Bronze Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design · 2020
Daedalus Maze Artwork and Packaging Board Game
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Matadog Design
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 25,499
- Verification code 506EE188E2 · Verify this award
About Daedalus Maze Artwork and Packaging Board Game
Daedalus Maze is a board game inspired by ancient Greek mythology. The game is played on a board with a rotating transparent layer that carries traps. Each player receives six pawns and a set of cards. When the layer is spun, the maze changes and the traps move. Players must survive the traps, take the treasure and leave the maze first. The set includes 68 cards showing gods, beasts and events, along with dice and a brochure. The board is drawn in three dimensions and represents a stone arena.
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- Unique Properties
- Daedalus Maze is a very addictive board game. The players go back to Ancient Greece. Ancient Gods and beasts in a spinning maze board game. Each player get 6 pawns and start with some cards at hand. The maze rotates and the walls are moving trying to get the treasure and get out first.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Box Dimensions: 360 x 250 x 60 mm
Board Dimensions: 380 x 380 mm
68 Cards
A4 48page brochure - Tags
- board game, packaging
- Production Technology
- Designed in Greece, produced in China.
Materials: PET and paper. - Design Challenge
- The challenge was to design a board and 68 cards of gods, monsters and events like acinesia, haste, Ades etc. and get the players live the atmosphere of ancient Greek mythology.
- Project Duration
- Duration: 3 months
Location: Greece - Operation Flow
- This is a spinning maze consisting of a board, a circular transparency with traps, a 2 part strong plastic material placed over the circular transparency, 5 pins to hold them together, pawns, dice and 68 cards. Each user spin the transparency and the board changes. The traps are moving and the have to survive the traps, take the treasure and get out first. The cards can give game suspense and joy.
- Research
- We studied a lot ancient Greek mythology, analyzed fantasy movies and other board games.
- Inspiration
- Inspiration for the artwork came from ancient Greek history, mythology and fantasy movies aesthetics.