Hello! I'm Ben Rosset, an award winning board game designer in Central Illinois. I've been designing board games since 2009.
I license my own original game designs. I also design and manufacture custom-branded games.
I'm happy to share my love of gaming with the world. Let's play!
Set in the Legend of the Five Rings universe, Rokugan teeters on the brink of upheaval as the Great Clans clash for control of the legendary fortress, Toshi Ranbo. Players take on the role of ambitious daimyō representing one of the seven Great Clans: recruiting samurai heroes, drafting powerful orders, and building their clan's military might and strategic influence. Through tactical maneuvers and clever engine-building, they strive to fulfill seven victory objectives—from capturing and holding the coveted castle to completing secret missions and claiming sacred locations. Only one clan will write its legend in the blood-soaked chronicles of Toshi Ranbo.
I sit down with Gabe Barrett of the Board Game Design Lab to discuss how to model real-world systems in board games, what the difference is between systems modeling, world building, and abstract games, and how to put on a twist on common mechanics to better marry your theme to the mechanics.
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