Tabletop Games | portfolio

My passion for tabletop games emerged from studying them, with the purpose of expanding my understanding of game design. It did not take long for me to fall in love with the tactility of the craft and social elements reminiscent of the LAN parties of my youth. I enjoy creating easily accessible products with deep game-play, thoughtful components, and lots of replayability.

Below you will find a list of tabletop games I have personally developed. Some of which are available for purchase now.

Rout A semi-abstract strategy game for two players where you build your kingdom, deploy your forces, and march on your opponent's kingdom.	Congregate A social voting game for three to six players set in a fictional world of pompous barnyard animals, reminiscent of the book Animal Farm. There players take on the role of fictional political parties trying to amass the most wealth to win the game.	Bullish Bearish A real-time game for three to five players that simulates buying and selling stocks based on market speculation. Easy to learn, and a great tool for learning core concepts of buying and selling in the stock market.
The Creature A social deduction game for five or more players, much like Werewolf. Unlike most games in the genre, The Creature is meants to be played over a series of actual days in dorm-like or even office setting.	Strip Mine A "reverse" deck building game for two to four players where you run a mine. There you employ dwarves, goblins, kobolds, and gnomes to dig for valuable stones and precious metals. The first to collect fifteen loots wins the game.	The Island A two player strategy game set on a island that is every changing and doomed to vanish into the sea. Move about the three dimensional board, moving blocks and pushing your opponent's pieces into the sea.
Constellatio An original playing card deck used to play any number of original games, including games that would be played with a traditional deck of 52 cards.	Pips A micro-gambling game you play with three six-sided dice. It was designed as something you could carry in a pocket and play with friends while we are out on the town.

ROBERT HORNBEK

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Rout

A semi-abstract strategy game for two players where you build your kingdom, deploy your forces, and march on your opponent's kingdom.

Congregate

A social voting game for three to six players set in a fictional world of pompous barnyard animals, reminiscent of the book Animal Farm. There players take on the role of fictional political parties trying to amass the most wealth to win the game.

Bullish Bearish

A real-time game for three to five players that simulates buying and selling stocks based on market speculation. Easy to learn, and a great tool for learning core concepts of buying and selling in the stock market.

The Creature

A social deduction game for five or more players, much like Werewolf. Unlike most games in the genre, The Creature is meants to be played over a series of actual days in dorm-like or even office setting.

Strip Mine

A "reverse" deck building game for two to four players where you run a mine. There you employ dwarves, goblins, kobolds, and gnomes to dig for valuable stones and precious metals. The first to collect fifteen loots wins the game.

The Island

A two player strategy game set on a island that is every changing and doomed to vanish into the sea. Move about the three dimensional board, moving blocks and pushing your opponent's pieces into the sea.

Constellatio

An original playing card deck used to play any number of original games, including games that would be played with a traditional deck of 52 cards.

Pips

A micro-gambling game you play with three six-sided dice. It was designed as something you could carry in a pocket and play with friends while we are out on the town.