Experience
Game Designer
Unannounced Project — May 2022 to Present
Unannounced Project — May 2022 to Present
- Currently overseeing the development of a new card game.
- Crafted comprehensive rules documentation and learning guides.
- Designed hundreds of cards for multiple factions.
- Created a new IP with deep lore, dynamic characters, and a compelling world.
- Planned release models and play formats.
Game Designer
Fantasy Flight Games — Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — January 2017 to May 2022
Fantasy Flight Games — Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — January 2017 to May 2022
- Constructed and presented pitches to executives for new AAA card game products.
- Directed hundreds of playtesters to analyze iterations, give feedback, and evaluate operability.
- Simultaneously managed multiple research and development pipelines.
- Established characters and narratives for a range of external and internal IPs, including Android, Arkham Horror, Legend of the Five Rings, Keyforge, Marvel, and Star Wars.
- A member of multiple story group boards to develop and expand internal intellectual properties.
- Coordinated with art and story directors to create cohesive visual and narrative themes.
Narrative Designer
Yotta Games — Shanghai, China (Remote) — January 2021 to January 2022
Yotta Games — Shanghai, China (Remote) — January 2021 to January 2022
- Created characters and expanded on their backgrounds through biographical narratives.
- Developed multiple comprehensive worldbuilding documents that detailed region geography, institutional and material culture, and key historical events.
- Presented and implemented feedback into narrative designs to refine thematic elements.
- Iterated upon a world map draft that merged realistic formations with fantasy elements.
Foreign English Teacher
Various Schools — Busan & Seoul, South Korea — December 2011 to December 2016
Various Schools — Busan & Seoul, South Korea — December 2011 to December 2016
- As a member of management, directed teams of teachers and led curriculum development.
- Guided teachers on content delivery, professionalism, and other matters.
- Planned and assessed content as the homeroom teacher for K-G1 classes according to Cambridge Primary and national standards.
- Created extracurricular activities for students to design and develop games.
Accolades
Marvel Champions
Golden Geek Awards 2019
Golden Geek Awards 2019
- Runner Up for Best Card Game
- Runner Up for Best Cooperative Game
- Runner Up for Best Solo Game
- Nominee for Best Cooperative Game
- Nominee for Best Solo Game
Certificates
120-hour TEFL/TESOL Master Certificate
Bridge.Edu (Certificate Number: 00182207) — Denver, Colorado, USA — July 2021 to October 2021
Bridge.Edu (Certificate Number: 00182207) — Denver, Colorado, USA — July 2021 to October 2021
- Completed a 120-hour TEFL/TESOL master certificate course.
- Achieved a final score of 96%.
Activities
Group Founder
Tabletop Designers of Seoul — Seoul, South Korea — November 2015 to December 2016
Tabletop Designers of Seoul — Seoul, South Korea — November 2015 to December 2016
- Founded a tabletop design group to encourage creativity and community among indie designers.
- Organized weekly meetups and monthly events for local independent game designers.
- Facilitated discussions and feedback directed toward constructive criticism and reinforcement.
Group Leader
Mannam Association — Busan, South Korea — February 2012 to October 2015
Mannam Association — Busan, South Korea — February 2012 to October 2015
- Co-organized orphanage visits and fundraisers.
- Presided as Master of Ceremonies at the Mannam 10K Walk.
- Participated in volunteer activities focused on the local community.
Education
B.S. in Communication
Ohio University — Athens, Ohio, USA — September 2007 to June 2011
Ohio University — Athens, Ohio, USA — September 2007 to June 2011
- Digital Media: Special Effects, Games, and Animation — 3.4 GPA
- English Studies Corollary: Creative Writing — 3.6 GPA
Associate of Art
Southern State Community — Hillsboro, Ohio, USA— September 2005 to June 2007
Southern State Community — Hillsboro, Ohio, USA— September 2005 to June 2007
- Post-Secondary Enrollment Program of Ohio during Junior and Senior years of high school.
- General Studies — 3.7 GPA
Skills
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Media Appearances
Marvel Champions
Android: Netrunner
Miscellaneous
- LMDT - T2E4 - Michael Boggs with us
- Episode 013: Resourceful - A conversation with designer Michael Boggs
- Critical Encounter - Issue 25 - Special Double Issue with Supreme Overlord Michael Boggs
- Gen Con Online 2020: Marvel Champions The Card Game
- Marvel Champions "Ask Me Anything" with Michael Boggs
- Marvel Champions Vol. 1, Issue 15, Michael Boggs Designer Questions
- Marvel Champions: HULK!
- Taking on the Green Goblin with Thor, Ms. Marvel, and Captain America!
- Q&A with Michael Boggs, Marvel Champions LCG Designer
- Captain America, Green Goblin, and Michael Boggs | Marvel Champions Weekend
- 118: Michael Boggs on Marvel Champions, Netrunner
- Marvel Champions: Vol. 1, Issue 001 - A talk with designer Michael Boggs // Bad Publicity
- Announcing the Ms. Marvel Hero Pack for Marvel Champions!
- Playing Marvel Champions The Card Game
- EP 3 - Amazing Friends: Michael Boggs
Android: Netrunner
- Michael Boggs Talks Netrunner - Fundamentals, Kitara, and the Future
- [Android: Netrunner] Michael Boggs - Restricted & Removed // Bad Publicity
- [Android: Netrunner] the one with Boggs // Bad Publicity
- The Source - Episode 20 - The Bogg Father (ft Michael Boggs: the lead designer of ANR)
- Building a Battered World (feat. Michael Boggs!)
- Episode 143 - Boggs Worlds Special
- Episode 120 - EXCLUSIVE Michael Boggs MWL Interview
- Episode 118 - Enhanced Boggs-In Protocol
- Episode 117 - The Whole Boggs and Dice
- Episode 4: Interview w/ Lead Designer of Netrunner Michael Boggs
- Episode 87: MWL and Core 2.0 w/ Michael Boggs
- Episode 77: MWL 1.2 w/ Michael Boggs
- Rotated, Revised, Restricted (ft. Michael Boggs)
- ETR: Interviews from #Netrunner Magnum Opus — Michael Boggs
- Jacking Out
- NAPD's Most Wanted
- Crime Never Ends
- Arrest Warrants Issued
- Enhanced Enforcement Tactics
- The Impetus of Evolution
- Thank you Michael Boggs
Miscellaneous