Development + Press

Citizen didn’t arrive on the scene yesterday, or even just this year. The game was first conceived in 2003 and has been in some stage of development ever since. Six prototypes and thousands of hours of test play went into the box available for purchase now.

Early Card Mockups, 2015

Prototype 3, Borden's Bookstore Test Play, 2015

Prototype 4, Test play with Social Studies educators, 2015

Test play with Kertis, 2015

Test Play with Kertis, 2015

Test Play with Gamers, 2016

Prototype 5, Congress 115 box design, 2017

Test play with educators, 2017

Prototype 5, Box and Card Designs, 2017

Design Development, 2017

Behind the scenes, how to play video, 2018

Kickstarter Prep Meeting Notes, 2018

Visit to Bill of Rights Institute, 2018

Prototype 5, Test play with Bill of Rights Institute, 2018

Prototype 6, Demo Deck Sorting, 2019

Prototype 6, Demo game assembly, 2020

The Frazier History Museum located in Louisville, Kentucky interviewed Citizen co-designer Gray Smith about the game and its importance in today’s world.