In this interview, I chat with Catherine Morgan of Honeybadger Games to find out which of the company’s edible dice are the most popular and about plans to get back into game design.
This weekend, Girdy heads north from Edinburgh to Perth to Tabletop Scotland. This gaming convention not only has a lineup of exciting publishers and game designers in attendance but has arranged a car park full of food vans!
Willpower checks will be made and likely… failed.
Honeybadger Games are also attending and are a double threat! The clever company does food and games. What sort of minus on the willpower check is that? There’s also a new tea offering and you can find out more about that on GameFound.
Can you please give us an introduction to yourself and Honeybadger Games?
I’m Cath, founder of Honeybadger Games. We are a games company that specialises in all things edible for gamers, although we started with designing edible games. Currently we are best known for our Food Pawn range of sweets, however our ambitions are a lot wider.
This blogger has sampled and even reviewed your edible dice before. Delicious! But naughty! What’s your top three most popular products?
Thank you for the kind review At the moment I’d say Unnatural 20 (the blue ones), Rhubarbarian and Custard which have been surging in popularity, and Goblin’ Dice.
What’s your favourite?
Personally I’m most proud of Managarita. They’re delicious and will be the first product I submit to a competition if I could find one for edible games components!
Was the naughty aspect of the gummy dice a motivation to get into geeky tea?
Absolutely, for two reasons. We felt a more savoury, healthy option would be a great foil to our treats, and secondly because they are genuinely suitable for all dietary requirements. Some are even caffeine free, so for those who have never had the chance to try Food Pawn, Tea Party is a great option.
How tough is being a British food company right now? What would make it better?
I don’t need to tell anyone being a company of any kind is very tough now. Our costs have spiralled, and we’ve decided not to raise prices because nobody has any money! The biggest problem though is export; without getting too political, the reason is Brexit. Oh who am I kidding, that’s incredibly political, but absolutely true at the same time. I could go on – I have a lot to say on this subject.
What’s in the future for Honeybadger Games?
U.S.A. That’s coming up very soon! Then our plans are coffee, chocolate, and finally back to edible games where it all began…
Is there anyone else, company or person, you think might be coming to Tabletop Scotland that you’re particularly keen to meet?
Absolutely everyone. My main reason for visiting is to catch up with faces old and new. Also although I’m a wee bit Scottish I’ve not been north of the border with Honeybadger Games before, so it’ll be very exciting to meet our customers there!
Where else might people be able to catch up with you?
We are always available online. You can catch us in person in 2023 at: Airecon in Manchester and Dragonmeet in London. Next year we plan to be at Airecon and Airecon North, UKGE, Tabletop Scotland, Dragonmeet and Thrudball at a minimum… hope to see some of you there!
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