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Adapting a Word Game: How Alphabirds Became Birdigo

  • Speaker: John August and Corey Martin

John and Corey discuss how AlphaBirds, a multiplayer physical card game, became Birdigo a single player deckbuilder video game. Topics include design challenges, creative choices and long-distance collaborative workflows.

This talk was presented at ThinkyCon 2025, a developer conference about all aspects of the creation of thinky games.

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Birdigo

Build up a deck of letters and score ever-increasing objectives to complete your migration.

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