our team

the people that put this together

As a hobby, Mark has been modifying, playing and building games for as long as he can remember. Professionally, he has always been a builder. He built the world’s 1st NoSQL CMS and a Bitcoin wallet funded by 500 Startups in Silicon Valley.

Kevin is a systems thinker with experience across media, training and product development. His work spans community-driven business models. Chief Playtester and Social Engineer leading online growth, marketing & manufacturing.

Outside of web development, Akmal is a board game evangelist who finds joy in strategy, storytelling, and connection through play. Collaborative and purpose-driven. Proudly sporting grey hair earned from years of hands-on problem-solving.

Iqbal is not only the lead designer, illustrator and head of creative here at Moddable, but is also our claim to fame. Having worked on BioHack and Mechamato he has been featured on both BoardGameGeek and IMDB as a result!

Beyond The Box

Most people think that the art of board game design begins and ends with the box. After all, the cover pulls you in, sets the tone and maybe even sells the game in a crowded store or otherwise doom-filled social media feed. However, once the lid comes off, something far more important takes over …

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The Ancients

The cult of the new captures that familiar cycle of chasing the latest release, driven by curiosity, hype and just enough FOMO to keep shelves and wallets perpetually full. Yet for all the attention we give to what’s new, we rarely pause to consider what has already endured.

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Making Mods Matter

There’s a distinct group of people, often found playtesting in board game cafes on a Sunday behind closed doors who don’t just play games. They tinker, tailor and say lore. Modders no longer represent slicksters on mopeds, but rather those that make meaningful modifications to …

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The House Always Wins!

Anyone who has rolled dice on a board has said at least once; “We don’t play it that way.” House rules are often dismissed as casual tweaks. Shortcuts for impatient players or patches for perceived flaws. Sometimes though, house rules do something much more interesting.

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Open Sourcing Tabletop Games

Board games have traditionally been built on tightly protected intellectual property. Rules are copyrighted. Artwork is owned. Trademarks are guarded – and for good reason. Publishing is risky and the margins are thin. Creative labour deserves protection, but herein lies the paradox …

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Tis The Season for Traditions

As the year comes to an end, something in the air starts to shift. Homes become louder. Tables fuller and schedules slower. Whether around a Christmas roast or during the candle-lit evenings of Hanukkah, families gather not just to exchange gifts, but to reconnect through the ritual of games.

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Twilight’s Prophecies Thunder On!

A good board game should not only engage the table in what each and everyone is doing, but more importantly – who is doing what with who? A great game not only entertains the imagination, but also inspires creation. Few games embody this as well as Twilight Imperium.

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Nuking Catan

Catan is popular. By some accounts, it’s the most popular game of the modern era. Known as a gateway game that’s sold over 45 million copies and introduced countless families to a life of board-games beyond Monopoly, it’s a game that enforces interaction between players.

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Conquering the Constrains of Chess

It was in 2012 that the obsession began. Starting out as a nagging question that has been repeatedly asked both before and since. If chess was designed today, how would the game differ? Would we continue riding horses into battle and do royalty still fight their wars on a square grid with two biomes?

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