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In the Beginning: The Making of Trench Crusade

Tuomas
Room 207, (1 h 45 min)
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Designed in Finland, Trench Crusade is a miniatures skirmish game set in an alternate timeline where the Crusades never ended. It has become a record-breaking worldwide hit, raising 6 million dollars in crowdfunding, and attracting hundreds of thousands of fans across the world.

Come and learn how the game was made, what its inspirations were, and how it managed to break through in the fiercely competitive international tabletop gaming marking. How can a tiny team of mere 3 people working on their free time without any financial backing or marketing take on the giants of the games industry? This talk has the answers you are looking for!

Program category: PresentationProgram topics: FiguresOther categorization: Yearly theme New WorldsLanguage: EnglishTarget audience: Directed at adults