A Reddit post floated a tongue-in-cheek, Burning Man–style take on Catan and asked the festival community for collaborators. The poster shared an AI-generated cover image and says the game design — board, pieces, cards and core mechanics — is about 80% fleshed out.
- A dedicated illustrator (no AI art, they say)
- A board-game nerd — especially someone who knows Catan mechanics and balancing
- Other makers, fabricators, or creatives with time and interest to help refine and build the game
What the poster brings: fabrication skills (CAD, 3D printing, laser cutting and willingness to get prototypes professionally produced), a mostly-finished concept to collaborate on, and a stated working knowledge of copyright, patent and fair-use issues. They explicitly note that no official Burning Man intellectual property will be used.
Longer-term thinking includes an open-source “desert festival” parody version with the possibility of selling nicely manufactured editions to cover expenses — a grassroots, Cards Against Humanity–style approach. For festival folks who love quirky merch projects, this is the kind of niche idea that can catch fire with the right team.
If you want in, check the original Reddit thread and contact the poster there to offer skills or collaborate. No lineup drama here — just a DIY party-game pitch looking for illustrators, designers and makers to bring it to life.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurningMan/comments/1owa4rf/anyone_want_to_work_together_on_a_reeeeally/