After a long, hard day of work, the last thing I want to do is sit there and play a game with many rules. I would dread when someone suggested to play a card game when there was nothing else to do. Then, I thought, if there was a card game for card game dreaders, what would it be. One day, while getting a massage, I had to idea to make a card game that connects people more to their body. There was already massage card games out there, but they aren't really needed as one can just give a massage without breaking the connection with their partner. So I made Sworple, a themed tactile card game where people trace words on each other and then guess the word. After a long, hard day of work, connecting with a partner or friend in an otherwise touch-deprived society is certainly something I would rather do. Rather than sitting at a table, it can be played on the couch, bed, or other relaxing places. Sworple is now available on Amazon.
Growing up, I never liked card games. I would dread whenever someone asked to play Monopoly or some other game. Well, here I am decades later making a card game called Sworple. The world needs a game that doesn't ask to think more in a world in which we already think enough. Too many of us are burnt out and overwork and need connection more than anything. One day while getting a massage, I had the idea make a word game that where you read by feel. I imagined the World Championship of such game. A bunch of people really in tune with their senses sitting in a park tracing words on each other. Sworple was born. I wanted a matte, simple cards that keep the focus on connection and the sensations rather than on the cards themselves. I also wanted to make the cards interesting and it was fall, so I made the first edition: Ghost Trace. After playing a couple rounds with my fiancé with the original version, we determined good locations for the cards and even came up with new ways to play. I...