Most parents would agree that staying home amid the COVID-19 pandemic and spending a lot of time together as a family is a throwback to their own childhood — those evening meals together after school and work, running around the backyard, helping the kids with their homework, and of course, playing board games.
This family-centered experience and the realization of childhood dreams is often a driving force in the board game industry. We had the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart with Bryan Pope, founder and CEO of Arcane Wonders, who explained how his entire industry experience has revolved around family and the launch of his flagship title, Mage Wars.
From Wage to Mage
Pope began the interview with some personal history and how board games started as a family activity that evolved into a tradition. This eventually came into its own as a full-time, hands-on business with his family working (or at least involved) with the company in some capacity. Arcane Wonders was essentially created because of a game he developed with his family to play at home. It was so popular within this small group, he decided to finally take that intimidating step and publish it (but more to come on that).
Pope shared that while he was always fond of playing board games, he couldn’t find a game that he was truly happy with or that he didn’t want to tweak or update in some way. “I made my first game when I was seven years old — a haunted house game. I just loved [board games] my whole life, and I told my kids as they grew up that one day I would start a company that would publish games,” Pope said. But the push to follow through with creating and publishing a game came years later for Pope.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Fall 2020 من Casual Game Insider.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Fall 2020 من Casual Game Insider.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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