Behrooz 'Bez' Shahriari

Activity	Projects	Revenue	Pledges	Avg. Pledge	Links
2014 - 2024	12	$42,769 USD	2,929	$15 USD
	Born in Glasgow, Bez fell in love with games at an early age. Her first memory is crawling towards a ZX Spectrum loading screen and since she was physically able to play computer and board games, she has been in love with rules, mechanics and their potential for entertainment or even contributing meaningfully towards someone's life. One rule change can alter the game beyond recognition and it is this emergent chaotic complexity that has made Bez stay in love with game design. She started seriously designing board games in 2006, but it wasn't until she moved to London in 2012 that she discovered dedicated playtesting groups. Since then, she has been developing board games in earnest. 'Yogi', Bez's first game, was originally self-published and then sold many copies in 20+ languages after being signed. Bez subsequently created a game system now called the ELL deck, and Kitty Cataclysm, both of which were funded on KS. Since August 2021, Bez has taken advantage of small scale printing to ccontinue making game and has now made a small library of 'Bezzy Bargain Bags'. She is working to turn game design/publishing and illustration into a sustainable career.