Breaking Ground

Dinosaurs have been a passion since the day I was born - I still own the copy of Ranger Rick’s Dinosaur Book I was given in the delivery room to this day! I was obsessed with dinosaurs growing up, which developed into a real interest in paleontology and prehistoric life that persists to this very day. Every now and again I try my hand at field paleontology - doing fossil hunting on my own - sadly math was never my strong suit, so I didn’t pursue a profession in the field when I had the opportunity to go to college.

I found my true calling in tabletop gaming - designing card games, board games, miniatures wargames and more with a real talent for unique mechanics and gripping gameplay. That is why I started FossilPunk Foundry. In 2016 I started work on Sauriana - my weird west, paleontology-focused, alt-history steampunk skirmish miniatures game - and in 2022 it finally launched into market.

While Sauriana was one of my earliest works (that took a long time to get to a sellable point), I’ve continued working on other games on the side - and HERD: A Dinosaur Tabletop Card Game is the latest of those!

With this new game, I knew from the start I wanted to do a unique game that focused on Dinosaurs as they truly were: fascinating, bizarre, incredible animals unlike anything that walks the Earth today! I don’t want to depict them as movie monsters, but I wanted to capture the striking, awe-inspiring aspect of prehistoric creatures and show them in action - in thrilling, raw, visceral action! HERD does just that, with the help of the amazingly talented artist Jaan Westphal and a unique silhouetted art style we decided upon. I want the gameplay to be just as engaging as the art, and I believe I have designed something truly unique - more on that soon!