Designer

Matt Saunders

Matt Saunders is the designer and artist of Mow 'Em Down: Walker Mowers Edition which he began designing in 2004. Matt's inspiration for designing games came from his wife's cousin, Marc, who as a history teacher, used game designing to help teach units in the classroom. After playing one of Marc's games, Matt decided to try designing a game with a landscaping theme, which is in his roots, growing up in a family that manufactures a riding lawn mower. http://www.walkermowers.com

In the summer of 2008, Matt released a small print run of Mow 'Em Down: Walker Mowers Edition at an event in Fort Collins, Colorado to commemorate the production of the 100,000 Walker Mower. Some copies of the game are still available for purchase. See links above.

Matt is married to Sheila and has two kids who enjoy playing games. He is a Student Ministry Director at Indian Creek Community Church in Olathe, Kansas. In his infrequent spare time between work and spending time with his young family, Matt enjoys playing games with friends, playing disc golf and listening to board game related Podcasts. In the spring of 2011, Matt was featured in the Father Geek Spotlight on www.fathergeek.com.

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Protospiel Contest

Early in the fall of 2010, I learned about the Protospiel Card Game Design Contest. The gist of the contest is to design a game that uses exactly 110 cards. There are several rounds to the contest and the final winner will be announced in the summer of 2011. The winning game will receive a small publication.

The contest interested me, and I decided to enter "Mow Money," a card game version of Mow 'Em Down that I have been working on since June. The first round began in October. I'll post up-to-date announcements about the game's status in the News Section.

June 2010 GDS

Mow Money

Summer is here and the grass is growing. You and up to three others are landscaping companies, competing to cut and trim the lawns of some wealthy property owners who are willing to hire the lowest bidder and pass along a kind word. This is a game more about earning a good reputation than earning a lot of money, but in the end, having a few extra bucks won't hurt!

May 2010 GDS

Lowball Battle

The house renovation business is booming, and construction companies are eager to win remodeling contracts and become the most respectable company in town. Company owners try to bid lower than others to win contracts, but if they can't fulfill their end of the deal, they won't get fully paid and will lose the respect of the townspeople.

March 2010 GDS

Race for the Moon

Blast back to an alternate version of the 1950's and 60's. National pride is on the line as several countries (USA, USSR, West Germany, and China) are in a race to put a man on the moon. Two to four players compete using their wits and resources to claim the prize.

Mow Em Down & Mow Money