DreadBall Short Story Competition

It’s time to bring the futuristic sports game to life! Way back when we hit the $325,000 stretch goal, with your help we funded a short story compilation set in the world of DreadBall. We’ve been itching to get started, so our editor is all lined up and we’ve already got some big-name support from Guy Haley and David Guymer! However, this is just the beginning. This is your chance to join the ranks of our professional writers and get your name in lights – that’s right, we’re looking for submissions. If you’re a budding author then you’re in with a chance to win $250!

We want to use these short stories to develop our universe, our characters, and ultimately, our games. Storytelling has always been at the heart of the hobby – it’s the epic tales of war that make tabletop gaming what it is. It’s not about a board game of Humans vs. Orcs, it’s about the nailbiting semi-final clash between the Trontek 29ers and the Greenmoon Smackers – the strikes, the Hail Mary passes, the brutal injuries, and the aftermath. We commissioned a set of short stories during the Deadzone Kickstarter now available on Mantic Digital, and the talent we’ve seen is unbelievable – you can relive the desperate gunfights, political intrigue and fantastical technology of our sci-fi universe. With every story I came away with thoughts of modelling projects, of new characters that I want to use in my games. Now I want to do that with DreadBall!