Passion Projects

Legion TD

A 2009 Warcraft 3 mod, and the first autobattler. It became the second most played mod on Warcraft 3, behind only DotA, and was played by millions. Autochess and Teamfight Tactics, the games that took the genre mainstream, started here.

Warcraft 3 Legion TD, holding a lane against a wave of Warped Scorpions Warcraft 3 Legion TD, a fight at the king

Legion

A strategy card game designed from scratch, based on Legion TD. Build a deck of fighters and items, play the synergies, and defeat the opponent's hero. One to four players, about 25 minutes, in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or co-op. First edition, designed by Brent Batas.

First edition Legion box Legion cards, rules, and box laid out on a table Back of the Legion box, with fighter cards and the game description

Legion GO

Another board game in the Legion TD universe. The gameplay is simple, meant for a casual get-together, and it can be learned and played in about 20 minutes.

Legion GO box Legion GO cards laid out on a table

Restoria

A strategy card game about restoring California grasslands, from Lina & Brent Games. Thirty-one hand-illustrated plant species, with abilities drawn from real ecology research. Designed with ecologist Lina Aoyama Batas. Two to six players, about an hour.

Restoria box A game of Restoria in progress, with illustrated plant cards Back of the Restoria California Edition box

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