Friends from the same home town and finally working together.
Mikey loves design and making things in all mediums...
He's mainly been focused on our graphics.
James loves politics and is a card and board game fanatic...
He's mainly been focused on our mechanics.
Way back in 2016, one evening in a sleepy country pub, Mikey and James (a few pints deep) joked about how fun an anarcho-capitalist card game would be.
To Mikey's surprise, the next week James brought along a set of improvised cards that brought that idea to life. Mikey immediately came on board as a co-founder to help develop the idea further.
That idea, over an 8 year long collaborative development period, matured into Magnate and the wider compass collection... and the rest is history including Mikey's drinking.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy playing our games just as much as we've enjoyed making them.