OUR STORY

From Gamers to Creators

Our journey from board game enthusiasts to board game publishers feels like it started yesterday, but in reality we've been working to create board games since 2017. 

 

Since then, we've moved on from publishing our own game designs to publishing game designs from the best board game designers in the world.

 

Now, we're on a mission to publish the only best board games, and we won't stop until we do... Thanks for joining us on our journey!

When Ayden was 12 years old, he moved from Sheffield to Devon. At his new school, Simon was asked to show him around and help him settle in. Ayden and Simon became fast friends and have been stuck together like glue ever since. In 2005 Simon moved to Birmingham for university, and Ayden also moved to Birmingham for university a few years later. 

After a few years of playing  modern board games, they decided in 2017 to design games and playtest their games with each other. In 2019, Ayden's first game design was published under the Dranda Games banner.

Will joined the team in 2024 as the Community Manager, after meeting the gang through is role in a local board game café and has since helped on the game devolpment side, designing an expansion for Jackpot: Set The Reel, and designing the solo mode for The Old Ones of El Dorado.
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Ayden

Favourite Dranda Game

Other Favourite Games

Ark Nova
Scythe
Root

Fun Fact

Ayden's favourite genre of board game used to be cooperative games, but after spending so long designing Solar Storm, he can no longer play them without overanalysing them!

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Simon

Favourite Dranda Game

Other Favourite Games

First in Flight
Just One
Railway Boom

Fun Fact

Simon is learning to code in his spare time and hopes to be able to develop some small video games in the future

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Will

Favourite Dranda Game

Other Favourite Games

Flip 7
Terraforming Mars
Castles of Burgundy

Fun Fact

Will is also know as The Board Game Wizard and before working for Dranda Games, he was featured in the Solar Sphere artwork as a Techno-Wizard because he won a competition!