Wonders of The First

THE FRANCHISE

Wonders of The First is a brand new sci-fi/fantasy franchise with a bold approach to community IP licensing, franchise building, collectibility, and gaming.

I created and built out a full universe from scratch. Developing a world building framework, I built and led a team of concept designers, AI artists, and digital compositors from to build out 4,200+ pieces of art that includes characters, creatures, items and weapons, spells, lands and more.

THE GAME

Wonders of The First Collectible Card Game is the flagship game built from the Wonders IP. Players are Stoneseekers, battling across 7 realms for control of 7 stones.

I recruited and worked with Lead Game Designer, Brian Tinsman (former Lead Game Designer on 8 Magic: The Gathering sets) and a team of game designers to build an industry disrupting card game from the ground up, culminating in the very first set, Existence.

THE OUTCOMES

As Project Lead and Creative Director, I led Wonders of The First to a $1.2 Million Kickstarter campaign with distribution in 800+ big box retail stores across the nation – the first tabletop game to launch directly into big box retail from Kickstarter.

Multiple collectible items already auctioned or sold for tens of thousands of dollars, including “The First Box”, which sold at public auction for $33,333 – a record for 21st century sealed CCG products.

Invented multiple industry disrupting products and gameplay features resulting in novel revenue streams, including the “Preslab” (Prerelease Graded Cards), the Dynamic Balance Score framework, and innovative implementations of serialized collectibles.

Fostered new strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as TAG Grading and Carde.io to create best-in-class user experiences and products.

BUILDING THE UNIVERSE

Explore the entire collection of 4,200+ pieces of art here.

THE ORBITALS

ICON DESIGN

THE COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME

In Wonders of The First, players are Stoneseekers – powerful beings who control the fate of the Orbitals. They summon fighting units called Wonders. Players play Wonders into 7 realms to battle and gain control of stones. The player who controls the most stones at the end of round 7 wins the game.

The “alpha” release, Existence, offers a comprehensive foundation for the world of Wonders of The First, featuring 401 base cards plus tokens, promos, alternate arts, and more:

• 70 Mythic Cards
• 72 Epic Cards
• 84 Rare Cards
• 84 Uncommon Cards
• 91 Common Cards

• 36 Tokens
• 6 Secret Mythic Cards
• 53 Promo Cards
• 32 Alternate Art Cards
• 437 Stonefoil 1/1’s