Animated Tabletop Game Ad

Animated Game Sizzle

This animated spot was created to capture the energy and personality of Ward Card Game, a 90s comic inspired tabletop card game where combat is driven by dice. Rather than showing literal gameplay, the goal was to visualize what the game feels like when you play it. High stakes, exaggerated power, and a sense of narrative consequence behind every roll.

The ad leans into cinematic storytelling while keeping the dice front and center, since chance and momentum are at the core of Ward’s mechanics. Cards are treated as physical, mythic objects. Dice become catalysts for chaos. Fire, impact, and motion are used to translate turn based gameplay into something visceral and immediate.

I handled this project end to end, from initial storyboards through final delivery. That included 3D modeling, texturing, animation, lighting, virtual cinematography, visual effects, editing, and compositing. The piece was built using a combination of Blender, After Effects, and Premiere.

The intent was not to explain rules, but to sell the sizzle. An exciting, slightly gritty peek into the world of Ward that invites curiosity and pulls new players in. This project reflects my interest in translating game mechanics into narrative driven visuals and creating animation that feels tactile, energetic, and purpose built for games and interactive worlds.