making monsters
Welcome to MAKING Monsters
You are a stark raving mad scientist on a quest to earn your place in history as the greatest—and most infamous—monster maker of all time.
Sew, splice, and solder together body parts to create the craziest monsters you can imagine. Gain Infamy by making monsters and dazzling the crowd in the Mad Science Fair. Earn the most Infamy and be declared the greatest scientist to ever live!
Coming to Kickstarter Early 2025!
Designed by Jonathan Gilmour-Long and David Gordon
keep it moving!
Making Monsters features simultaneous turns, which means the action never stops when you're sewing the meat together!
PUSH YOUR LUCK OR PLAY IT SAFE?
Too much rot spoils the monster, but they don't call it mad science for nothing!
There are many ways to make a monster
Upgrade your lab and lean on your trusty assistant LESTER to create an edge over the other scientists. They're the mad ones. You're perfectly normal...
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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.