Hackfort Happy Hour

From Pixels to Pieces: Where Board Games and Video Games Collide

*Hackfort Happy Hour with Jacob Kinney*

The game table and the screen are colliding, and the results are some of the most creative games being made today. Board games are booming, and the best ideas now move back and forth: video games turn into tabletop hits, and tabletop design shapes the video games we play.

Our guide is Jacob Kinney, General Manager of Phoenix Fire Games. Jacob has spent more than ten years running a game store and building relationships with designers and publishers across the industry, so he sees firsthand which games catch on and why. He'll cover where the board game market is heading and what's possible once an app becomes part of the game. And you won't just sit and listen. Jacob is bringing real games for you to pick up, pass around and try for yourself.

Like every Hackfort Happy Hour, this is also a chance to meet new people. Connect with gamers, designers, developers, entrepreneurs and curious minds from Boise's tech and creative community, swap ideas over a drink, and maybe find your next collaborator (or game night crew). Come play along.