Case study · My own game · In progress

Every meeting is a duel.

PathDuel is a board game for kids from four to seven, played with a parent on one phone. The paths split and meet again, and when two pieces land on one tile, they duel in a quick game.

Role: Maker
Made: Rules, characters, prototype
Players: 2 to 4, ages 4 to 7
Runs: Phone, tablet, in the browser

Twelve PathDuel characters built from small cubes, standing on a green board: a cactus in a pot, a flame, a pineapple, a blue dolphin, a purple bat and others — **The crew, drawn by my kids**12 characters

01 · From a drawing

Drawn by my kids, built from cubes.

Every character started as a drawing by my kids. Each drawing was rebuilt from small cubes, and it still shows: the cactus keeps its pot, the king keeps his crown.

A cactus built from cubes, grinning in its orange pot

A white character built from cubes, with big blue eyes and a red and blue cap

A flame built from cubes, with a small smile

A blue dolphin built from cubes, standing upright

A purple king built from cubes, with a gold crown

A purple bat built from cubes, with its wings up

02 · The board

The path splits and meets again.

Everyone starts on one Start. The path splits like a braid and joins again, so the pieces keep catching up with each other. At a fork you tap an arrow and choose your way.

A whole PathDuel board in a forest: coloured paths that split and join, two ponds, tents and a golden goal in the middle

On a phone: a fork on the board with three arrows to tap, and the dice below — Choose your way

On a phone: the whole board from above, and at the bottom the two teams with the one whose turn it is — Whose turn it is

On a phone: a touch challenge on the board, with a bar that says tap when it is on green — Tap when it’s on green

03 · The duel

Two pieces, one tile.

When two pieces meet, the game cuts to a clearing in the forest. Each character steps out with its name, and the duel begins. A quick game decides who goes on.

The meeting

A test duel: who hits first

Add it upA quick sum

Which letter?One is missing

Guess the animalFrom a picture

Rock, paper, scissorsBy touch

04 · The look

Four looks in two days.

Before the cubes I tried soft clay pieces, fuzzy creatures and smiling dice. Then my kids drew the characters, and the cubes took over.

First look: soft pastel pieces on a cream path — **Clay**31 Oct

Second look: six fuzzy little monsters with big teeth — **Creatures**1 Nov

Third look: four smiling cube monsters on the board — **Smiling dice**1 Nov

Fourth look: characters built from cubes, from drawings by Goran's kids — **From my kids’ drawings**1 Nov

Renders, screens and clips of the prototype. The game speaks Croatian for now.

Let’s build the whole thing.

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