Battle Mascots

There’s nothing quite like the vibe of spending a late autumn college gameday with a group of fellow college football fans. Yet, as it turns out, there’s a dearth of quality entertainment to enhance those moments – enter Battle Mascots, a custom-made competitive board game that aims to fulfill that niche. The premise is simple – up to four players take control of various mascot characters in a glorious battle to determine who will represent the up-and-coming University of College Football. Channeling the cutthroat competition of college football itself, Battle Mascots is based around gathering resources around a large game board, all ending in a battle for the last man – or, rather, animal – standing.

The action primarily takes place in Tabletop Simulator, a Unity-based engine that allows one to recreate and play thousands of board games, both new and recreated, that have been created by users. It is extremely easy to learn, making it perfect for prototyping an idea as ambitious as this. In order to ensure each session of the game feels different, the number of items, traits, abilities, and units rack up to nearly a hundred total, meaning that an extensible program is almost necessary to ensure this game can function. Extensive use of image editing and document writing programs have also been required to plan out the scope of the project and craft the visuals needed for a chaotic game like this.

Personalization is a core theme of the game – each player’s mascot has upgradable stats, traits, and abilities, letting them get attached to what they’ve created and heightening the competitive edge further. This game is not just a one-trick pony – every game aims to be different from the other in order to keep players coming back. Replayability will be how this game makes its mark – without an emphasis on it, players would not get attached to their characters in the same way. Battle Mascots provides hours of fun for any sports-loving family or friend group and aims to solidify itself as a member of the hallowed halls of party traditions.