making monsters: Now published by sky lion games
Welcome to MAKING Monsters
Making Monsters is now being published by my friend Joe Welsh and his company, Sky Lion Games.
Please click the "Making Monsters" button below to learn more from Sky Lion's webiste!
I hope you're as excited as I am to go on this monstrous adventure with Joe, John, and David.
Get ready to sew, solder, and slice your way to monster making infamy!
Designed by Jonathan Gilmour-Long and David Gordon
meet the MASTERS OF THE LAB
David Gordon
David Gordon created his first board games as a kid, and after a long hiatus, has worked on over 80 new games in the last five years.
He currently has three designs already released, including one of the early anticipated releases of 2025, Finspan (Stonemaier Games). Monkey Palace (Asmodee Dotted Games) was released in 2024, along with the self-published Wurfel Wedding, a co-design with Jonathan and Tara Gilmour-Long, which also served as Jon and Tara’s wedding favors..
Over a dozen additional projects are currently underway, including Floristry (UP Games), Crafting The Cosmos (Asmodee Office Dog), Push Push Penguin (Wacky Wizards), all coming this March, and of course, Making Monsters (Astoria Games).
jonathan gilmour-long
Jonathan Gilmour-Long (he/him) is a multiple award winning RPG and Board Game Designer/Developer from Ohio.
His credits include: Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game, Kids on Bikes, and Dinosaur Island. His greatest weaknesses are writing Bios, and the color green.
He loves long walks on the beach and playtesting games. Sometimes at the same time. His favorite color is Orange, so please let him have that as a player color.
His favorite games are Cosmic Encounter, Nations, and The Mind. His least favorite game is "The What Game Should We Play" game.
He has four awesome children and an incredible partner with the goal of having a built-in game group any time he wants it.