Episode 310: Will & David, Absurdist Productions

Absurdist Productions is an indie board game studio in Oklahoma City, owned by Will Thompson and David Thomas. They pride themselves in creating games with unique themes that are well-researched, beautifully produced, widely accessible, and above all, fun to play.

Will Thompson (Cherokee Nation) is a professional game designer, writer, instructional designer, and co-founder of Absurdist Productions. Will’s designs include several published games including PaleoVet, several RPGs, educational video games, and other applications.

Winter Rabbit is Will’s second published board game for general release, and he couldn’t be more excited to share his culture. 

For Will, this game represents years of hard work developing the craft of game design to create something he can be truly proud of.

In his spare time (which is far too infrequent), Will researches obscure lore, pines to get lost in the forest, and paints tiny spacemen.

David Thomas is attracted to old and strange things. Antique tools, pulp magazines, pictures of dogs in military regalia. Similarly, he leans towards games with more esoteric themes like filling curio cabinets, working as a telephone operator, or fighting over food at a restaurant. In that last vein, David is the creator of Absurdist Productions’ first game, Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony and has been co-author on both solo RPGs Transformation and Seven Murders til Midnight.

For Winter Rabbit, David focused primarily on playtesting, streamlining mechanics, and balance as the game developed, as well as encouraging Will to inject as much Cherokee culture into the game as possible. The end result he hopes is a game that is authentic, engaging, and widely accessible.

You can check out the Kickstarter for Winter Rabbit here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/941694206/winter-rabbit

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