A Childhood Dream 20 Years in the Making

2006. Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Yo, Duel Masters. They were all the rage. All my friends were playing them. I wanted to join the fun! So i went to my parents, "please buy me some games (cue Puss in boots babydoll eyes)"

But they said "no! games are distractions! focus on your studies!"

So i told myself "If you can't join them, beat them."

And i created my own card game, called Creature Battle.

You see, while my friends were engrossed with playing the games, I was drawn to their designs.

How did they do it? How can I make something even better?

I drew the art by hand, scanned it with the home printer, built the cards on Powerpoint, cut them out, and sold them, mostly to my classmates.

It sounds great, but in reality, we made a whopping $12 over 1 year.

After that, life came along, and this became a distant childhood memory.

Until… 10 years later.