Interview with Tomislav Čipčić
In this episode, game creator Tomislav Čipčić joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game Brotherhood & Unity and how it portrays the Bosnian War.
Time Stamps
- 00:00:00 – Start
- 00:01:55 – How did Tom come up with Brotherhood & Unity?
- 00:17:03 – Did the theme/setting of the game, i.e the Bosnian War, come first?
- 00:41:21 – How is the transition from making a board game to making a video game? How has the transition between mediums changed how you think about games in general?
- 00:50:51 – Which games would Tom recommend?
Mentioned in this Episode
- Brotherhood & Unity’s Successful Kickstarter Campaign Page from 2020: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/compassgames/brotherhood-and-unity
- Promotional Video for Brotherhood & Unity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9zQYT30Ps
- An video introduction to Brotherhood & Unity by Tom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUqmZv6eAew
- Tom’s Developer Blog for Brotherhood & Unity on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2048852/brotherhood-unity-designer-blog-part-1-introductio?fbclid=IwAR0z6pcJfHqyXEQ5YMQJbddlQ-4tvnu2k8U7M8Hdq0VqQ3QxnjI9DnaHErs
- Tabletop Simulator Mod for Brotherhood & Unity: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2264317557
- A Brief History of Card-Driven Wargames: https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-card-driven-wargames/
- Tom’s Video Game, Attack at Dawn: North Africa: https://www.attackatdawn.com/
- Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/pz_div_games
- Ted Raicer on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/484/ted-raicer
- Mark Herman on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/152/mark-herman
- Brian Train on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/1678/brian-train
- Mike Rinella on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2269/michael-rinella
- Volko Ruhnke on BoardGameGeek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/772/volko-ruhnke
- Cole Wehrle on BoardGameGeek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition
- Dean Essig on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/406/dean-essig
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