
Interview: TOM VASEL talks about BRAZILIAN BOARD GAME DESIGN
By Glyptodon Studio If today we have the opportunity to consume so much content about board games across various types of media, we can attribute this privilege to one special name: Tom Vasel. He is one of the greatest and most influential modern board game content creators in the world, known for founding The Dice Tower. Writing game reviews since 2002, it was through the foundation of this project that Vasel became responsible for popularizing the format of modern board game reviews in podcasts and videos, helping the games to become increasingly disseminated to the general public. It was with…

World Wonders: the backstage of a Dice Tower’s Seal Of Excellence
By Zé Mendes You may have heard something about this story, but that Saturday, June 10th, was one of those wonderful days. It was the first day of Diversão Offline 2023, and in the morning, before the public entered the event, we set up the game World Wonders on the press room table. That was the spot where the game would be available for play during the two-day event. Then, Tom Vasel, the man with the colorful tie, arrived. He was there just for an interview with the Glyptodon Studio team (which you can read about in the following pages).…

What comes first: the theme or the mechanics?
Is it possible to develop one before the other?”. The first question is usually answered easily, but the second really incites reflection.

Designer Diary: Quest Inc.
At Quest Inc., the goal is to accumulate wealth by being a hero entrepreneur, proving that the real adventure lies in the profits! Check out the game’s creation process, in the words of its designer, Thiago Leite!

Asteria: a big “4X” in a small box
Asteria is a strategic level card wargame in which players compete for the domination of the galaxy through military, commercial, and technological objectives. Check out the game’s creation process, in the words of its designer, Augusto Rocha!

From Mancala to Solitaire
In Marajoara, players will act as some of these scholars who excavate and restore this majestic art, managing a museum and its collection of Marajoara vases.