Leaders of the Horde
Leaders of the Horde is a kink of the hill styled board game where the players each take on the role of Orc general as a part of a war horde. One player gets to be the Warchief, the one who leads the attacks and gets the prestige if the horde is successful. However, as it tends to be with orc hordes, only the strongest orc may lead the horde, and the other generals are all vying for the position. Prepare for the intense dice rolling PVP mechanics along side the raid that will be wittling away at everyone’s health!
Leaders of the Horde has been a passion project for me for a long time, eventually I decided to take it to the next level. My friend and I now co-own a business, Water Cooler Studios LLC and are working to get the game funded as well as have someone do the professional design work and art. Currently, we are using asset packs that don’t all mesh together, however, we have a great artist working on the cards we know we’ll have in the final game.
This has been a great experience to help with several aspects of game development, such as designing mechanics to a specific feeling, controlling randomness in a random heavy game, balancing the PVP and PVE aspects together, as well as getting playtesting experience and quantifiable results to playtest questions. All of these have greatly improved my understanding of working in entertainment as a whole, as the players are what will make or break the game.
Art In Progress
We also have some awesome art in progress, by a very cool artist in Columbia, Mario Esteban, who has done these pieces for the final version of Leaders of the Horde. With his support, the game will look fantastic and I myself can’t wait to see the end product!
