From Board Game To Digital Experience
Cross Link began as a hand-built board game idea and continues to grow today through both physical and digital play.
How Cross Link Began
Cross Link started in 2013 as a simple but ambitious idea: create a board game that was easy to learn, exciting to play, and competitive for all ages.
The original prototype was hand drawn using a connection-based grid system that would later become the foundation of the game players experience today.
Even in its earliest form, the core gameplay already existed: strategy, tension, risk, and the fight for control over shared spaces.
What began on paper slowly evolved through testing, redesigns, family feedback, and years of development into the growing Cross Link experience you see today.
Public Game Testing
One of the biggest milestones for Cross Link came during public testing at the NEC Birmingham Games Expo 2022.
For the first time, large groups of players outside family and friends experienced the game together around the table.
The response gave us confidence that Cross Link connected with people exactly the way we hoped.
Players of different ages quickly understood the rules, became competitive within minutes, and often wanted immediate rematches after finishing a game.
The strongest feedback consistently focused on:
- how easy the game was to learn
- how tense games became
- the balance between luck and strategy
- and how naturally it brought people together
Player Feedback — NEC Birmingham 2022
The Journey Continues
The digital version of Cross Link was never created to replace the original board game.
It was built to expand it.
By bringing Cross Link online, more players can now experience the gameplay, follow development progress, and become part of the project’s journey from anywhere in the world.
While the digital version continues to evolve with new systems and features, the original vision of producing Cross Link as a physical board game still remains an important part of the future.
Thank You For Supporting Cross Link
Every player, every game played, and every piece of feedback helps Cross Link continue to grow.
Whether you discovered us through the digital game or followed the original board game journey, thank you for being part of it.