Jason Morningstar

photo Jason Morningstar
Game Designer and author of Fiasco, will be at Play 2025

Jason Morningstar is Creative Director of Bully Pulpit Games and an award-winning analog game and experience designer.

Jason's credits include Fiasco and Grey Ranks, both of which won the Diana Jones Award for Gaming Excellence and Desperation, which was the IndieCade 2023 Tabletop Design Award winner. He also consults on playful experiences in a teaching and learning context in higher education and industry, for clients ranging from Google to UNICEF to the University of California at Berkeley.

Jason has been a guest at events like Gen Con, Pyrkon (Poznań), Ropecon (Helsinki), Cympub-Con (Seoul), and Viking Con (Copenhagen).

In addition to design, Jason has written extensively on game-related topics. His articles have appeared in the anthologies Analog Game Studies, States of Play, and Unframed. 

Weird Topics In Game Design

Join game designer Jason Morningstar for a candid and revealing conversation about the art and science of making roleplaying games. Let's talk ...

Hall 18 - AMM S66 05 Saturday
hours 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tipology: Talk
Target: Adults
immagine evento: Weird Topics In Game Design

You Can Make A Game - And You Should!

TTRPG and larp designer Jason Morningstar is here to get you excited about making your own roleplaying games, and to answer the most vexing ...

Hall 18 - AMM S66 06 Sunday
hours 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Tipology: Talk
Target: Adults
immagine evento: You Can Make A Game - And You Should!

Back to PLAY 2025 Guests

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Certifications
Accredia - ISF