For Terra
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Current Personal Project. A Tableau-Building Card Game based on the themes of exploring, terraforming, and settling planets.
Motivation
For Terra is a personal project where I explore the design of tabletop games. In particular, I am exploring the design of Card Draw.
On the appeal of my source of inspiration…
Approach
It’d be a waste to leave my computer science background behind, so I’m using digital tools to aid the process. However, as an extra challenge, I am learning and making this game using the Godot Game Engine.
About
Factions cooperate to terraform and colonize planets for Terra, humanity’s home planet, while competing for fame. With each successive competition, players accumulate resources that can unlock higher-tier research and abilities, which enable them to take on greater challenges.
Mechanically, it is a tableau-building board game inspired by Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition. Progression-wise, it is based on Legacy and Campaign games, such as Pandemic Legacy, Gloomhaven, and Arkham Horror the Card Game.