29-Year-Old Navy Captain Turned Board Game Designer (Topic Discussion)
Hello everyone! I'm Eugene, founder of Genie Games and creator of Rats to Riches, Peranakan: Tiles and Tactics, and Singapore Showdown.This is my first time ever writing a guest blog, and I'm incredibly honoured to be given this opportunity by Oliver to share my story with you.As the title states, I'm 29 years old as of writing this. Nine months ago, I quit my job as a Singaporean Navy Officer, to start my own company to design and publish board games full-time.How did I end up here?Well, the answer to that goes back 20 years ago.Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/14/29-year-old-navy-captain-turned-board-game-designer-topic-discussion/Useful LinksGenie Games: https://geniegames.co/Rats to Riches: https://geniegames.co/games/rats-2-richesPeranakan: Tiles and Tactics: https://geniegames.co/games/peranakan-tiles-and-tacticsSingapore Showdown: https://geniegames.co/games/singapore-showdownUK Games Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/MusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)Music: METROID - Background Game Music 4Produced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/12786-metroid-background-game-music-4Music: The Backrooms Music Vol. 15Produced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/13388-the-backrooms-music-vol-15Music: METROID - Background Game Music 3Produced by Sascha EndeLink: https://ende.app/en/song/12784-metroid-background-game-music-3Royalty Free Music: https://www.bensound.comLicense code: ZRL7LPTUR2MSNAV9Artist: : Benjamin TissotSupportIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlogPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblogWebsite: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/(Photo courtesy of Genie Games)
