Illustration by Michael DeForge
Billie’s Back!
Sally Nagle, Lucas Captan, Tommy Zhou, Taylor YU
Sally Nagle, Lucas Captan, Tommy Zhou, Taylor YU
+In one or two sentences, describe the main themes present in your game.
This is a three-player board game where players take on the role of space tourists investigating a murder case.
+What was the inspiration of the game?
What made your team decide to make this game specifically?
This is a refined version of an original game by one of our teammates. We liked the mechanics and style of the original and decided to make a “mod” for it with a different story. We were all drawn to the idea of a murder case in space, so it turned into a sci-fi horror story.
+Were there difficult moments when developing the game? What led to those difficult moments? What did you learn from it?
Refining a board game that’s already very good is difficult. Since we’re creating a one-time-play board game, we need to ensure the entire mystery story is logically coherent and that the difficulty of the clues is balanced for different players. The hardest part is constantly playtesting to adjust the story’s logic and difficulty.