Fantasy Map Maker
A downloadable game
The Fantasy Map Maker (Improved Edition) and Map Pack campaign is currently live on Kickstarter!
We are excited to bring the project there to help produce an improved edition, which will enhance the gameplay of solo and multiplayer modes, as well as adding new content to the game.
If you have been following Fantasy Map Maker but haven't picked up a copy yet, backing the Kickstarter is a great way to ensure that we get funded and can release the best possible version of the game.
The campaign runs until August 8th, 2024.
About Fantasy Map Maker
- Players: 1 or more
- Time: 30-60 minutes
- Ages: 8+
- Extra components needed: 2 dice, 1 pencil per player, an eraser
Fantasy Map Maker is a map-drawing game for one or more players, and can be played by children and adults alike.
In each game, players will roll dice and draw features on their map, aiming to complete various quests along the way.
Not just a game, Fantasy Map Maker is an exercise designed to allow players to experience the joy of creating their own fantasy world.
For players looking for a challenge, there is also an Event system, which adds more fantastical features to players’ maps while increasing the difficulty of the game.
Additional content for the game will be released as challenges are completed over at the Fantasy Map Maker BGG page. Visit the page to read more on the current challenge, see other players' finished maps or post your own map, rate and review the game, and more. To keep up-to-date with Fantasy Map Maker and my other games, please join the mailing list via the Doopy Games website.
Fantasy Map Maker was originally entered into the BoardGameGeek 2023 Print-and-Play Solitaire Contest, and claimed the following awards:
- Best Overall Game: 2nd place
- Most Innovative Mechanic: 1st place
- Best Use of Theme: 3rd place
Special thanks to those who have supplied gameplay photos and helped with the development.
Included: Fantasy Map Maker: The Continent
In this expansion, players will complete four games of Fantasy Map Maker, then combine them into one epic continental map!
Highlights:
- a choice of 4 Main Quests to pursue over the course of all 4 maps
- extension of features from one map to the next
- the addition of the Port Landmark, which allows possible corrections and improvements to a previously completed game sheet
- a modified Feature Wheel compared to standard Fantasy Map Maker
The expansion is included in any purchase of Fantasy Map Maker.
Fantasy Map Maker Coverage
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Review Copy
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Development log
- Rulebook Update and Kickstarter News84 days ago
- Introducing Fantasy Map Maker: The Continent!May 29, 2024
- Minor Change to Game SheetMar 25, 2024
- Fantasy Map Maker Release!Mar 02, 2024
- Quick Play mode addedNov 24, 2023
- Version 3 UpdateOct 02, 2023
- Rulebook formatting updateJul 24, 2023
- Version 2Jul 21, 2023
Comments
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Hey Harry ! Is there a French version available for it ? Thanks a lot for creating such great games. I intend to use them for my solo RPG games
Hi, Thanks for the question and the kind words! I am pleased to say that there will be a French translation as part of the Improved Edition coming in October :)
Great news ! Thanks for the confirmation, Harry...will wait a bit then 😀
This is so much fun! Great game, Harry!
Great! Glad to hear you're enjoying it :)
Great game. I bought this yesterday but am now seeing your post about version 3. What version did I get yesterday? The page and rules do not reference a version. The version I have does not show ports, fences, or cliffs etc. Thanks for clarifying.
Hi, Thanks for the comment, and glad to hear you’re enjoying it! Great question and sorry for any confusion there. Previous versions were while the game was in development, but the latest version is the released edition, so the version conventions were reset and it’s the “first edition” (technically it’s “version 4”).
Thanks for clarifying. Kind of bummed because ports and cliffs sounded good. But great game!
No problem! Yeah, I liked seeing them in maps too, but the issues were:
- Cliffs were mostly just used as coastlines, which can still be drawn as cliffs in the current edition. When they weren’t used as coastlines, there were too many edge cases involving rivers. Also, their readability on maps involved a bit of artistic technique (one of the missions of the game is little drawing skill is necessary to play).
- Ports are also nice, and I think they can be still added to seaside towns during touch-ups after scoring. The reason they were removed as a feature is that sometimes you’d have to draw more ports than there were seaside towns, which always looked a bit strange.
Still, it might be nice to incorporate them in a future expansion or something! Again, these features (and others like walls, pyramids, compass roses, etc) can always be added during touch-ups after scoring :)
Thanks for the explanation. Love hearing the thought process!
Really helpful ! Thank you !
Great! Thanks for the comment. The latest edition includes a number of improvements to the game, so I hope you can check it out some time.