Flip the Script started life as just a one-off game played in-between movies during a themed marathon weekend. With this in mind, this is the first of a series of blog posts that will explore the different themed marathons we've done, what movies we chose, and my opinion of the movies in question. As my friends and I are all Star Wars mad, the first marathon we did was a May 4th Star Wars marathon. It's pretty obvious what was included so instead this week I focus on the one

Good design isn't easily achieved, and of course people don't always agree on what good design is in the first place; so coming up with the right design style for Flip the Script wasn't an overnight process, and a lot of ideas were explored before the final prototype concept. The logo for the game was one of the first things we worked on, and I think I drew up around 50 sketches before I was happy with a final design to work on. It's always hard to produce a logo because it n

In today's internet driven age we see movies come under the microscope more than ever. Once a film is released, and the reviews have come out then the legions of movie fans across the world get together online (and in person) to discuss what they liked and what they didn't. It is inevitable that in any of these conversations you'll hear at some point, from somewhere a criticism in some lapse in logic or other aspect that is cause for the film in question to be irrevocably tar

When Flip the Script was first conceived, it was just a one-off game between friends. When that first game was so successful afterwards we thought "This could actually be something"; and so began the journey to make Flip the Script a real product. One of the first tasks then, was to create the final list of card values for the game. Genres was fairly simple - just make sure you have every justifiable genre. Themes had its own set of challenges. But the biggest challenge was d

When one thinks of the upcoming movies people are waiting to see in 2017, thoughts tend towards Star Wars Episode VIII, Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2, Spider-Man Homecoming, Beauty and the Beast, Wonder Woman, Kong: Skull Island, or Baywatch. Read that list again. What do they all have in common? Every single one is either a sequel, a reboot or a remake. I could expand the list ten-fold and the same would still be true; and whilst there are a few exceptions such as Dunkirk th

It's been a long, challenging process. But both the cap and tray art has been completed ready for the first print of the prototype! I can't wait to be able to get the prototype made and unveil in full, but for now I'll just leave you with this teaser... #art #box #prototype