Infinite Jonathans: The Card Game
During development on Infinite Jonathans, I assisted in landing a licensing deal with AdMagic’s Breaking Games to adapt elements of the Jonathans IP into a physical card game, in the party genre.
See Infinite Jonathans digital game here for full context.
My Role:
Conceive and write the game’s stories, characters & events.
Writing funny flavor text & game dialogue.
Curating characters and events from the digital game to appear as cards.
Work with the illustration team.
Direct character designs.
Direct visual congruence between the digital & physical game.
Develop early prototypes and testing.
Iterate on gameplay mechanics.
Writing copy for pitch materials.
The Card Game Tutorial
Inside The Box
Developed with:
Infinite Jonathans in stores!
My name credited on game box and booklet
A full-circle moment that never got old. When I first started my career as a writer, refining my skills, and getting my first articles published — I did it all from a Barnes & Noble cafe.
Barnes & Noble on 86th and Lex (relocated to 87th & 3rd) was my safe space and library for pop literature. I'd read tons of manga and every comedian/indie icon's essay collection — the Watskys and B.J. Novaks. I'd always say, "One day, my work will be displayed here and catch the eye of another kid starting their creative journey."
Seeing something I wrote on the shelves at Barnes & Noble, a real physical product in a box with characters I came up with and my name on it, was hands down one of the coolest feelings ever.
Example of an Infinite Jonathans card adapted from digital game’s story:
One of the story paths in Infinite Jonathans sees Jonathan become a stockbroker — above is how the arc appears in the digital mobile game.
The same moment from the ‘stockbroker’ arc as a playing card.
The card game is marketed to a younger audience than the digital game, so a significant consideration in the curation process was selecting from the more family-friendly moments in the digital game and adjusting some of the captions/character names appropriately.
Early cards, game mat and box prototypes
