Independent board game designer 🎲
Heavy euros & gateway strategy games.
Prototypes with presence.
Seeking publishing partners.
Australian board game designer based in London, UK.
Known for intricate 3D printed prototypes featuring striking verticality and fine detail, Dean's games combine deep strategic systems with accessible entry points that reward repeated play.
Looking for publishers for some new gateway+ strategy games.

Push your rivals out, claim the hollows, and connect your creatures — Acacia is a sharp two-player abstract strategy game that takes Connect Four and gives it ruthless consequences.

Firefly Festival is a gateway strategy game for 2–5 players where you build bridges between island, construct towering pagodas, and compete to host the most spectacular festival celebrations in a beautifully illustrated Japanese garden setting.

Superfan Convention is a euro-style worker placement game for 2–5 players where rival fan clubs compete to meet celebrities, collect selfies, and out-geek the competition at the world's most chaotic pop culture convention.

Build settlements of adorable tropical animals around towering palm trees on a sun-drenched island — but on this crowded paradise, every placement is a battle for territory.

Bucket List is a card game series where players race to build the ultimate collection — matching iconic locations, wildlife, and more across a dynamic grid to score points and spark stories about the places they've been (and the ones still on their list).