Cryptid Chess

Cryptid Chess was one of the very first projects I made with my fellow group members Jaime Pawlowski, Lucia Möllenbruck, and Julian Pogrzeba.

Cryptid Chess is a card game with hand-crafted figures and a physical board.

Jaime made the hand-crafted figurines, Lucia made the cover art (shown above) as well as the board design, and Jupo was in charge of the documentation.

I was in charge of designing the cards, One example of the finished cards is shown on the left.

Learned Skills

  • playtesting the card game

  • learning how to balance gameplay and rules

  • writing a narrative and backstory for characters and the surrounding world

  • conceptualizing and illustrating characters

software/hardware

  • Clip Studio Paint for concept sketches, card designs, and illustrations

  • printer and cardboard to make the physical board

  • miro for brainstorming and mood boards