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2020 is in Hindsight

2020 is in Hindsight

There’s no denying that 2020 has been a stressful, challenging year for the world. Every rational human has been affected by the pandemic, whether through illness, loss, economic hardship, or the existential malaise that has permeated our collective consciousness. I have no desire to add to the numerous articles documenting these issues, but I do want to share the state of Cherry Picked Games. I want to commit to the public record our plans and desires looking forward. We’re a tiny board game company that depends on the support of our fans to create games we hope they’ll love. So, as much as possible, I’ll try to refrain from the “this would have been better in a normal year” mantra as I share the Cherry Picked experience. I want to describe where CPG is, from my perspective, so that our supporters know where we’re going, and any other indie developers can learn from our efforts.

CPG Design Questions - Answered

CPG Design Questions - Answered

A couple weeks ago, we shared our Cherry Picked philosophy to game design. We listed out five questions that guide our development. Since we hadn’t formalized this set before starting on our next game, we thought it would be fun to revisit our current game lineup and fill in the answers for each game. We hope this reveals our design insight and can help aspiring designers analyze the key points of their own games.