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Carrrds! Almost ready for print!

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What do you think? Looks good, doesn’t it? Feels a bit like an old 1993 DOS game that’s being sold on eBay. Check the back:

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We’re gearing up to that big moment where we send our beloved game to be printed, so we can wait in agony until the delivery boy rings the bell.

Interested in some of the cards that made it to the deck? Read on…

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Designing A Pirate Themed Card Game

Every year during my summer holiday my mind wonders off to games not yet created. I love scratching down thoughts on paper and from time to time I come up with a new game concept that can either be played with dice, pen and paper or in this case… cards.

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Our iPad game has a name!

We have a winner! Rahul Choudhury suggested the name “Qwerty”, which is just spot on because:

  • It sounds cuddly
  • It’s a nerdy name
  • And as a bonus - starts with a Q!

We love the new title “Cat Quest” as it…

  • Is short and simple
  • Captures the concept of the game
  • Has a nice old reference to Space Quest and other old “Quest” adventure games that we have so much affinity with

So there you have it!

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Our Alien Avatar in Lego

Q42 sponsored the study trip for a tech student at the TU Delft. In return we received our little alien guy designed in Lego. WE LIKE! :D

Download the Lego Designer file here: Alien.lxf

We’ll post the paper cut-out instructions soon too. So you can have this:

Nerds FTW!

PS the alien dude still needs a name. Care to help us out?

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Gameplay, And The Importance Of Intrinsic Motivation

A few days per week we are now working on a new game for iOS and the Chrome Web Store with a small team. We know what direction we’re heading, and we take our time to experiment with artistic twists, new gameplay elements, unlockables, collectible items and different approaches in terms of storyline and the protagonist’s motivations.

These experiments are fun, but we keep asking ourselves:

“Is the game still fun when we add […]?”

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The RGB Game

Fix your tv by adjusting the colors. An award-winning and highly praised game in the Chrome Web Store.