THE COLLECTIBLE BUSINESS CARD GAME
The Game:
Imagine if Apples to Apples and Magic: the Gathering had a drunken hookup and fathered an illegitimate lovechild – an indie conference game, intentionally subversive and specially tailored to game industry insiders and aficionados who love to gossip and argue. Well, you’d get The Collectible Business Card Game (CBCG), a collectible card game played with real business cards.
How does it work? First, collect business cards from your fellow attendees. Any real-life business card is legal – except your own! Second, sit down with two or more friends and play a short, simple card game. Use your cards to found a startup game company and hire better talent than your competitors. It’s all about negotiation and discussion.
The History:
CBCG was originally developed and playtested at Nordic Game Conference 2008 by Doug, Lau, and Mike.
In August 2009, the team ran CBCG as the official Social Game of SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans. More details on the event here.
Since then, Doug and Lau have re-designed the rules considerably, and will be running the new version as the official Social Game of IndieCade 2009. You can read the new rules here.
The Team:
Douglas Wilson, Lau Korsgaard, Mike Khamphoukeo, Christoffer Holmgård Pedersen, Benedikte Mikkelsen
