Morok Kata Ta'aloga Fa'amaonia Fa'aagafesootai by Egor Signiienko

Morok Kata Ta'aloga Fa'amaonia Fa'aagafesootai by Egor Signiienko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Mea Ta'alo Competition Category.

ApamemeaMea Ta'alo· 2021

Morok Kata Ta'aloga Fa'amaonia Fa'aagafesootai

by Egor Signiienko

Client: Egor Signiienko

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Mea Ta'alo Category

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The Design

About Morok Kata Ta'aloga Fa'amaonia Fa'aagafesootai

O Morok o se tala va'aia fou o le ta'aloga fa'amaonia lauiloa o Werewolf. E mafai e tagata ta'alo ona fa'ata'ita'i matafaioi eseese e pei o le Inquisition po'o le Foma'i o Fa'ama'i, pe mafai fo'i ona avea ma tagata ua pulea e temoni Iapani. O le sitaili o kata ua fa'aosofia e le mealilo o Tarot ma o lo'o i ai fa'ailoga fa'alemafaufau ma fa'ataulāitu. Ua faia i se auala fa'aalia fa'amanatu e fa'aaoga ai ata 3D, mea fa'atauga masani, ma le fa'atauga o ata tala tuai ma fa'atusia. Ina ia tumau le sitaili fa'alemafaufau, na filifilia le tele o kata e tutusa ma le tele o Tarot. O le ta'aloga ua faia mai pepa malo ma lolomia lanu atoatoa, varnish UV ma foil, ina ia mafai ona avea ma se meaalofa matagofie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Morok Kata Ta'aloga Fa'amaonia Fa'aagafesootai, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Morok Kata Ta'aloga Fa'amaonia Fa'aagafesootai e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Morok Kata Ta'aloga Fa'amaonia Fa'aagafesootai e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The new mystical style and new characters of this fresh story of a popular game make this work distinctive. Despite the great fan base of the game, all released versions are very simple visually. One of the aims of the work was to create a premium product that people would like to receive as a gift.
Dimensions & Packaging: 16 cards 89x146mm in size, Cardboard, Full-Color Printing, selective lacquer, and gold foil.
Box: Cardboard, foil impression, blind embossing, full-color printing.
Tags: Mafia, werewolf, morok, card game, social deduction game, board game, role-playing game
Production Technology: Cards creation included 3D graphics for characters. Everything else was made in mixed technique. Fountain pens, gold leaf, pencils, and pastel were used. At first, all the elements were put on paper, then scanned, and customized in Photoshop. It allowed to create real, authentic images. Some elements were created in graphic editors at once.
Design Challenge: One-third of all the time spent working on the project took the analysis of the historical data. It was difficult to find historical prototypes of the characters in reliance on the role in the game. At first, historical characters were found according to their social roles then most bright images were chosen. Also, it was challenging to bring characters from different countries and epochs to one visual concept.
Research: Historical data were analyzed during the creation of this work. The research was aimed at collecting information about future characters. The research methods used: Content analysis of the documents (“Archaic myths of the East and the West”, “History of the ancient world” in three volumes, “Encyclopedia of classical mythology”, and the Internet). The research contributed to the creation of a new visual style of the old game and as a result to engagement of new players.
Inspiration: The idea to create a new story and visual image was inspired by the book The Doomed City by the Strugatsky brothers. The novel is set in a city where people from different epochs and of different social ranks were gathered for a mysterious experiment. Players can try the role of the Holy Inquisition or the Plague Doctor from Medieval times, or they can become possessed by the demons of Japanese mythology. Cards style is inspired by esoteric and mysterious Tarot cards transferring these characteristics to the game. Esoterism and mystery are seen in occult symbols on the cards.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2020 and finished in December 2020 in Kiev, Ukraine
Operation Flow: The game models a conflict between two groups. At the start of the game, each player takes a card with a certain role. The game consists of two phases: night and day. At night players perform their superpowers if they have any. During the day, players discuss each other identities and vote to eliminate a player. The game continues until the citizens eliminate the inquisition or the inquisition kills all the citizens.
Image Credits: #1: Designer Egor Signiienko, 3 Morok cards, 2021.
#2: Designer Egor Signiienko, Morok cards, 2021.
#3: Designer Egor Signiienko, Morok cards with box, 2021.
#4: Designer Egor Signiienko, Part of Morok presentation, 2021.
#5: Designer Egor Signiienko, Part of Morok presentation, 2021.