dice, move across the board, use action cards, and manage their bank, with fast matches built around knocking rivals out rather than accumulating wealth. Built for Android, iOS, and web. The project started as an indie side experiment by a group of developer friends who brought me in to design the game's retro‑futuristic setting.

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Retro‑futuristic atmosphere with hover cars instead of classic player pieces, cards styled in the same spirit, and an interface referencing 1950s car dashboards and radios.
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In‑game economy and customization with currency, purchasable car models, color painting, and a personal token that reflects the player's chosen colors like a coat of arms.
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Online multiplayer with ratings and a community layer that keeps players coming back.
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Tribute to an old‑school computer classic, modernized for touch screens and online play.

Role: Game Designer, Concept Artist
Duties: Concept, visual style, UI design, animation design, art direction
Team: Indie dev team, illustrators
Context: Game design, Indie mobile app, Startup
Outcome: Full scope delivered, launch 25% faster

Problem

The developers had a vision for a retro‑futuristic board game and a solid grasp of the mechanics, but no clear answers on how the setting should look and feel in practice. A set of design questions had to be answered from scratch.

Player identity required a way to make each heraldry distinctive and recognizable
Visual language had to translate the retro‑futuristic setting into shapes, colors, and UI elements
Game feel had to stay alive and dynamic throughout the match
In‑game currency needed a look
Purchasing and trading required a defined set of items worth buying and selling