One of the amazing things about creating worlds in fiction is how a complex environment can grow its own conflicts, unique challenges and rewards. In fact, it can also develop new characters out of those very conflicts and challenges. If you pay close enough attention, you may realize like I have:
A strong world creation will present new opportunities for expansion. Specifically–games.
In writing Wanted Hero, there were two specific aspects of the story that had a huge draw when it came to interest. The unique magical games played in the Black Market and the National Games of the Gnomes. Both were a blast to create, write and describe for readers. There has been good potential, IMO, for video games and maybe some other avenues, just because the subject matter was interesting and I haven’t personally seen much in the way of games in these areas for a long time.
Well my oldest son Evan and I were invited a month or so ago to attend a Game Designers Guild with a British friend of mine. He was creating a Wanted Hero card game which we were obviously supporting, because it was awesome and fun, not to mention a cool opportunity to see how these pro’s put together games and get the bugs worked out.
We went and had a complete blast. Great guys, great conversations and I have to say, flat out amazing games! We were honored to test drive a few board games and some card games and it was beyond fun. Now, we were not there to bring our own games–we didn’t have any. But after several visits and talking with these intelligent designers, Evan and I gravitated towards those two events on my book and within a week had two completely different games designed!
If you’d like to meet a group of brilliant people, I suggest you join this group. Call and ask about the Game Designers Guild. Details below:
Game Night Games
2030 S. 900 E. Suite E
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
(801-467-2400)
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