Office Dog is excited to announce our second original title: Crafting the Cosmos, arriving in stores March 2025. In the game, players are the architects of their universes, manipulating the laws of physics to craft a board that is not only beautiful, but also scores the most points. With elements of engine-building, city-building, and a super unique center console; expect to engage in a largely individual puzzley experience with some cross-player interaction in the movement of marbles in the center console.
Why Touch Grass When You Can Get Out of This World?
Office Dog saw a tremendous opportunity in the game’s theme when it was pitched to us. We loved themes involving the natural world and the idea of publishing a game that took it one step beyond; into the outer reaches of space, was a new frontier ripe for a strategy game rooted in science. Sci-fi is richly represented in board games, but the natural science of the cosmos is much less so, and we’re excited to show how richly colorful the universe is. We managed to forge a path to create a puzzley game that leans into actual physics and biology that is also carefully decorated with inspiration from iconic photos taken of deep-space nebulae and the sparkling stars.
From the Designers of Monkey Palace
David Gordon and TAM are a boardgame design power duo, with a powerful debut title launching this fall from one of our Asmodee sister studios in collaboration with LEGO. We are ecstatic to have gotten to work with these folks to bring Crafting the Cosmos to what it is today. To learn more about David and TAM, look out for their Designer Diary on Board Game Geek, or their Designer Spotlight shared here on October 18th.
Out of this World Components without the Wait
One of the coolest things about Kickstarting a game is the stunning things publishers can do with components when funding a project up front. We are thankful to have the opportunity to create a Kickstarter feel without the Kickstarter wait. Every box includes the same premium components, including dual-injection molded stars and life pieces, layered player boards with recesses to keep pieces in place, and a ready-to-play center console that holds most of the components both for storage and during play, making for easy set up and clean up.
Start Crafting Here!
You won’t need a telescope to get a first look at Crafting the Cosmos – attendees at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA will be of the first to demo Crafting the Cosmos in person. Other opportunities may include but are not yet confirmed: Tantrum Con & GAMA Expo. Players worldwide will also have the opportunity to play on Boardgame Arena as early as the February Beta version before it’s full release alongside the physical game in March 2025. Crafting the Cosmos is hitting retail shelves at the end of March 2025.
