It has made a name for itself in the scientific community because of the vivid way it simulates an ecosystem. Dominic sat down with us to answer our questions about his latest design work, game development and his thoughts on trends in the industry: Games Precipice: Welcome Dominic, thank you for joining us! For those of us who may not yet be familiar with it, what is Evolution and how did its ideas hatch into a game?ĭominic: Evolution is a family of games that builds upon the ideas of a Russian biologist, Dmitry Knorre. North Star Game’s latest project, Evolution: Climate is fully funded on Kickstarter and currently knocking down stretch goals at it approaches the final days of the campaign. I’m glad I did – our three most popular games (Wits & Wagers, Say Anything, and Evolution) have sold over 2 million copies combined. So I jumped ship as the captain of an Alaskan salmon fishing boat and started North Star Games. I became addicted to Magic: The Gathering in college, but after taking home $15k from the 1998 New York pro tour, I realized I was more passionate about creating games than playing them. My final project in high school was a business plan for the game company I dreamed of starting. When I was 13, one of my games (Kabloogi) was banned from school because too many students were playing it during class. I still have a copies of several games I designed when I was 11. I’ve had the chance to learn a lot about Dominic over the last few weeks, but I’ll let him describe his own journey as a board game designer and publisher: Almost ten years ago, my introduction to Wits & Wagers was one of the key experiences that unlocked my own pursuit into the mystical world of modern board games. YES! you are welcome to bring your own!! We cannot provide storage, however, so plan to carry it with you to/from the event.Today we’re thrilled to be joined by Dominic Crapuchettes of North Star Games. Game Night 2017 at Warren Station in River Run Village.
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