Making Fallout for Tabletop - Adapting Video Games to Board Games

Explore the intricate process of adapting Bethesda's award-winning Fallout video game series into the tabletop game Fallout: Wasteland Warfare in this insightful 2024 Tabletop Summit talk at GDC. Delve into the four-year journey of designing the game and its expansions, campaigns, AI, and RPG elements, drawing from over two decades of game design experience. Gain valuable insights into the challenges and strategies involved in translating a beloved video game franchise to the tabletop format while maintaining its essence. Learn how to strike the delicate balance between innovation and familiarity in game adaptation, and discover key principles for successful cross-platform game design.

Making 'Fallout' for Tabletop (or How to Be Different but the Same)