Evadne Thorncastle

Every board game starts as a scrap of an idea, a resource loop or a card mechanic or a twist on something you played last week, and most of them die in a notebook. This app gives those ideas somewhere to live and move: a three-column board that tracks each design from Concept through Prototyping to Playtested. It is built for hobbyist and indie designers juggling several projects at once, where the hard part is knowing which ones have actually been tested and which are still a hunch.

Add a project with a title and free-text notes on mechanics or status, then push it forward or back a stage with a single tap. Open any project to read or edit its notes in full, watch at-a-glance counts show how many sit in each stage, and delete the ones that got merged or abandoned. The natural rhythm is a weekly review: scan Concept for what is ready to prototype, check Prototyping for what has earned a promotion, and see Playtested fill up as designs mature.

It works just as well solo at a kitchen table as it does prepping for a playtesting meetup. There is no sign-up, no cloud sync, and no ads; every project and note stays on the device, private to the designer.