Dumpster Fire Party!

Game creation, design, and development, plus Kickstarter organization, on Dumpster Fire Party!, a fast, chaotic storytelling party game from 100% Soft (home of the Dumpster Fire brand) where players confess their worst life decisions, judge each other, and win garbage.

The concept grew out of early meetings with Truck, the creator of Dumpster Fire, working through what a dumpster fire game could actually be. After plenty of dead ends, the breakthrough came from a story he shared: a group of coworkers stuck in a miserable office who all bought Dumpster Fire pins to wear as a badge of solidarity. That idea of shared commiseration became the foundation of the whole game, and it was the key that clarified what did and did not belong, this was a game about swapping stories for the fun of it, not about one-upping each other.

That framing also shaped the game's tone early on, a tone dialed in by writing many of the cards and playtesting the game at party after party until it felt exactly right. Based on that feedback, the design built in a way for players to veto any card that made them uncomfortable, with a process that kept the game fun and welcoming for everyone at the table. One of the best things about the finished product is how genuinely accessible it is, easy to pick up, easy to share, and built so a whole group can enjoy it together regardless of where their comfort lines are.