HoopCAT Games

Game Designs by Charlie Hoopes
When my wife and I  self-published my first successful game design, we learned a lot while working with the artist, factory, shipper, distributor, and everyone else needed to get a fun game onto a store shelf. However, it led me to decide to focus on what I enjoy most - game design. I now seek publishers to concentrate on everything else a fun game design needs to succeed in a crowded marketplace.
PictureMy self-published game
Fill The Barn was the first game I ever made (that was good enough to publish). It's simple - plant your crops, then harvest to the barn to earn money. Except the barn isn't large enough to hold everyone's crops, so it is a race to get your crops into the barn before your opponents. Fill The Barn is a family game - easy enough for a child to learn, yet still enough there to keep the parents' attention.

Ages: 8 - Adult         Players: 2-6 (works best with 3 or more)     Time: 30 minutes
Lands of Oz
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signed by Escape Velocity Games
The lands of Oz are free from the oppression of the wicked witches.  Your job as a representative of  one of the lands of Oz (e.g. Winkieland, Quadling Country) is to attract as many of the heroes as you can to rule your corner of Oz. Focus too much on one, and a rival may steal another away from you. I hope to be able to announce the publisher soon. (This game was originally playtested with a different theme as Lady of the Diamonds.)

​Ages: 8 - Adult         Players: 2-5             Time: 15-30 minutes
Walled Cities
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signed by Mayday Games,
​published theme & name will change
 PictureWalled Cities prototype
Place goods along the roads between cities to complete trade routes. Beware that opponents don't use your goods to complete their routes. The routes become longer and more winding as cities close their gates, forcing you to route around them
​ (This game was originally playtested as Attatat)

​Ages: 8 - Adult         Players: 2-5             Time: 20-30 minutes
Firebreak
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Seeking a publisher
 PictureFirebreak Prototype
A series of forest fires have broken out in a wilderness park. Can you and your team of rangers contain the flames and protect the nearby cabins and wildlife preserves? This is a cooperative game, so you and your fellow players either all win together or all lose together.
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Ages: 8 - Adult         Players: 2-6            Time: 30 minutes
Chef's Choice
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A publisher is evaluating
This is a quick and simple game about influencing consumer choices. As a small restaurant owner, you hand out samples on the street to build diners' appetites for the menu you plan to serve at meal time. Keep an eye out on the samples your competitors are giving away, and .you might be able to offer the right menu that lures more customers. (This game evolved from an earlier game called Space Station Vacation)
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​Ages: 8 - Adult         Players: 3-8 (more players increases the fun)            Time: 20-30 minutes
Planet Movers
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Despite the award, may work on this one some more before seeking a publisher.
Cardboard Edison
Award (2016)
3rd Place
Who can move the most goods the quickest between orbiting planets? All players share the same dice roll for movement, but must decide when to spend fuel to move the full roll. Players may also accelerate time to move planets in their orbits, so sometimes it works best to fly to the planet, other times it is better to move the planet to you.
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​ Ages: 10- Adult         Players: 2-4           Time: 45-60 minutes
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