Cardboard Edison Winners

Cardboard Edison Winners

A few months ago, our blog focused on an international board game competition, known as the Cardboard Edison. This annual event encourages individuals to submit ideas for new card or board games, which are tried and tested by a game obsessed judging panel. The winners benefit from support and promotion, which can help them take their board game to market.

Towers, Farming & Literature

The results of the 2017 Cardboard Edison competition were announced earlier this month. Aaron Vanderbeek, a video game designer from California took the top prize, with Castell. This  game centers on a Catalonian tradition of human tower building. Players travel through regions of Catalonia gathering team members and tower building skills, before constructing a point scoring tower.

In second place was Cobblestone Market, a farming game created by Dave Berlin of San Diego. The challenge for players is to make decisions on crop planting, harvesting and market prices in an attempt to beat the rival farmers. Third place was awarded to Teresa and Andrew Jackson for Jane Austen Dreams. In this game players have to develop their character in order for Jane Austen to pick them as the main character in her next novel.

You can find more details on all of these board games, as well as the other finalists on the Cardboard Edison website.

Cardboard Games

If you feel inspired, you have until January 2018 to develop a board game idea and submit an entry. Alternatively, you could simply use an old cardboard box to create your own Snakes and Ladders, Ludo or Chess board with the kids on a rainy weekend. Buttons, pebbles or coins can make suitable player pieces, or you could create your own from dough.