Tabletop Games Blog · April 14, 2026 · 10 min
29-Year-Old Navy Captain Turned Board Game Designer (Topic Discussion)
Hello everyone! I'm Eugene , founder of Genie Games and creator of Rats to Riches , Peranakan: Tiles and Tactics , and Singapore Showdown . This is my first time ever writing a guest blog, and I'm incredibly honoured to be given this opportunity by Oliver to share my story with you. As the title states, I'm 29 years old as of writing this. Nine months ago, I quit my job as a Singaporean Navy Officer, to start my own company to design and publish board games full-time. How did I end up here? Well, the answer to that goes back 20 years ago. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/04/14/29-year-old-navy-captain-turned-board-game-designer-topic-discussion/ Useful Links Genie Games : https://geniegames.co/ Rats to Riches : https://geniegames.co/games/rats-2-riches Peranakan: Tiles and Tactics : https://geniegames.co/games/peranakan-tiles-and-tactics Singapore Showdown : https://geniegames.co/games/singapore-showdown UK Games Expo : https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ Music Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot ( https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/ ) Music: METROID - Background Game Music 4 Produced by Sascha Ende Link: https://ende.app/en/song/12786-metroid-background-game-music-4 Music: The Backrooms Music Vol. 15 Produced by Sascha Ende Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13388-the-backrooms-music-vol-15 Music: METROID - Background Game Music 3 Produced by Sascha Ende Link: https://ende.app/en/song/12784-metroid-background-game-music-3 Royalty Free Music: https://www.bensound.com License code: ZRL7LPTUR2MSNAV9 Artist: : Benjamin Tissot Support If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/ (Photo courtesy of Genie Games)