A Hearthstone fan created a complete expansion – and was invited by the game’s lead designer for an application.
New Mechanics and Creative Ideas
In the past, we have repeatedly reported on fan creations that developed their own cards and expansions for Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone. This ranged from proposals that were quite “serious” to funny adaptations, such as all Pokemon.
On Reddit, the user Frostivus has now “nailed it” and published a complete expansion with 300 cards. The addon named “Go West, Young Brode” took over 9 months of time, which is evident in the cards.
He not only transferred cool, new mechanics to the individual cards but also incorporated a completely new keyword “Straight”. Additional effects from Straight activate whenever a player has a hand with increasing mana costs (i.e. 2,3,4 or 5,6,7). We will show you the most impressive cards from “Go West, Young Brode” in this article. You can find all 300 cards in the Reddit post in our sources.
From Fan Project to Dream Job?
“My personal goal is that Ben Brode looks at my cards and says ‘Dude, these are brilliant cards’. And then we laugh together” wrote Frostivus in his post. However, the laughter might have caught in his throat – as Ben Brode really did respond, exactly as one would hope. But even more! Following his comment, the lead designer of Hearthstone left a link and invited Frostivus to apply at Blizzard as a designer.
Whether the application will be successful is of course a whole different matter. However, “Ben Brode invited me” should ensure that one is treated with increased priority on the table with numerous applications.
